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Structural Characterization and Visible-Light Photocatalytic Performance of AgBr-Modified Zr-Containing Titanium Silicalite-1 (TS-1) Composites

  • Hristina Lazarova1,2
  • Elena Tacheva1,3
  • Borislav Barbov1
  • Rusi Rusew1,2
  • Stela Atanasova-Vladimirova3,4
  • Boris Shivachev1
4 affiliations
  1. 1Institute of Mineralogy and Crystallography “Acad. Ivan Kostov”, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria
  2. 2PERIMED-2, BG16RFPR002-1.014-0007, Central District, Vasil Aprilov Blvd. 15A, 4002 Plovdiv, Bulgaria
  3. 3National Centre of Excellence Mechatronics and Clean Technologies, 8 bul. Kliment Ohridski, 1756 Sofia, Bulgaria
  4. 4Institute of Physical Chemistry, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria
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Abstract

AgBr-modified Zr-containing titanium silicalite-1 (TS-1) composites were prepared and evaluated for methyl orange (MO) removal under white-light irradiation. AgBr modification markedly enhanced the visible-light response of the Zr-containing TS-1 materials, resulting in MO removal efficiencies of up to 98.6% after 50 min of irradiation. Structural and textural characterization confirmed preservation of the MFI framework after modification, while diffuse-reflectance measurements showed that the visible-light absorption of the composites is predominantly governed by the AgBr component. The composites retained substantial activity over five consecutive cycles, and scavenger experiments indicated a possible contribution of hydroxyl radicals to MO removal. These results demonstrate that AgBr modification is an effective strategy for enhancing the visible-light activity of Zr-containing TS-1 materials.

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@article{lazarova2026structural,
  title = {{Structural Characterization and Visible-Light Photocatalytic Performance of AgBr-Modified Zr-Containing Titanium Silicalite-1 (TS-1) Composites}},
  author = {Hristina Lazarova and Elena Tacheva and Borislav Barbov and Rusi Rusew and Stela Atanasova-Vladimirova and Boris Shivachev},
  journal = {Molecules},
  year = {2026},
  month = oct,
  doi = {10.3390/molecules31213921},
  url = {https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/31/21/3921},
  note = {CC BY 4.0},
}
RIS
TY  - JOUR
TI  - Structural Characterization and Visible-Light Photocatalytic Performance of AgBr-Modified Zr-Containing Titanium Silicalite-1 (TS-1) Composites
AU  - Hristina Lazarova
AU  - Elena Tacheva
AU  - Borislav Barbov
AU  - Rusi Rusew
AU  - Stela Atanasova-Vladimirova
AU  - Boris Shivachev
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/10/30
JO  - Molecules
DO  - 10.3390/molecules31213921
UR  - https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/31/21/3921
AB  - AgBr-modified Zr-containing titanium silicalite-1 (TS-1) composites were prepared and evaluated for methyl orange (MO) removal under white-light irradiation. AgBr modification markedly enhanced the visible-light response of the Zr-containing TS-1 materials, resulting in MO removal efficiencies of up to 98.6% after 50 min of irradiation. Structural and textural characterization confirmed preservation of the MFI framework after modification, while diffuse-reflectance measurements showed that the visible-light absorption of the composites is predominantly governed by the AgBr component. The composites retained substantial activity over five consecutive cycles, and scavenger experiments indicated a possible contribution of hydroxyl radicals to MO removal. These results demonstrate that AgBr modification is an effective strategy for enhancing the visible-light activity of Zr-containing TS-1 materials.
SN  - 1420-3049
ER  -