scholarly journals Cu–Fe Incorporated Graphene-Oxide Nanocomposite as Highly Efficient Catalyst in the Degradation of Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) from Aqueous Solution

2020 ◽  
Vol 63 (11-14) ◽  
pp. 1314-1324 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giang H. Le ◽  
Tuan T. Nguyen ◽  
Manh B. Nguyen ◽  
Trang T. T. Quan ◽  
Trinh Duy Nguyen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Aqueous Solution ◽  
Graphene Oxide ◽  
Photocatalytic Degradation ◽  
Optimal Condition ◽  
Phase Structure ◽  
Oh Radicals ◽  
Xps Analysis ◽  
Efficient Catalyst ◽  
Structure And Morphology ◽  
Implantation Method

Abstract Fe/graphene oxide and Cu–Fe/graphene oxide nanocomposite were synthesized by the atomic implantation method to study the photocatalytic degradation of dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT). The synthesized nanocomposites were characterized by the XRD, N2 isotherms, SEM with EDX, TEM and XPS analysis. Characterization results have reported that oxides of Cu and Fe were uniformly distributed on graphene oxide and exited in the form of Cu+ and Fe2+ ions in Cu–Fe/graphene oxide nanocomposite. The high photocatalytic DDT removal efficiency 99.7% was obtained for Cu–Fe/graphene oxide under the optimal condition of 0.2 g/L catalyst, 15 mg/L H2O2 and pH 5. It was attributed to the reduction of Fe3+ to Fe2+ by Cu+ ions and –OH radicals formation. However, it was dropped to 90.4% in the recycling study by leaching of iron and without a change in phase structure and morphology. Graphic Abstract

Use of Nanopillars-TiO2 Thin Films in the Photocatalytic Degradation of Bromophenol Blue from Aqueous Solution

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-30
Author(s):  
C. Lalhriatpuia ◽  
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Thanhming liana ◽  
K. Vanlaldinpuia
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Aqueous Solution ◽  
Photocatalytic Activity ◽  
Photocatalytic Degradation ◽  
Batch Reactor ◽  
Bromophenol Blue ◽  
Tio2 Thin Films ◽  
Initial Concentration ◽  
Bet Specific Surface Area ◽  
Interfering Ions

The photocatalytic activity of Nanopillars-TiO2 thin films was assessed in the degradation of Bromophenol blue (BPB) dye from aqueous solution under batch reactor operations. The thin films were characterized by the XRD, SEM and AFM analytical methods. BET specific surface area and pore sizes were also obtained. The XRD data showed anatase phase of TiO2 particles with average particle size of 25.4 and 21.9 nm, for S1 and S2 catalysts respectively. The SEM and AFM images indicated the catalyst composed with Nanosized pillars of TiO2, evenly distributed on the surface of the substrate. The average height of the pillars was found to be 180 and 40 nm respectively for the S1 and S2 catalyst. The BET specific surface area and pore sizes of S1 and S2 catalyst were found to be 5.217 and 1.420 m2/g and 7.77 and 4.16 nm respectively. The photocatalytic degradation of BPB using the UV light was studied at wide range of physico-chemical parametric studies to determine the mechanism of degradation as well as the practical applicability of the technique. The batch reactor operations were conducted at varied pH (pH 4.0 to 10.0), BPB initial concentration (1.0 to 20.0 mg/L) and presence of several interfering ions, i.e., cadmium nitrate, copper sulfate, zinc chloride, sodium chloride, sodium nitrate, sodium nitrite, glycine, oxalic acid and EDTA in the photocatalytic degradation of BPB. The maximum percent removal of BPB was observed at pH 6.0 and a low initial concentration of the pollutant highly favours the photocatalytic degradation using thin films. The presence of several interfering ions suppressed the photocatalytic activity of thin films to some extent. The time dependence photocatalytic degradation of BPB was demonstrated with the pseudo-first-order rate kinetics. Study was further extended with total organic carbon measurement using the TOC (Total Organic Carbon) analysis. This demonstrated an apparent mineralization of BPB from aqueous solutions.

scholarly journals Sulfur-doped CoFe2O4 nanopowders for enhanced visible-light photocatalytic activity and magnetic properties

RSC Advances ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (80) ◽  
pp. 50546-50554 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rong Li ◽  
Chencen Sun ◽  
Jia Liu ◽  
Qiang Zhen
Keyword(s):  
Aqueous Solution ◽  
Magnetic Properties ◽  
Photocatalytic Activity ◽  
Visible Light ◽  
Photocatalytic Degradation ◽  
Visible Light Photocatalytic Activity ◽  
Magnetic Recovery ◽  
Visible Light Photocatalytic

Magnetic recovery S-CoFe2O4 nanopowders showed excellent visible photocatalytic degradation of oxytetracycline and recycling performances in aqueous solution.

In2S3/BiOI composites boost visible-light photocatalytic degradation of tetracycline hydrochloride

CrystEngComm ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Panbing Hu ◽  
Yanmei Xin ◽  
Congfei Yao ◽  
Yuqing Miao
Keyword(s):  
Visible Light ◽  
Photocatalytic Degradation ◽  
Visible Light Irradiation ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Light Irradiation ◽  
Tetracycline Hydrochloride ◽  
Structure And Morphology ◽  
Morphology Characterization ◽  
Visible Light Photocatalytic

The In2S3/BiOI composites were synthesized at room temperature which significantly improved the photocatalytic degradation performance of tetracycline hydrochloride (TC) under visible light irradiation. Structure and morphology characterization have been performed...

scholarly journals A Facile and Green Synthesis of a MoO2-Reduced Graphene Oxide Aerogel for Energy Storage Devices

Materials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 594 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mara Serrapede ◽  
Marco Fontana ◽  
Arnaud Gigot ◽  
Marco Armandi ◽  
Glenda Biasotto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Graphene Oxide ◽  
Reduced Graphene Oxide ◽  
Photoelectron Spectroscopy ◽  
Electrochemical Impedance ◽  
Chemical Reduction ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Xps Analysis ◽  
3D Scaffold ◽  
Energy Storage Devices ◽  
Reduced Graphene

A simple, low cost, and “green” method of hydrothermal synthesis, based on the addition of l-ascorbic acid (l-AA) as a reducing agent, is presented in order to obtain reduced graphene oxide (rGO) and hybrid rGO-MoO2 aerogels for the fabrication of supercapacitors. The resulting high degree of chemical reduction of graphene oxide (GO), confirmed by X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) analysis, is shown to produce a better electrical double layer (EDL) capacitance, as shown by cyclic voltammetric (CV) measurements. Moreover, a good reduction yield of the carbonaceous 3D-scaffold seems to be achievable even when the precursor of molybdenum oxide is added to the pristine slurry in order to get the hybrid rGO-MoO2 compound. The pseudocapacitance contribution from the resulting embedded MoO2 microstructures, was then studied by means of CV and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). The oxidation state of the molybdenum in the MoO2 particles embedded in the rGO aerogel was deeply studied by means of XPS analysis and valuable information on the electrochemical behavior, according to the involved redox reactions, was obtained. Finally, the increased stability of the aerogels prepared with l-AA, after charge-discharge cycling, was demonstrated and confirmed by means of Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy (FESEM) characterization.

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