Fabrication of TiO2@ITO-grown nanocatalyst as efficient applicant for catalytic reduction of Eosin Y from aqueous media

Autor: Farah Naz Talpur, Pirah Panah, Abdul Hameed Pato, Safia Sanam, Ali Muhammad Mahar, Abdullah, Sagar Kumar, Aamna Balouch, Muhammad Saqaf Jagirani
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 28:947-959
ISSN: 1614-7499
0944-1344
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-020-10548-y
Popis: Innovative titania nanostructures were synthesized via efficient and prolific liquid phase deposition route and efficiently utilized for catalytic degradation of Eosin Y. The as-synthesized TiO2@ITO nanostructures were subjected to various characterization tactics that confirmed the efficacious fabrication of nanostructures. The minute size of particles around 5–6 nm having anatase crystalline phase and concrete like morphology was greatly revealed by atomic force microscopy, XRD, and SEM, respectively. The resulting nanoconcretes were employed for photocatalytic degradation of Eosin Y dye in aqueous medium. The effects of various experimental parameters such as the reducing agent concentration, sunlight, time, catalytic dose, and microwave power were investigated for the potential photocatalytic degradation. The proposed TiO2@ITO nanostructures showed potential photocatalytic efficiency then previously reported nanomaterial for degradation of toxic Eosin Y dye; it shows approximately 99.8% dye degraded within 50–60 s using only 100 μg of nanocatalyst under optimized conditions. Owing to minute size, topography and electron–hole pair abilities TiO2@ITO nanostructures suggest an exceptional icon at the commercial level for successful degradation of toxic pollutants. Graphical abstract
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