Enhanced photocatalytic performance of CeO2–TiO2 nanocomposite for degradation of crystal violet dye and industrial waste effluent
| Autor: | Waheed S. Khan, Amara Arshad, Mazhar Iqbal, Razium Ali Soomro, Sadia Zafar Bajwa, Aiguo Wu, M. Zubair Iqbal, Faheem K. Butt, Yaqoob Khan, Ishaq Ahmad, Mehvish Zahoor |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Materials science
Nanocomposite Materials Science (miscellaneous) Nanochemistry 02 engineering and technology Cell Biology 010402 general chemistry 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology 01 natural sciences Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics Industrial waste 0104 chemical sciences chemistry.chemical_compound chemistry Chemical engineering Photocatalysis Degradation (geology) Crystal violet Electrical and Electronic Engineering Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 0210 nano-technology High-resolution transmission electron microscopy Biotechnology Visible spectrum |
| Zdroj: | Applied Nanoscience. 8:1091-1099 |
| ISSN: | 2190-5517 2190-5509 |
| Popis: | This study presents the synthesis of CeO2–TiO2 nanocomposite and its potential application for the visible light-driven photocatalytic degradation of model crystal violet dye as well as real industrial waste water. The ceria–titania (CeO2–TiO2) nanocomposite material was synthesised using facile hydrothermal route without the assistance of any template molecule. As-prepared composite was characterised by SEM, TEM, HRTEM, XRD, XPS for surface features, morphological and crystalline characters. The formed nanostructures were determined to possess crystal-like geometrical shape and average size less than 100 nm. The as-synthesised nanocomposite was further investigated for their heterogeneous photocatalytic potential against the oxidative degradation of CV dye taken as model pollutant. The photo-catalytic performance of the as-synthesised material was evaluated both under ultra-violet as well as visible light. Best photocatalytic performance was achieved under visible light with complete degradation (100%) exhibited within 60 min of irradiation time. The kinetics of the photocatalytic process were also considered and the reaction rate constant for CeO2–TiO2 nanocomposite was determined to be 0.0125 and 0.0662 min−1 for ultra-violet and visible region, respectively. In addition, the as-synthesised nanocomposite demonstrated promising results when considered for the photo-catalytic degradation of coloured industrial waste water collected from local textile industry situated in Faisalabad region of Pakistan. Enhanced photo-catalytic performance of CeO2–TiO2 nanocomposite was proposed owing to heterostructure formation leading to reduced electron–hole recombination. |
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