Synthesis of TiO2 nanoparticles using red spinach leaf extract (Amaranthus Tricolor L.) for photocatalytic of methylene blue degradation

Autor: Devi Rahmawati, Muhamad Diki Permana, Diana Rakhmawaty Eddy, Norio Saito, Takahiro Takei, Suryana, Atiek Rostika Noviyanti, Iman Rahayu, Mohamed H. Helal, Zeinhom M. El-Bahy
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Green Chemistry Letters and Reviews, Vol 17, Iss 1 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 17518253
1751-7192
1751-8253
DOI: 10.1080/17518253.2024.2352571
Popis: Textile industry waste such as methylene blue can pose a serious threat to health and ecosystems. One solution to overcome this problem is to utilize photocatalytic technology using TiO2 semiconductors. This research aims to make green synthetic TiO2 nanoparticles (NPs) using red spinach (Amaranthus Tricolor L.) leaf extract and used for photodegradation of methylene blue. Extraction of red spinach leaves showed that 30 min and a temperature of 95°C showed the highest phenolic content. In this research, several phenolic compounds were also identified in red spinach extract. For TiO2 NPs, the X-ray diffraction results show that TiO2 has a pure anatase phase. Electron microscope results show that TiO2 has the shape of agglomerated spherical clusters. The particle size distribution shows that TiO2 has an average size range of 77–90 nm. The methylene blue photodegradation showed that TiO2 had an efficiency of 90.36% for 180 min, higher than commercial TiO2 Evonic. This result can be attributed to the small particle size and broadband spectra so that photocatalysis is more effective.
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