| Autor: |
Elena Madalina Mihai, Iuliana Mihalache, Anca-Ionela Istrate, Cristina Antonela Banciu, Cosmin Romanitan, Oana Brincoveanu, Eugenia Tanasa, Alexandra Banu, Lucia Monica Veca |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2022 |
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| Zdroj: |
Nanomaterials, Vol 12, Iss 24, p 4393 (2022) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2079-4991 |
| DOI: |
10.3390/nano12244393 |
| Popis: |
The development of highly efficient sunlight-driven photocatalysts has triggered increased attention due to their merit in effluent treatment through a chemically green approach. To this end, we present herein the synthesis and characterization of the TiO2/3D-GF/Ni hybrid emphasizing the main structural and morphological properties and the photodegradation process of a highly resistant aromatic azo dye, methyl orange, under both UV light and simulated sunlight. Three-dimensional (3D) graphene was grown by the thermal CVD method on the nickel foam and subsequently coated with thin films of anatase employing the sol–gel method. Thereafter, it was gratifyingly demonstrated that the hybrid nanomaterial, TiO2/3D-GF-Ni, was able to bring about more than 90% decolorization of methyl orange dye after 30 min under simulated sunlight irradiance. Moreover, the efficiency of the methyl orange decolorization was 99.5% after three successive cycles. This high-performance photocatalyst which can effectively decolorize methyl orange will most likely make a great contribution to reducing environmental pollution by employing renewable solar energy. |
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