Title
Visible Light Photocatalytic Activity Of Tio2/Mwcnts Nanocomposite Prepared Using Modified Microwave Technique
Abstract
A facile method for in-situ dressing of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) with TiO2 nanoparticles was achieved using modified microwave technique. TiO2/MWCNT nanocatalyst was formed using titanium (IV) isopropoxide as the precursor in the presence of MWCNTs and constantly irradiated for 5 min. FE-SEM micrographs suggested that TiO2 nanoparticles were well attached on the outer sidewall of MWCNTs. XRD measurement revealed that the TiO2 exist in anatase form with the calculated crystallite size of approximately 5 nm. XPS results show that TiO2 contacts closely with MWCNTs via Ti-O-C bonds. The photocatalytic activity of the nanocomposite was evaluated based the degradation of methylene blue under visible light irradiation. The results showed that 1 mg of TiO2/MWCNTs hybrid nanocatalyst efficiently degraded the dye.
Year
DOI
Venue
2013
10.1109/ICSensT.2013.6727758
2013 SEVENTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SENSING TECHNOLOGY (ICST)
Keywords
DocType
ISSN
nanocatalyst, methylene blue, degradation, microwave, water treatment
Conference
2156-8065
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
0
0.34
0
Authors
5
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Mohamad, F.K.100.68
m h haji jumali200.34
s radiman300.34
Ridha, N.J.400.68
Umar, A.A.501.01