UV–Light assisted photocatalytic activity of Activated charcoal-TiO2 nanomaterial

• Authors: J. Kamalakkannan , N. Balraj
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

An activated charcoal-TiO2 Catalyst was synthesized via the precipitation method and sonication technique, and three dyes: Reactive Black 5 (RB 5), Rhodamine B (Rh B) and Napthol Blue Black (NBB) were used to assess the quality of the product under UV-Light. The nanomaterial was also characterized by High-resolution scanning electron microscopy (HR-SEM), elementary dispersive X-ray (EDX), photoluminescence spectroscopy (PL) and UV-Vis DRS. The photodegradation of the three dyes when exposed to this nanomaterial indicate the superior photocatalytic activity of RB 5 as compared to the other dyes. A mechanism is proposed for the higher activity of AC-TiO2 than that of TiO2 nanocomposite material. Overall, this nanocomposite material was found to be highly stable and reusable. The nanomaterial is also economically of very low cost.

Keywords

EN

Activated charcoal-TiO2; RB 5 dye; photocatalyst

Discipline

• CHEMISTRY: CHEMISTRY

• Publisher: Scientific Publishing House „DARWIN”
• Journal: World News of Natural Sciences
• Year: 2018
• Volume: 17
• Pages: 102-110

Contributors

author

J. Kamalakkannan

• PG and Research Department of Chemistry, Sri Vinayaga College of Arts Science, Ulundurpet - 637 002, Villupuram, India

author

N. Balraj

• PG and Research Department of Economics, Sri Vinayaga College of Arts Science, Ulundurpet - 637 002, Villupuram, India

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• Document Type: article