Nanohybrid Composites Based on TiO2 and Single-Walled Carbon Nanohorns as Promising Catalysts for Photodegradation of Amoxicillin
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
2.1. Optical and Structural Properties of the TiO2/SWCNH Composites
2.2. Photocatalytic Properties of the TiO2/SWCNH Composites
3. Materials and Methods
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Sample Name | (min−1) | (min−1) | (min−1) | |||
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TiO2 | 0.0053 | 0.9934 | 0.018 | 0.9957 | 0.0029 | 0.9594 |
TiO2/SWCNH 1% | 0.090 | 0.9908 | 0.034 | 0.9953 | 0.01 | 0.9972 |
TiO2/SWCNH 5% | 0.072 | 0.9905 | 0.0041 | 0.9941 | 0.019 | 0.9943 |
TiO2/SWCNH 10% | 0.114 | 0.9786 | 0.038 | 0.9983 | 0.008 | 0.9911 |
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Cercel, R.; Androne, A.; Florica, C.S.; Lőrinczi, A.; Serbschi, C.; Baibarac, M. Nanohybrid Composites Based on TiO2 and Single-Walled Carbon Nanohorns as Promising Catalysts for Photodegradation of Amoxicillin. Molecules 2023, 28, 6958. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules28196958
Cercel R, Androne A, Florica CS, Lőrinczi A, Serbschi C, Baibarac M. Nanohybrid Composites Based on TiO2 and Single-Walled Carbon Nanohorns as Promising Catalysts for Photodegradation of Amoxicillin. Molecules. 2023; 28(19):6958. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules28196958
Chicago/Turabian StyleCercel, Radu, Andreea Androne, Cristina Stefania Florica, Adam Lőrinczi, Constantin Serbschi, and Mihaela Baibarac. 2023. "Nanohybrid Composites Based on TiO2 and Single-Walled Carbon Nanohorns as Promising Catalysts for Photodegradation of Amoxicillin" Molecules 28, no. 19: 6958. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules28196958