A C-Doped TiO2/Fe3O4 Nanocomposite for Photocatalytic Dye Degradation under Natural Sunlight Irradiation
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Part
2.1. Chemicals
2.2. Synthesis of Photocatalysts
2.3. Characterization Techniques
2.4. Photocatalytic Activity
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Characterization Results
3.2. Photocatalytic Activity
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Catalyst | Preparation Method | Catalyst Load (mg/mL) | Pollutant Load (mg/L) | Type of Pollutant | Light Source | % Degradation | Ref. |
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Fe3O4/TiO2 | Solvothermal | 0.3 | 10 | Natural red | 30 W Xenon | 100% in 120 min | [32] |
Fe3O4 /TiO2 | Emulsion copolymerization | 0.4 | 5 | Rhodamine B | 250 W Hg | 100% in 120 min | [33] |
Fe3O4/TiO2 | Chemical coprecipitation | 0.1 | 20 | Methyl blue | 10 W LED | 90% in 300 min | [40] |
N-TiO2/ZnFe2O4 | Vapor–thermal | 0.4 | 5 | Rhodamine B | 500 W Hg | 100% in 240 min | [36] |
C-TiO2/Fe3O4 | Sol–gel | 0.2 | 5 | Methyl orange | Natural sunlight | 99.68% in 150 min | This work |
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Gebrezgiabher, M.; Gebreslassie, G.; Gebretsadik, T.; Yeabyo, G.; Elemo, F.; Bayeh, Y.; Thomas, M.; Linert, W. A C-Doped TiO2/Fe3O4 Nanocomposite for Photocatalytic Dye Degradation under Natural Sunlight Irradiation. J. Compos. Sci. 2019, 3, 75. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcs3030075
Gebrezgiabher M, Gebreslassie G, Gebretsadik T, Yeabyo G, Elemo F, Bayeh Y, Thomas M, Linert W. A C-Doped TiO2/Fe3O4 Nanocomposite for Photocatalytic Dye Degradation under Natural Sunlight Irradiation. Journal of Composites Science. 2019; 3(3):75. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcs3030075
Chicago/Turabian StyleGebrezgiabher, Mamo, Gebrehiwot Gebreslassie, Tesfay Gebretsadik, Gebretinsae Yeabyo, Fikre Elemo, Yosef Bayeh, Madhu Thomas, and Wolfgang Linert. 2019. "A C-Doped TiO2/Fe3O4 Nanocomposite for Photocatalytic Dye Degradation under Natural Sunlight Irradiation" Journal of Composites Science 3, no. 3: 75. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcs3030075