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- 2021Light-driven oxygen evolution from water oxidation with immobilised TiO2 engineered for high performancecitations
- 2020Carbon-nanotube/TiO2 materials synthesized by a one-pot oxidation/hydrothermal route for the photocatalytic production of hydrogen from biomass derivativescitations
- 2017Synthesis of TiO2-Carbon Nanotubes through ball-milling method for mineralization of oxamic acid (OMA) by photocatalytic ozonationcitations
- 2015Synergistic effect between carbon nanomaterials and ZnO for photocatalytic water decontaminationcitations
- 2014Pore structure, interface properties and photocatalytic efficiency of hydration/dehydration derived TiO2/CNT compositescitations
- 2014Controlled surface functionalization of multiwall carbon nanotubes by HNO3 hydrothermal oxidationcitations
- 2013Photocatalytic degradation of Reactive Black 5 with TiO2-coated magnetic nanoparticlescitations
- 2013CERAMIC MEMBRANES IN HYBRID PHOTOCATALYSIS/ULTRAFILTRATION PROCESSES
- 2012Insights into UV-TiO2 photocatalytic degradation of PCE for air decontamination systemscitations
- 2012Preparation of carbon aerogel supported platinum catalysts for the selective hydrogenation of cinnamaldehydecitations
- 2012Advanced nanostructured photocatalysts based on reduced graphene oxide-TiO2 composites for degradation of diphenhydramine pharmaceutical and methyl orange dyecitations
- 2011Carbon nanotube-TiO2 thin films for photocatalytic applicationscitations
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Advanced nanostructured photocatalysts based on reduced graphene oxide-TiO2 composites for degradation of diphenhydramine pharmaceutical and methyl orange dye
Abstract
Reduced graphene oxide–TiO2 composites (GOT) were prepared by liquid phase deposition followed by post-thermal reduction at different temperatures. The composite materials were systematically evaluated as photocatalysts for the degradation of an important pharmaceutical water pollutant, diphenhydramine (DP), and an azo-dye, methyl orange (MO), under both near-UV/Vis and visible light irradiation as a function of the graphene oxide (GO) content. A marked compositional dependence of the photocatalytic activity was evidenced for DP and MO pollutants degradation and mineralization under both UV/Vis and visible light. Especially under visible light, optimum photocatalytic performance was obtained for the composites treated at 200 °C comprising 3.3–4.0 wt.% GO, exceeding that of the benchmark P25 (Evonik) catalyst. According to scanning electron microscopy, Raman spectroscopy, and porosimetry analysis data, this was attributed to the optimal assembly and interfacial coupling between the reduced GO sheets and TiO2 nanoparticles. Almost total degradation and significant mineralization of DP and MO pollutants (in less than 60 min) was achieved under near-UV/Vis irradiation for the optimum GOT composites. However, higher GO content and calcination temperatures (350 °C) led to detrimental effects due to the GO excess and the disruption of the GO–TiO2 binding. Photocatalytic experiments employing sacrificial hole and radical scavenging agents revealed that photogenerated holes are the primary active species in DP degradation for both bare TiO2 and GOT under UV/Vis irradiation, while an enhanced contribution of radical mediated DP oxidation was evidenced under visible light. These results combined with the distinct quenching of the GO photoluminescence under visible and NIR laser excitation, indicate that reduced GO acts either as electron acceptor or electron donor (sensitizer) of TiO2 under UV and visible light, respectively. Fine-tuning of the reduced GO–TiO2 interface is concluded as a very promising route to alleviate ...