Issue

Vol. 30 No. 11 (2018): Vol 30 Issue 11

Copyright (c) 2018 AJC

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Photocatalytic Activity of Carbon Nanotubes Synthesized by Flame Fragments Deposition Method and Its Composites with TiO2

https://doi.org/10.14233/ajchem.2018.21527
Asmaa H. Hammadi
College of Pharmacy, University of Babylon, Hilla, Iraq
Abbas J. Atiyah
Department of Chemistry, College of Science, University of Babylon, Hilla, Iraq
Falah H. Hussein
College of Pharmacy, University of Babylon, Hilla, Iraq; Al-Mustaqbal University College, Babylon, Iraq

Corresponding Author(s) : Falah H. Hussein

abohasan_hilla@yahoo.com

Asian Journal of Chemistry, Vol. 30 No. 11 (2018): Vol 30 Issue 11

Abstract

The photocatalytic activity of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) synthesized by flame fragments deposition (FFD) and CNTs/TiO2 composites was determined by their application on the photocatalytic degradation of cobalamin dye. Different ratios of composites consisting of carbon nanotubes with titanium dioxide nanoparticles anatase were prepared using a simple, low temperature process in which carbon nanotubes and anatase nanoparticles were dispersed in water. The ratios that used in the present work were, 25:1, 50:1, 75:1 and 100:1 from theTiO2 (30 nm)/CNTs. The structures of different TiO2/CNT composites were characterized by Raman spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, FTIR spectroscopy and atomic force microscopy. The photocatalytic activity of these materials was investigated by following the photocatalytic removal of cobalamin dye over these prepared materials. The obtained results showed an increment in the efficiency of cobalamin dye removal over TiO2/CNTs composites in comparison with neat components TiO2 and carbon nanotubes under the same reaction condition. The photocatalytic removal of cobalamin dye from aqueous solution over TiO2/CNTs composites was followed spectrophotometrically by measuring absorbance of the dye solution at 550 nm. The efficiency of cobalamin dye removal over neat components and composites falls in the following order: 50:1 > 75:1 > 100:1 > 25:1 > CNTs > TiO2.

Keywords

Photocatalytic activity Carbon nanotubes Titanium dioxide nanoparticles Cobalamin dye Adsorption
Hammadi, A. H., Atiyah, A. J., & Hussein, F. H. (2018). Photocatalytic Activity of Carbon Nanotubes Synthesized by Flame Fragments Deposition Method and Its Composites with TiO2. Asian Journal of Chemistry, 30(11), 2533–2538. https://doi.org/10.14233/ajchem.2018.21527
Download Citation
Endnote/Zotero/Mendeley (RIS)
BibTeX
References
  1. A. Aqel, K.M.M.A. El-Nour, R.A.A. Ammar and A. Al-Warthan, Arab. J. Chem., 5, 1 (2012); https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arabjc.2010.08.022.
  2. C. Liu and H.-M. Cheng, Mater. Today, 16, 19 (2013); https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mattod.2013.01.019.
  3. E. Del Canto, K. Flavin, D. Movia, C. Navio, C. Bittencourt and S. Giordani, Chem. Mater., 23, 67 (2011); https://doi.org/10.1021/cm101978m.
  4. P. Mahalingam, B. Parasuram, T. Maiyalagan and S. Sundaram, J. Environ. Nanotechnol., 1, 53 (2012).
  5. V.N. Popov, Mater. Sci. Eng., 43, 61 (2004); https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mser.2003.10.001.
  6. T.-J. Park, S. Banerjee, T. Hemraj-Benny and S.S. Wong, J. Mater. Chem., 16, 141 (2006); https://doi.org/10.1039/B510858F.
  7. G. Hu, X. Meng, X. Feng, Y. Ding, S. Zhang and M. Yang, J. Mater. Sci., 42, 7162 (2007); https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-007-1609-7.
  8. K.D. Shitole, R.K. Nainani and P. Thakur, Def. Sci. J., 63, 435 (2013); https://doi.org/10.14429/dsj.63.4870.
  9. H. Chen, S. Yang, K. Yu, Y. Ju and C. Sun, J. Phys. Chem., 115, 3034 (2011); https://doi.org/10.1021/jp109948n.
  10. N. Bouazza, M. Ouzzine, M.A. Lillo-Rodenas, D. Eder and A. LinaresSolano, Appl. Catal. B, 92, 377 (2009); https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2009.08.017.
  11. R. Leary and A. Westwood, Carbon, 49, 741 (2011); https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbon.2010.10.010.
  12. W. Wang, P. Serp, P. Kalck, C.G. Silva and J.L. Faria, Mater. Res. Bull., 43, 958 (2008); https://doi.org/10.1016/j.materresbull.2007.04.032.
  13. M.-L. Chen, F.-J. Zhang and W.-C. Oh, New Carbon Mater., 24, 159 (2009); https://doi.org/10.1016/S1872-5805(08)60045-1.
  14. K. Woan, G. Pyrgiotakis and W. Sigmund, Adv. Mater., 21, 2233 (2009); https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.200802738.
  15. M. Alsawat, T. Altalhi, K. Gulati, A. Santos and D. Losic, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 7, 28361 (2015); https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.5b08956.
  16. J. Safari and S. Gandomi-Ravandi, J. Mol. Struct., 1065-1066, 241 (2014); https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molstruc.2014.02.035.
  17. M.H. Rümmeli, A. Bachmatiuk, F. Börrnert, F. Schäffel, I. Ibrahim, K. Cendrowski, G. Simha-Martynkova, D. Plachá, E. Borowiak-Palen, G. Cuniberti and B. Büchner, Nanoscale Res. Lett., 6, 303 (2011); https://doi.org/10.1186/1556-276X-6-303.
  18. B. Liu, S. Lyu, S. Jung, H. Kang, C. Yang, J. Park, C. Park and C. Lee, Chem. Phys. Lett., 383, 104 (2004); https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cplett.2003.10.134.
  19. A.M. Kamil, F.H. Hussein, A.F. Halbus and D.W. Bahnemann, Int. J. Photoenergy, Article ID 475713 (2014); https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/475713.
  20. M. Ahmed, H.M.N. Iqbal and Z. Akram, Arab. J. Sci. Eng., 43, 23 (2018); https://doi.org/10.1007/s13369-017-2662-4.
  21. A.M. Jassm, F.H. Hussein, F.H. Abdulrazzak, A.F. Alkaim and B.A. Joda, Asian J. Chem., 29, 2804 (2017); https://doi.org/10.14233/ajchem.2017.20994.
  22. B. Czech, P. Oleszczuk and A. Wiacek, Environ. Pollut., 200, 161 (2015); https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2015.02.020.
  23. N.I. Kovtyukhova, T.E. Mallouk, L. Pan and E.C.J. Dickey, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 125, 9761 (2003); https://doi.org/10.1021/ja0344516.
  24. Y. Yao, G. Li, S. Ciston, R.M. Lueptow and K.A. Gray, Sci. Technol., 42, 4952 (2008); https://doi.org/10.1021/es800191n.
Read More
Author biographies is not available.
Download
PDF
Statistic
Read Counter : 0 Download : 0