• 文献标题:   Titanium Dioxide-Reduced Graphene Oxide Composites for Photocatalytic Degradation of Dyes in Water
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   YU L, XU WL, LIU HE, BAO Y
  • 作者关键词:   photocatalytic, dye degradation, titanium dioxide, reduced graphene oxide
  • 出版物名称:   CATALYSTS
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  • 被引频次:   1
  • DOI:   10.3390/catal12111340
  • 出版年:   2022

▎ 摘  要

Dye wastewater due to industrialization, urbanization and academic activities has become one of the most important environmental issues today. Photocatalytic degradation technology is considered as a promising technology for treating dye wastewater due to its advantages of environmental protection and low energy consumption. Herein, titanium dioxide-reduced graphene oxide composites (TiO2-RGO) were prepared by a one-step hydrothermal method to degrade different dyes (methyl orange, methylene blue and rhodamine B) in water. The structure and morphology of TiO2-RGO were characterized using various technical approaches. The degradation effect of TiO2-RGO on the dye was in accordance with a first-order kinetic reaction. The degradation rate of TiO2-6%RGO for methyl orange at 15 min was 1.67 times higher than that of TiO2, due to the strong electron transport ability and excellent adsorption properties of graphene. TiO2-6%RGO has better degradation performance for fluorescent dyes and anionic azo dyes. Notably, the degradation rate of methyl orange by TiO2-6%RGO photocatalysis for 90 min could reach 96.9%. Meanwhile, the TiO2-6%RGO showed excellent reusability, as the initial degradation rate of 93.2% was maintained after five degradation cycles of methyl orange solution. The present work provides a universal strategy for designing efficient photocatalytic materials.