• 文献标题:   Photodegradation of bromophenol blue in aqueous medium using graphene nanoplates-supported TiO2
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   SHAH T, GUL T, SAEED K
  • 作者关键词:   photodegradation, tio2, bromophenol blue, graphene sheet
  • 出版物名称:   APPLIED WATER SCIENCE
  • ISSN:   2190-5487 EI 2190-5495
  • 通讯作者地址:   Univ Malakand
  • 被引频次:   7
  • DOI:   10.1007/s13201-019-0983-z
  • 出版年:   2019

▎ 摘  要

The bromophenol blue dye in aqueous medium was photodegraded (under UV irradiation) by graphene nanoplates-supported titanium oxide (TiO2/GNP). The determination of various elements (percentage) and morphological study was performed using energy-dispersive X-rays and scanning electron microscopy, while the photodegradation study of dye was done by UV-visible spectrophotometer. The morphological study showed that the TiO2 particles were dispersed well on the surface of GNP. The sizes of TiO2 particles were below 500nm. The photodegradation study was performed as function of time, and it was found that the photodegradation of dye in aqueous medium was increased as the time duration of UV irradiation increased. It was found that about 86% of dye was degraded within 8h. The degradation of bromophenol blue is pH-dependent, and the photodegradation rate was increased as the pH of solution increased. The increase in dye degradation might be due to the formation of more hydroxyl radical at higher pH. The degradation of dye at pH 2, 4, 6 and 8 was about 70, 79, 90 and 95%, respectively.