• 文献标题:   Sonochemical synthesis of Graphene-Ce-TiO2 and Graphene-Fe-TiO2 ternary hybrid photocatalyst nanocomposite and its application in degradation of crystal violet dye
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   SHENDE TP, BHANVASE BA, RATHOD AP, PINJARI DV, SONAWANE SH
  • 作者关键词:   ultrasound, graphene, tio2, nanocomposite, photocatalyst doping
  • 出版物名称:   ULTRASONICS SONOCHEMISTRY
  • ISSN:   1350-4177 EI 1873-2828
  • 通讯作者地址:   Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur Univ
  • 被引频次:   16
  • DOI:   10.1016/j.ultsonch.2017.10.024
  • 出版年:   2018

▎ 摘  要

The present work deals with the preparation of graphene oxide (GO) using Hummers-Offeman method in the presence of ultrasonic irradiations. Further loading of TiO2 photocatalyst on prepared GO was accomplished which is basically oxidation reduction reaction between graphene oxide and titanium isopropoxide that leads to the formation of graphene-TiO2 nanocomposite. Graphene-Ce-TiO2 and Graphene-Fe-TiO2 nanocomposites were prepared using one step in-situ ultrasound assisted method using GO, titanium isopropoxide, cerium nitrate, ferric nitrate, and 2-propanol. The successfully prepared graphene-TiO2, Graphene-Ce-TiO2, Graphene-Fe-TiO2 nanocomposites were then characterized using XRD, SEM and TEM analysis. The obtained XRD patterns clearly indicates the formation of anatase TiO2 on graphene nanosheets and it also indicates the presence of Ce and Fe in the Graphene-Ce-TiO2 and Graphene-Fe-TiO2 nanocomposite respectively. Further the use of the prepared nanocomposites as a photocatalyst have been studied for the degradation of crystal violet dye. The effect of various parameters such as catalyst doping, catalyst loading and initial concentration of dye on its degradation were studied. The effectiveness of the prepared catalysts were compared for the degradation of crystal violet dye. It has been observed that Graphene-Fe-TiO2 exhibits maximum photocatalytic activity compared to Graphene-Ce-TiO2 and Graphene-TiO2 nanocomposite photocatalyst.