• 文献标题:   Economic and facile approach for synthesis of graphene-titanate nanocomposite for water reclamation
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   ZAKI AH, MOTAGALY ATA, KHALED R, LEE MJ, FARGHALI AA, SHEHATA N
  • 作者关键词:   graphene, titanate nanotube, mass production, dyes removal, adsorption
  • 出版物名称:   JOURNAL OF CONTAMINANT HYDROLOGY
  • ISSN:   0169-7722 EI 1873-6009
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  • 被引频次:   2
  • DOI:   10.1016/j.jconhyd.2022.104052 EA JUL 2022
  • 出版年:   2022

▎ 摘  要

Graphene and its composites with semiconductor materials have been received highly attention in many research areas because of their unique properties. Efficient application of graphene is hindered by the lack of cost-effective synthesis methods. In this work, an economic and facile route for mass production of graphene-titanate nano -composite has been discussed. Graphene was prepared by exfoliation of graphite powder in 40% ethanol aqueous solution. Titanate nanotubes were grown on graphene sheets by hydrothermal method, where the dispersed graphene sheets were mixed with titanate solution and then placed in autoclave and placed in oven for 16 h at 160 degrees C. The prepared composite was characterized by transmission electron microscope (TEM), scanning elec-tron microscope (SEM), Fourier transforms infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). All the obtained results confirmed the synthesis of graphene and its composite with titanate in highly uniform and pure form. The adsorption efficiency of the prepared composite was tested using methylene blue (MB) as a model dye. The adsorption isotherm was investigated using Freundlich and Langmuir models. The adsorption capacity of MB was 270.27 mg/g. The obtained correlation coefficients (R2) by Freundlich and Langmuir model were 0.996 and 0.973, respectively. The adsorption kinetics was investigated and discussed using different models. The thermal stability of the developed composite is improved after MB adsorption.