Development of Hybrid TiO2/Paint Sludge Extracted Microbe Composite for Enhanced Photocatalytic Dye Degradation

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Santhana, V and Thangaraju, D and Jayakumar, S (2020) Development of Hybrid TiO2/Paint Sludge Extracted Microbe Composite for Enhanced Photocatalytic Dye Degradation. Journal of Inorganic and Organometallic Polymers and Materials, 30 (7). pp. 2805-2813. ISSN 1574-1443

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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10904-020-01448-2

Abstract

The effect of microbe combination with TiO2 on photocatalytic degradation of Rhodamine B was investigated. The self-assembled TiO2 spheres were synthesized by the solvothermal method for preparation of hybrid TiO2/Paint Sludge Extracted Microbe (PSEM) composite. The structure of as-synthesized TiO2 was analyzed by the powder X-ray diffraction method, and phase purity was verified with Raman analysis. Spherical morphology and self-assembled nature of TiO2 was confirmed by field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM). PSEM extracted from Paint sludge and was used to synthesize TiO2/PSEM hybrid composite. The dispersion of TiO2 self-assembled spheres on the walls of PSEM was confirmed with FE-SEM micrographs. TiO2/PSEM composite (94%) showed enhanced photocatalytic dye degradation when compared with as-synthesized TiO2 (85%).

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	F Mechanical Engineering > Composites F Mechanical Engineering > Nano Composites G Chemistry > Photochemistry
Divisions:	Physics
Depositing User:	Dr Krishnamurthy V
Date Deposited:	03 Sep 2024 06:15
Last Modified:	03 Sep 2024 06:15
URI:	https://ir.psgitech.ac.in/id/eprint/1039

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