Sorption and Photocatalysis of Dyes on an Oil-Based Composite Enriched with Nanometric ZnO and TiO2
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Characterisation of Zinc Oxide and Titanium Oxide
3.2. Sorption and Photocatalytic Effect of Composite Materials
3.3. Photocatalytic Effect of Composite Materials
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Sample | ZnO [%] | TiO2 [%] | Cat/Oilcat | Annealing Temperature [°C] | Annealing Time [h] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Control | 0 | 0 | 0.27 | ||
1–5 ZnO | 5 | 0 | 0.27 | ||
1–10 ZnO | 10 | 0 | 0.27 | ||
1–20 ZnO | 20 | 0 | 0.27 | ||
1–10 TiO2 | 0 | 10 | 0.27 | 220 | 20 |
1–5 ZnO-5 TiO2 | 5 | 5 | 0.27 | ||
1–2.5 ZnO-2.5 TiO2 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.32 | ||
2–10 ZnO | 10 | 0 | 0.27 | ||
2–5 TiO2 | 0 | 5 | 0.27 |
S. No. | TiO2 | ZnO | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
2 Theta (Degrees) | hkl | 2 Theta (Degrees) | hkl | |
1 | 25.30 | 011 | 31.77 | 100 |
2 | 27.42 | 110 | 34.41 | 002 |
3 | 36.08 | 101 | 36.25 | 101 |
4 | 36.98 | 013 | 47.53 | 012 |
5 | 37.84 | 004 | 56.59 | 110 |
6 | 39.30 | 200 | 62.87 | 013 |
7 | 41.24 | 111 | 66.37 | 200 |
8 | 44.08 | 120 | 67.95 | 112 |
9 | 48.06 | 020 | 69.09 | 201 |
10 | 53.96 | 015 | 72.57 | 004 |
11 | 55.06 | 121 | 76.97 | 202 |
12 | 56.66 | 220 | ||
13 | 62.70 | 024 | ||
14 | 64.06 | 130 | ||
15 | 68.88 | 116 | ||
16 | 70.30 | 220 | ||
17 | 75.14 | 125 | ||
18 | 76.03 | 031 | ||
19 | 76.54 | 202 |
Sorption [%] | Sorption + Photodegradation [%] | Photodegradation [%] | |
---|---|---|---|
Control sample | 27.35 | 27.46 | 0.10 |
1–5 ZnO | 41.88 | 41.99 | 0.10 |
1–10 ZnO | 45.49 | 46.01 | 0.52 |
1–20 ZnO | 25.63 | 96.04 | 70.41 |
1–10 TiO2 | 46.85 | 62.27 | 15.42 |
1–5 ZnO + 5 TiO2 | 38.43 | 39.69 | 1.25 |
1–2.5 ZnO + 2.5 TiO2 * | 31.53 | 36.50 | 4.97 |
2–10 ZnO | 42.61 | 44.65 | 2.04 |
2–5 TiO2 | 21.71 | 27.14 | 5.44 |
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Staroń, A. Sorption and Photocatalysis of Dyes on an Oil-Based Composite Enriched with Nanometric ZnO and TiO2. Sustainability 2023, 15, 11874. https://doi.org/10.3390/su151511874
Staroń A. Sorption and Photocatalysis of Dyes on an Oil-Based Composite Enriched with Nanometric ZnO and TiO2. Sustainability. 2023; 15(15):11874. https://doi.org/10.3390/su151511874
Chicago/Turabian StyleStaroń, Anita. 2023. "Sorption and Photocatalysis of Dyes on an Oil-Based Composite Enriched with Nanometric ZnO and TiO2" Sustainability 15, no. 15: 11874. https://doi.org/10.3390/su151511874