Potential of TiO2 with Various Au Nanoparticles for Catalyzing Mesotrione Removal from Wastewaters under Sunlight
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Chemicals, Solutions and Catalysts
2.2. Synthesis of Au–S–CH2–CH2–OH and Au–S–CH2–CH2–OH–FNP Nanoparticles
2.3. Characterization of Nanoparticles
2.4. Photodegradation Procedure
2.5. Analytical Procedure
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Characterization
3.2. Photolytic and Photocatalytic Degradation
3.2.1. Activity of TiO2 (0.5 g/L) without and with Different Au Nanoparticles
3.2.2. Activity of TiO2 (2.0 g/L) with/without Different Au Nanoparticles
3.3. Evaluation of Mineralization
3.4. Effect of Hydroxyl Radicals and Holes Scavengers
3.5. LC–ESI–MS Identification of Mesotrione Degradation Intermediates
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Peak label | tr (min) | m/z ([M–H]‒) | M (Da) |
---|---|---|---|
Mesotrione | 6.10 | 338.2 (100), 291.2 (34), 339.2 (17) | 339.3 |
M1 | 2.61 | 354.3 (100), 113.2 (93), 97.1 (25) | 355.3 |
M2 | 1.75 | 244.2 (100), 200.2 (86), 62.2 (28) | 245.2 |
M3 | 2.81 | 216.2 (100), 213.2 (45), 91.2 (30), 212.3 (9) | 217.2 |
M4 | 2.10 | 234.2 (100), 91.2 (50), 157.1 (48), 214.2 (41), 62.2 (21) | 235.2 |
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Šojić Merkulov, D.; Lazarević, M.; Djordjevic, A.; Náfrádi, M.; Alapi, T.; Putnik, P.; Rakočević, Z.; Novaković, M.; Miljević, B.; Bognár, S.; et al. Potential of TiO2 with Various Au Nanoparticles for Catalyzing Mesotrione Removal from Wastewaters under Sunlight. Nanomaterials 2020, 10, 1591. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano10081591
Šojić Merkulov D, Lazarević M, Djordjevic A, Náfrádi M, Alapi T, Putnik P, Rakočević Z, Novaković M, Miljević B, Bognár S, et al. Potential of TiO2 with Various Au Nanoparticles for Catalyzing Mesotrione Removal from Wastewaters under Sunlight. Nanomaterials. 2020; 10(8):1591. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano10081591
Chicago/Turabian StyleŠojić Merkulov, Daniela, Marina Lazarević, Aleksandar Djordjevic, Máté Náfrádi, Tünde Alapi, Predrag Putnik, Zlatko Rakočević, Mirjana Novaković, Bojan Miljević, Szabolcs Bognár, and et al. 2020. "Potential of TiO2 with Various Au Nanoparticles for Catalyzing Mesotrione Removal from Wastewaters under Sunlight" Nanomaterials 10, no. 8: 1591. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano10081591