Catalytic Reduction of Environmental Pollutants with Biopolymer Hydrogel Cross-Linked Gelatin Conjugated Tin-Doped Gadolinium Oxide Nanocomposites
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental
2.1. Materials
2.2. Synthesis of Sn-Gd2O3 Nanomaterial
2.3. Preparation of Gelatin Hydrogel Solution
2.4. Fabrication of Sn-Gd2O3@GH Nanocomposite
2.5. Preparation of Dyes Solution
3. Characterizations
3.1. FESEM Analysis
3.2. EDX Analysis
3.3. XRD Analysis
3.4. FTIR Analysis
4. Result and Discussion
4.1. Dyes Reduction
4.1.1. Catalytic Reduction of NPs
4.1.2. Catalytic Reduction of Azo Dyes
4.1.3. Catalytic Reduction Changing Experimental Parameter
5. Mechanism of Reduction
6. Reusability of Catalyst
7. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Marwani, H.M.; Ahmad, S.; Rahman, M.M. Catalytic Reduction of Environmental Pollutants with Biopolymer Hydrogel Cross-Linked Gelatin Conjugated Tin-Doped Gadolinium Oxide Nanocomposites. Gels 2022, 8, 86. https://doi.org/10.3390/gels8020086
Marwani HM, Ahmad S, Rahman MM. Catalytic Reduction of Environmental Pollutants with Biopolymer Hydrogel Cross-Linked Gelatin Conjugated Tin-Doped Gadolinium Oxide Nanocomposites. Gels. 2022; 8(2):86. https://doi.org/10.3390/gels8020086
Chicago/Turabian StyleMarwani, Hadi M., Shahid Ahmad, and Mohammed M. Rahman. 2022. "Catalytic Reduction of Environmental Pollutants with Biopolymer Hydrogel Cross-Linked Gelatin Conjugated Tin-Doped Gadolinium Oxide Nanocomposites" Gels 8, no. 2: 86. https://doi.org/10.3390/gels8020086