Development of AgFeO2/rGO/TiO2 Ternary Composite Photocatalysts for Enhanced Photocatalytic Dye Decolorization

被引:24
作者
Shehzad, Nasir [1 ]
Zafar, Muhammad [2 ]
Ashfaq, Muhammad [3 ]
Razzaq, Abdul [1 ]
Akhter, Parveen [3 ]
Ahmad, Nabeel [1 ]
Hafeez, Ainy [1 ]
Azam, Kshaf [1 ]
Hussain, Murid [1 ]
Kim, Woo Young [4 ]
机构
[1] COMSATS Univ Islamabad, Dept Chem Engn, Lahore 54000, Pakistan
[2] Univ Punjab, Inst Energy & Environm Engn, Lahore 54590, Pakistan
[3] Univ Lahore, Dept Chem, 1 Km Raiwind Rd, Lahore 54000, Pakistan
[4] Jeju Natl Univ, Fac Appl Energy Syst, Dept Elect Engn, Jeju Si 63243, Jeju Special Se, South Korea
基金
新加坡国家研究基金会;
关键词
ternary composite; photocatalysis; methyl blue dye degradation; wastewater treatment; TRANSITION-METAL IONS; GRAPHENE OXIDE; TIO2; DEGRADATION; CO2; PHOTODEGRADATION; REDUCTION; FE; DIOXIDE; BLUE;
D O I
10.3390/cryst10100923
中图分类号
O7 [晶体学];
学科分类号
0702 ; 070205 ; 0703 ; 080501 ;
摘要
Dyestuff is one of the most widely released pollutants into the environment. Many approaches have been considered to deal with the dye removal from polluted water such as adsorption, ultrafiltration, osmosis, solvent extraction and photocatalytic degradation. The photocatalytic degradation process is one of the most beneficial, economical and environmentally friendly ways to degrade the organic pollutants from wastewater. In this study, an efficient ferrite-based photocatalyst, AgFeO2/rGO/TiO2 was successfully developed using simple deposition and reflux method. Physical, chemical and structural properties were analyzed by using XRD, FTIR Raman and PL spectroscopy. The efficiency of photocatalyst was investigated for the decolorization of methyl blue (MB) dye and activity was measured through UV-vis spectroscopy. The effect of parameters like pH, concentrations of MB dye, and loading of silver ferrite (AgFeO2) was investigated. The study depicted that the properties of TiO2 were improved due to addition of silver ferrite and reduced graphene oxide (rGO). The 2.5% AgFeO2/rGO/TiO2 exhibited the highest efficiency and completely degraded the 50 ppm of MB dye in 30 min. The parametric study revealed that dye decolorization is faster in a neutral solution than in basic and acidic medium. The higher performance of the photocatalyst was attributed to the reduced charge recombination and improved optical properties. Thus, AgFeO2/rGO/TiO2 can be a potential composite for photocatalytic dye degradation and other photocatalytic applications under UV-Visible light irradiations.
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