Department of Chemical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal, Srinivasnagar Post, Mangalore, Karnataka, 575025, India.
Department of Chemical Engineering, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal, India.
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2018 Feb;25(4):3731-3744. doi: 10.1007/s11356-017-0663-1. Epub 2017 Nov 22.
Polyaniline-TiO (PANI-TiO) nanocomposite was prepared by in situ polymerisation method. X-ray diffractogram (XRD) showed the formation of PANI-TiO nanocomposite with the average crystallite size of 46 nm containing anatase TiO. The PANI-TiO nanocomposite consisted of short-chained fibrous structure of PANI with spherical TiO nanoparticles dispersed at the tips and edge of the fibres. The average hydrodynamic diameter of the nanocomposite was 99.5 nm. The band gap energy was 2.1 eV which showed its ability to absorb light in the visible range. The nanocomposite exhibited better visible light-mediated photocatalytic activity than TiO (Degussa P25) in terms of degradation of Reactive Blue (RB-19) dye. The photocatalysis was favoured under initial acidic pH, and complete degradation of 50 mg/L dye could be achieved at optimum catalyst loading of 1 g/L. The kinetics of degradation followed the Langmuir-Hinshelhood model. PANI-TiO nanocomposite showed almost similar photocatalytic activity under UV and visible light as well as in the solar light which comprises of radiation in both UV and visible light range. Chemical oxygen demand removal of 86% could also be achieved under visible light, confirming that simultaneous mineralization of the dye occurred during photocatalysis. PANI-TiO nanocomposites are promising photocatalysts for the treatment of industrial wastewater containing RB-19 dye.
聚苯胺-二氧化钛(PANI-TiO)纳米复合材料是通过原位聚合方法制备的。X 射线衍射图(XRD)表明,PANI-TiO 纳米复合材料的形成具有平均晶粒尺寸为 46nm 的锐钛矿 TiO。PANI-TiO 纳米复合材料由短链纤维状结构的 PANI 组成,球形 TiO 纳米颗粒分散在纤维的尖端和边缘。纳米复合材料的平均水动力直径为 99.5nm。带隙能为 2.1eV,表明其在可见光范围内吸收光的能力。与 TiO(Degussa P25)相比,纳米复合材料在降解活性蓝(RB-19)染料方面表现出更好的可见光介导光催化活性。在初始酸性 pH 下,光催化作用更有利,在最佳催化剂负载量为 1g/L 时,可以实现 50mg/L 染料的完全降解。降解动力学遵循 Langmuir-Hinshelhood 模型。PANI-TiO 纳米复合材料在紫外光和可见光以及包含紫外光和可见光辐射的太阳光下表现出几乎相似的光催化活性。在可见光下也可以实现 86%的化学需氧量去除,这证实了光催化过程中同时发生了染料的矿化。PANI-TiO 纳米复合材料是处理含有 RB-19 染料的工业废水的有前途的光催化剂。