Magnetite zinc oxide (MZ) (Fe3O4/ZnO) with different ratios of reduced graphene oxide (rGO) was synthesized using the solid-state method. The structural and optical properties of the nanocomposites were analyzed using transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Raman spectroscopy, Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), ultraviolet–visible diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (UV–Vis/DRS), and photoluminescence (PL) spectrophotometry. In particular, the analyses show higher photocatalytic movement for crystalline nanocomposite (MZG) than MZ and ZnO nanoparticles. The photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue (MB) with crystalline ZnO for 1.5 h under visible light was 12%. By contrast, the photocatalytic activity for MZG was more than 98.5%. The superior photocatalytic activity of the crystalline nanocomposite was detected to be due to the synergistic effect between magnetite and zinc oxide in the presence of reduced graphene oxide. Moreover, the fabricated nanocomposite had high electron–hole stability. The crystalline nanocomposite was stable when the material was used several times.
A new hybrid mesoporous nanocomposite (CMCM-48) based on chitosan and silica MCM-48 was considered as a potential adsorbent for removing phenol from aqueous solutions (toxic liquid waste) in a batch process.
The dye-sensitized solar cells made of NiO@ZnO nanoparticles were synthesized by a novel Pechini route using different NiO molar concentration ratios. The thermal, structural morphological, optical and electrical properties of the prepared samples were investigated using thermal gravimetric analysis and differential scanning calorimetery (TGA/DSC), X-ray diffraction (XRD), high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HR-TEM), FT-IR and Raman spectroscopy, UV-diffuse reflectance (UV-DRS), photoluminescence (PL) and current-voltage (I-V) measurements. The success of doping process was confirmed by the XRD patterns, which revealed the existence of new peak at 43.2°corresponding to secondary phase NiO. UV spectra exhibited red shifts in NiO doped ZnO NCs and PL spectra showed strong emission band at 355 nm. The doping of ZnO with NiO was intended to enhance the surface defects of ZnO. The current-voltage measurements showed an improvement of the short circuit photocurrent (J sc ) and fill factor (FF) and a decrease in the open circuit voltage (V OC ) for dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) based on NiO-ZnO NCs. A clear enhancement in efficiency of DSSC from 1.26±0.10 % for pure ZnO to 3.01±0.25 % for NiO-ZnO NCs at the optimum doping with 1.5 mol% of NiO to ZnO (ZN1.5) was observed. The obtained material can be a suitable candidate for photovoltaic applications.
Nano brous ultra lter of nylon6.12/chitosan@Poly ether sulfone (N6.12/CS@PES) membrane were fabricated by chitosan casted PES membrane and coated with nylon6.12 thin layer using electrospinning technique for dye rejection. The membranes were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), and X-ray diffraction (XRD). Both of cationic and anionic dye rejection capability of the membrane was investigated for basic blue dye41 and alizarin red dye, respectively, as dyes were investigated with respect to solution parameters (pH, Zeta potential, pressure, dye concentration and different electrolyte) through ltration system. In addition, the effect of parameters and their possible interactions on dye rejection have been studied. An enhanced hydrophilicity and antifouling property was observed for the composite membrane as compared to pristine PES ultra ltration membranes. The results show that the rejection of dyes increase with the decreases of operating pressure. At optimum condition of PH=7, and pressure=10 bar and concentration=220 mg/L, the rejection ratio improves from 75.3 to 99.5% and 71 to 82% for basic blue dye41 and alizarin red dye, respectively. Dye rejection are not changed after 7 cycles and not change separation e ciency of dyes.The mechanical and electrical properties were investigated for PES and N6.12 / CS@PES composite membrane. The results showed that the N6.12 / CS@PES composite membrane exhibited the highest mechanical properties and the highest dielectric constant especially at low frequencies with low dielectric loss. This study demonstrated that the developed nano brous composite membrane were successfully characterized and proved to be a good rejection for dyes from aqueous solutions.
Investigate the use of visible light to improve photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants in wastewater. Nitrogen-doped titania and molybdenum sulfide nanocomposites (NTM NCs) with different weight ratios of MoS2 (1, 2, and 3 wt.%) synthesized by a solid state method applied to the photodegradation of methylene blue(MB) under visible light irradiation. The synthesized NTM composites were characterized by SEM, TEM, XRD, FT-IR, UV–Vis, DRS and PL spectroscopy. The results showed enhanced activity of NTM hybrid nanocrystals in oxidizing MB in water under visible light irradiation compared to pure TiO2. The photocatalytic performance of NTM samples increased with MoS2 content. The results show that the photodegradation efficiency of the TiO2 compound improved from 13 to 82% in the presence of N-TiO2 and to 99% in the presence of MoS2 containing N-TiO2, which is 7.61 times higher than that of TiO2. Optical characterization results show enhanced nanocomposite absorption in the visible region with long lifetimes between e/h+ at optimal N-TiO2/MoS2 (NTM2) ratio. Reusable experiments indicated that the prepared NTM NCs photocatalysts were stable during MB photodegradation and had practical applications for environmental remediation.
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