Aims: In the present investigation, To synthesis, characterization and antibacterial activity of Calcareous/TiO2 nanocomposites toward Bacillus, Proteus vulgaris, Micrococcus luteus, Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli.
Methodology: The resulting Calcareous/TiO2 nanocomposite was synthesized by hydrothermal method. The synthesized nanocomposites were characterized by using XRD, SEM with EDAX, AFM, TEM and UV-Vis absorption spectroscopy. The antibacterial activities of the Calcareous/TiO2 nanocomposite species were checked by using agar well diffusion method.
Results: The XRD pattern is showed that the diffraction peaks appear in the pattern corresponding to the anatase phase of TiO2. UV-Visible spectrum showed that the blue shifted when compared with bulk TiO2 (3.2 eV). The blue shift might be caused by nanosize effect and structural defect of nanomaterials. AFM image shows the morphology of Calcareous/TiO2 nanocomposites forming sharp particles on the surface. TEM image showed that the particles exhibit a relatively uniform particle size distribution. The average size of the nanocomposites estimated from the TEM image is around 50nm.
Conclusion: In conclusion, the Calcareous/TiO2 nanocomposites have been successfully synthesized. The prepared nanocomposites were characterized using various analytical tools like XRD, SEM with EDAX, AFM, TEM, UV-Vis absorption spectrum.
Titanium dioxide (TiO2) occurs in three basic modification anatase, rutile and brookite. Anatase is widely studied due to its very good photocatalytic properties, which may be used in additives to paints and construction materials, degradation of organic pollutants in air and water etc.,. In the present work, the synthesis, characterization and photocatalytic activity of calcareous/TiO2 nanocomposites on the removal of methylene blue dye were carried out by using solvothermal method. Synthesized nanocomposites was characterized by using XRD, SEM, EDAX and UV-Vis absorption spectroscopy. The XRD pattern reveals the course of composites formation and calcareous/TiO2 nanocomposites containing anatase phase of TiO2 were found. The higher photocatalytic activity was obtained in anatase phase of TiO2 than rutile. It is concluded that the higher photocatalytic activity in anatase is due to parameters like band gap, number of hydroxyl groups, surface area and porosity of catalyst. The spherical morphology of calcareous/TiO2 nanocomposites was observed in SEM analysis. The photocatalytic efficiency of various operational parameters like concentration, time, catalyst loading and pH on methylene blue dye was also studied.
In this work, we report the efficient photocatalytic activity and removal of fluoride from wastewater using metal oxide/clay nanocomposites. The nanocomposites were characterized by using XRD, SEM with EDAX, AFM, TEM, and UV-Vis absorption spectroscopy. The structural properties of nanocomposites have been characterized by XRay Diffraction (XRD) analysis. The surface morphology of the nanocomposites was analyzed by SEM and AFM analysis. Absorption spectra have been obtained using UV-Vis spectroscopy to find the optical band gap. In addition, photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue in an aqueous solution was performed using metal oxide/clay nanocomposites under the illumination of UV light
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.