Magnesium titanate (MgTiO3) has been successfully synthesized via the sonochemical method by using TiO2 (P25) and Magnesium nitrate (MgNO3)2.6H2O as precursors without any additional phases such as MgTi2O5 and Mg2TiO4. The synthesized nanoparticles were well characterized by optical methods using UV‐Vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (DRS) and Photoluminescence spectroscopy (PL). The morphology of MgTiO3 nanoparticles is irregular in shape with serious agglomerations were confirmed through SEM analysis. XRD confirms crystal structure and phase purity of MgTiO3 nanoparticles calcined at 700 °C for 2 hours. The calculated band gap energy of MgTiO3 nanoparticles has been found to be 3.05 eV. Using the prepared MgTiO3 nanoparticles, the photocatalytic activities were evaluated by following the degradation of Congo red dye under visible light. Moreover, the influence of various scavengers on the photocatalytic reaction were studied.
Here ZnTiO3@TiO2 heterostructure nanomaterial was prepared through a simple sonochemical strategy using TiO2 (P25) with zinc nitrate as a precursor and then calcined the obtained sample at 700 °C in 2h for the photocatalytic degradation of Congo red dye solution. XRD result confirms that the diffraction patterns related to the ZnTiO3 and TiO2 as heterostructure with high purity. SEM confirms that particles are irregular in shape with high agglomeration and HRTEM reveals that ZnTiO3@TiO2 is highly crystalline with a lattice spacing of 0.37 nm. The calculated band gap of as‐synthesized ZnTiO3@TiO2 heterostructure nanomaterial is found to be 3.07 eV. The photocatalytic degradation of as prepared ZnTiO3@TiO2 heterostructure was investigated for the degradation of Congo red dye by varying the effect of catalyst amount and initial dye concentration. The ZnTiO3@TiO2 heterostructure nanomaterial exhibited 96% degradation efficiency of Congo red in 4h under visible light illumination. Moreover, the photodegradation mechanism of Congo red was studied with various scavengers such as EDTA, IPA, and Benzoquinone. Further, the detection of OH radicals during photocatalytic processes was confirmed by luminescence technique using terephthalic acid (TA) as a test molecule.
Lead titania (PbTiO 3 ) possessing nanorods morphology was synthesized through facile and straightforward sonochemical approach using titanium tetraisopropoxide and lead nitrate as a starting material followed by annealing at 700°C for 2 h and was utilized as an efficient photocatalyst to examine the degradation of Congo red dye (CR) under visible light. The assynthesized PbTiO 3 nanorods were characterized by physicalchemical methods such as phase identification, morphology, Chemical composition, and elemental analysis. To study the effect of PbTiO 3 nanorods on dye degradation, various experimental parameters such as photocatalyst dosage, pH, and initial dye concentration was optimized. About 92% dye was degraded at pH 6 in the existence of PbTiO 3 nanorods under visible light. To know the mineralization of Congo red in the presence of sonochemically synthesized PbTiO 3 nanorods, the total organic carbon (TOC) removal studies carried out and it shows about 46% Congo red can be totally abated in 150 min under visible light.
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