Photocatalytic degradation of toxic aquatic pollutants by novel magnetic 3D-TiO₂@HPGA nanocomposite.

ABSTRACT: In this study, a series of photocatalysts were prepared, namely bare 3D-TiO₂ (b-3D-T), magnetic 3D-TiO₂: (m3D-T) and magnetic 3D-TiO₂@Hierarchical Porous Graphene Aerogels (HPGA) nanocomposite: (m3D-T-HPGA NC) by solvothermal process. The prepared photocatalysts were analyzed by using X-ray diffraction (XRD), Field emission scanning electron microscope (FE-SEM), transmission electron microscope (TEM), Vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM), Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) and Diffuse Reflectance Measurement - Ultraviolet (DRS-UV) to know their physical and chemical properties. The photocatalytic degradations of two toxic aquatic pollutants viz., Cr(VI) and bisphenol A (BPA) were tested by using the prepared photocatalysts. Parameters such as initial pollutant con

SUBMITTER: Santhosh C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6195541 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature