TiO₂ decorated functionalized halloysite nanotubes (TiO₂@HNTs) and photocatalytic PVC membranes synthesis, characterization and its application in water treatment.

ABSTRACT: In this study photocatalyst, TiO₂@HNTs were prepared by  synthesizing TiO₂ nanoparticles in situ on the  functionalized halloysite nanotubes (HNTs) surface. Photocatalytic PVC membrane TiO₂@HNTs M2 (2 wt.%) and TiO₂@HNTs M3 (3 wt.%) were also prepared. Photocatalyst TiO₂@HNTs and photocatalytic PVC membranes were used to study the photocatalytic activity against the methylene blue (MB) and rhodamine B (RB) dyes in UV batch reactor. The structure and morphology of photocatalyst and photocatalytic PVC membrane were characterized by fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive X-ray (EDX), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), UV-Vis spectrophotometer and

SUBMITTER: Mishra G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6416328 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature