Rational design of a polypyrrole-based competent bifunctional magnetic nanocatalyst.

ABSTRACT: The combination of conducting polymers with semiconductors for the fabrication of organic/inorganic hybrid nanocatalysts is one of the most promising research areas for many applications. In this work, the synthesized nanocomposite combines several advantages such as the photoresponse shift from the UV region toward visible light by narrowing the band gap of the semiconductor, magnetic separation ability and dual applications including the catalytic reduction of p-nitrophenol (PNP) and the photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue (MB) dye. In addition to the core magnetite nanoparticles (NPs), the synthesized nanocomposite contains polypyrrole (PPY) and TiO₂ shells that are decorated with silver metal NPs to prevent electron-hole recombination and to enhance the catal

SUBMITTER: Amer WA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9064774 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature