Efficient Visible-Light Photocatalysis and Antibacterial Activity of TiO₂-Fe₃C-Fe-Fe₃O₄/Graphitic Carbon Composites Fabricated by Catalytic Graphitization of Sucrose Using Natural Ilmenite.

ABSTRACT: Dyes in wastewater are a serious problem that needs to be resolved. Adsorption coupled photocatalysis is an innovative technique used to remove dyes from contaminated water. Novel composites of TiO₂-Fe₃C-Fe-Fe₃O₄ dispersed on graphitic carbon were fabricated using natural ilmenite sand as the source of iron and titanium, and sucrose as the carbon source, which were available at no cost. Synthesized composites were characterized by X-ray diffractometry (XRD), Raman spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy (XRF), and diffuse reflectance UV-visible spectroscopy (DRS). Arrangement of nanoribbons of graphitic carbon with respect to

SUBMITTER: Thambiliyagodage C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9330088 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature