{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":{"citationCount":0,"reanalysisCount":0,"viewCount":60,"searchCount":0},"additional":{"submitter":["Akter J"],"funding":["National Research Foundation of Korea"],"pagination":["9490"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC8096813"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["11(1)"],"pubmed_abstract":["A convenient route was developed for the selective preparation of two stable nanocomposites, Ti<sup>3+</sup>/TiO<sub>2</sub>/CNT (labeled as TTOC-1 and TTOC-3) and Ti<sup>3+</sup>/TiO<sub>2</sub>/carbon layer (labeled as TTOC-2), from the same precursor by varying the amount of single-walled carbon nanotubes used in the synthesis. TiO<sub>2</sub> is an effective photocatalyst; however, its wide bandgap limits its usefulness to the UV region. As a solution to this problem, our prepared nanocomposites exhibit a small bandgap and wide visible-light (VL) absorption because of the introduction of carbonaceous species and Ti<sup>3+</sup> vacancies. The photocatalytic efficiency of the nanocomposites was examined via the degradation of methylene blue dye under VL. Excellent photocatalytic activity of 83%, 98%, and 93% was observed for TTOC-1, TTOC-2, and TTOC-3 nanocomposites within 25 min. In addition, the photocatalytic degradation efficiency of TTOC-2 toward methyl orange, phenol, rhodamine B, and congo red was 28%, 69%, 71%, and 91%, respectively, under similar experimental conditions after 25 min. Higher reusability and structural integrity of the as-synthesized photocatalyst were confirmed within five consecutive runs by photocatalytic test and X-ray diffraction analysis, respectively. The resulting nanocomposites provide new insights into the development of VL-active and stable photocatalysts with high efficiencies."],"journal":["Scientific reports"],"pubmed_title":["Selective growth of Ti<sup>3+</sup>/TiO<sub>2</sub>/CNT and Ti<sup>3+</sup>/TiO<sub>2</sub>/C nanocomposite for enhanced visible-light utilization to degrade organic pollutants by lowering TiO<sub>2</sub>-bandgap."],"pmcid":["PMC8096813"],"funding_grant_id":["2018R1A2B6006155"],"pubmed_authors":["Islam MA","Sapkota KP","Hahn JR","Akter J","Hanif MA"],"view_count":["60"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Selective growth of Ti<sup>3+</sup>/TiO<sub>2</sub>/CNT and Ti<sup>3+</sup>/TiO<sub>2</sub>/C nanocomposite for enhanced visible-light utilization to degrade organic pollutants by lowering TiO<sub>2</sub>-bandgap.","description":"A convenient route was developed for the selective preparation of two stable nanocomposites, Ti<sup>3+</sup>/TiO<sub>2</sub>/CNT (labeled as TTOC-1 and TTOC-3) and Ti<sup>3+</sup>/TiO<sub>2</sub>/carbon layer (labeled as TTOC-2), from the same precursor by varying the amount of single-walled carbon nanotubes used in the synthesis. TiO<sub>2</sub> is an effective photocatalyst; however, its wide bandgap limits its usefulness to the UV region. As a solution to this problem, our prepared nanocomposites exhibit a small bandgap and wide visible-light (VL) absorption because of the introduction of carbonaceous species and Ti<sup>3+</sup> vacancies. The photocatalytic efficiency of the nanocomposites was examined via the degradation of methylene blue dye under VL. Excellent photocatalytic activity of 83%, 98%, and 93% was observed for TTOC-1, TTOC-2, and TTOC-3 nanocomposites within 25 min. In addition, the photocatalytic degradation efficiency of TTOC-2 toward methyl orange, phenol, rhodamine B, and congo red was 28%, 69%, 71%, and 91%, respectively, under similar experimental conditions after 25 min. Higher reusability and structural integrity of the as-synthesized photocatalyst were confirmed within five consecutive runs by photocatalytic test and X-ray diffraction analysis, respectively. The resulting nanocomposites provide new insights into the development of VL-active and stable photocatalysts with high efficiencies.","dates":{"release":"2021-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2021 May","modification":"2024-02-15T08:29:37.566Z","creation":"2022-02-10T09:32:39.297Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC8096813","cross_references":{"pubmed":["33947935"],"doi":["10.1038/s41598-021-89026-5"]}}