{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["15(15)"],"submitter":["Albiter E"],"pubmed_abstract":["Graphene-TiO<sub>2</sub> composites have been investigated in various photocatalytic reactions showing successful synergy compared to pristine TiO<sub>2</sub>. In the present work, graphene oxide (GO) was synthesized by the Hummers method and then reduced graphene oxide-TiO<sub>2</sub> composites (rGO/TiO<sub>2</sub>) were obtained by an in situ GO photoreduction route. X-ray diffraction, FTIR, Raman, UV-vis DRS, and photoluminescence were the main characterization techniques. The obtained composites containing 1 and 3 wt.% rGO were evaluated in the cyanide (50 mg/L) oxidation and Au-cyanide complex (300 mg/L) degradation under UV-A light. The composites showed higher photocatalytic activity than TiO<sub>2</sub>, mainly with the 1% rGO content. Cyanate and gold nanoparticles, deposited on "],"journal":["Materials (Basel, Switzerland)"],"pagination":["5284"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9369652"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Enhancing Free Cyanide Photocatalytic Oxidation by rGO/TiO<sub>2</sub> P25 Composites."],"pmcid":["PMC9369652"],"pubmed_authors":["Calzada LA","Garcia-Valdes J","Albiter E","Rojas-Garcia E","Barrera-Andrade JM","Valenzuela MA"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Enhancing Free Cyanide Photocatalytic Oxidation by rGO/TiO<sub>2</sub> P25 Composites.","description":"Graphene-TiO<sub>2</sub> composites have been investigated in various photocatalytic reactions showing successful synergy compared to pristine TiO<sub>2</sub>. In the present work, graphene oxide (GO) was synthesized by the Hummers method and then reduced graphene oxide-TiO<sub>2</sub> composites (rGO/TiO<sub>2</sub>) were obtained by an in situ GO photoreduction route. X-ray diffraction, FTIR, Raman, UV-vis DRS, and photoluminescence were the main characterization techniques. The obtained composites containing 1 and 3 wt.% rGO were evaluated in the cyanide (50 mg/L) oxidation and Au-cyanide complex (300 mg/L) degradation under UV-A light. The composites showed higher photocatalytic activity than TiO<sub>2</sub>, mainly with the 1% rGO content. Cyanate and gold nanoparticles, deposited on ","dates":{"release":"2022-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2022 Jul","modification":"2025-04-18T15:47:58.306Z","creation":"2025-02-19T03:32:14.413Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC9369652","cross_references":{"pubmed":["35955219"],"doi":["10.3390/ma15155284"]}}