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Banoth P, Kandula C, Lavudya PK, Akaram S, De Los Santos Valladares L, Ammanabrolu R, Mamidipudi GK, Kollu P. BiFeO 3-Black TiO 2 Composite as a Visible Light Active Photocatalyst for the Degradation of Methylene Blue. ACS OMEGA 2023; 8:18653-18662. [PMID: 37273593 PMCID: PMC10233835 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c00553] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2023] [Accepted: 04/28/2023] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
Abstract
The application of a novel BiFeO3 (BFO)-black TiO2 (BTO) composite (called BFOT) as a photocatalyst for the degradation of methylene blue is reported. The p-n heterojunction photocatalyst was synthesized for the first time through microwave-assisted co-precipitation synthesis to change the molar ratio of BTO in BiFeO3 to increase the photocatalytic efficiency of the BiFeO3 photocatalyst. The UV-visible properties of p-n heterostructures showed excellent absorption of visible light and reduced electron-hole recombination properties compared to the pure-phase BFO. Photocatalytic studies on BFOT10, BFOT20, and BFOT30 have shown that they decompose methylene blue (MB) in sunlight better than pure-phase BFO in 70 min. The BFOT30 photocatalyst was the most effective at reducing MB when exposed to visible light (97%). Magnetic studies have shown that BTO is diamagnetic, and the BFOT10 photocatalyst exhibits a very weak antiferromagnetic behavior, whereas BFOT20 and BFO30 show diamagnetic behavior. This study confirms that the catalyst has poor stability and weak magnetic recovery properties due to the non-magnetic phase BTO in the BFO.
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- Pravallika Banoth
- School
of Physics, University of Hyderabad, Prof. C. R. Rao Road, Gachibowli, Hyderabad, Telangana 500046, India
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- School
of Physics, University of Hyderabad, Prof. C. R. Rao Road, Gachibowli, Hyderabad, Telangana 500046, India
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- School
of Physics, University of Hyderabad, Prof. C. R. Rao Road, Gachibowli, Hyderabad, Telangana 500046, India
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- CASEST,
School of Physics, University of Hyderabad, Prof C R Rao Road, Gachibowli, Hyderabad, Telangana 500046, India
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- Cavendish
Laboratory, Department of Physics, University
of Cambridge, J. J. Thomson Avenue, Cambridge CB3 0HE, U.K.
- Laboratorio
de Cerámicos y Nanomateriales, Facultad de Ciencias Físicas, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima 14-0149, Peru
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- School
of Physics, University of Hyderabad, Prof. C. R. Rao Road, Gachibowli, Hyderabad, Telangana 500046, India
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- School
of Physics, University of Hyderabad, Prof. C. R. Rao Road, Gachibowli, Hyderabad, Telangana 500046, India
- CASEST,
School of Physics, University of Hyderabad, Prof C R Rao Road, Gachibowli, Hyderabad, Telangana 500046, India
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- School
of Physics, University of Hyderabad, Prof. C. R. Rao Road, Gachibowli, Hyderabad, Telangana 500046, India
- CASEST,
School of Physics, University of Hyderabad, Prof C R Rao Road, Gachibowli, Hyderabad, Telangana 500046, India
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Elmaghraoui D, Ben Amara I, Jaziri S. Nickel Chalcogenide Nanoparticles-Assisted Photothermal Solar Driven Membrane Distillation (PSDMD). MEMBRANES 2023; 13:195. [PMID: 36837698 PMCID: PMC9961219 DOI: 10.3390/membranes13020195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2022] [Revised: 10/16/2022] [Accepted: 01/31/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Developing photothermal solar driven membrane distillation (PSDMD) is of great importance in providing fresh water for remote off-grid regions. The production of freshwater through the PSDMD is driven by the temperature difference between feed and distillate sides created via the addition of efficient photothermal nanostructures. Here we proposed nickel sulfides and nickel tellurium nanoparticles (NPs) to be loaded into the polymeric membrane to enhance its performance. Ag and CuSe NPs are also considered for comparison as they are previously used for membrane distillation (MD). Our theoretical approach showed that all of the considered NPs increased the temperature of the PVDF membrane by around a few degrees. NiS and NiTe2 NPs are the most efficient solar light-to-heat converters compared to NiTe and NiS2 NPs due to their efficient absorption over the visible range. PVDF membrane loaded with 25% of NiCs NPs and a porosity of 32% produced a transmembrane vapor flux between 22 and 27 L/m2h under a 10-times-amplified sun intensity. Under the same conditions, the PVDF membrane loaded with CuSe and Ag NPs produced 15 and 18 L/m2h of vapor flux, respectively. The implantation of NPs through the membrane not only increased its surface temperature but also possessed a high porosity which provided a higher distillation and energy efficiency that reached 58% with NiS NPs. Finally, great agreement between our theoretical model and experimental measurement is obtained.
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- Donia Elmaghraoui
- Laboratoire de Physique de la Matiére Condensée, Faculté des Sciences de Tunis, Campus Universitaire, El Manar 2092, Tunisia
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- Laboratoire de Physique de la Matiére Condensée, Faculté des Sciences de Tunis, Campus Universitaire, El Manar 2092, Tunisia
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- Laboratoire de Physique de la Matiére Condensée, Faculté des Sciences de Tunis, Campus Universitaire, El Manar 2092, Tunisia
- Laboratoire de Physique des Matériaux, Structures et Propriétés, Faculté des Sciences de Bizerte, Jarzouna 7021, Tunisia
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Ajibade PA, Oluwalana AE. Photocatalytic Degradation of Single and Binary Mixture of Brilliant Green and Rhodamine B Dyes by Zinc Sulfide Quantum Dots. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26247686. [PMID: 34946768 PMCID: PMC8704525 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26247686] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2021] [Revised: 12/12/2021] [Accepted: 12/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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We present the preparation of octadecylamine-capped ZnS quantum dots from bis(morpholinyldithiocarbamato)Zn(II) complex. The complex was thermolyzed at 130 °C in octadecylamine at different times, to study the effect of reaction time on the morphological and photocatalytic properties of the ZnS quantum dots. Powder X-ray diffraction patterns confirmed a hexagonal wurtzite crystalline phase of ZnS, while HRTEM images showed particle sizes of about 1–3 nm, and energy band gaps of 3.68 eV (ZnS–1), 3.87 eV (ZnS–2), and 4.16 eV (ZnS–3) were obtained from the Tauc plot for the ZnS nanoparticles. The as-prepared ZnS were used as photocatalysts for the degradation of brilliant green, rhodamine B, and binary dye consisting of a mixture of brilliant green-rhodamine B. The highest photocatalytic degradation efficiency of 94% was obtained from ZnS–3 with low photoluminescence intensity. The effect of catalytic dosage and pH of the dyes solution on the photocatalytic process shows that pH 8 is optimal for the degradation of brilliant green, while pH 6.5 is the best for photocatalytic degradation of rhodamine B. The degradation of the binary dyes followed the same trends. The effect of catalytic dosage shows that 1 mg mL−1 of the ZnS nano-photocatalyst is the optimum dosage for the degradation of organic dyes. Reusability studies show that the ZnS quantum dots can be reused five times without a significant reduction in degradation efficiency.
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Mbuyazi TB, Ajibade PA. Bis(4-methylpiperidine-1-carbodithioato)-lead(II) and Bis(4-benzylpiperidine-1-carbodithioato)-lead(II) as Precursors for Lead Sulphide Nano Photocatalysts for the Degradation of Rhodamine B. Molecules 2021; 26:7251. [PMID: 34885833 PMCID: PMC8658782 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26237251] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2021] [Revised: 11/26/2021] [Accepted: 11/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Bis(4-methylpiperidine-1-carbodithioato)-lead(II) and bis(4-benzylpiperidine-1-carbodithioato)-lead(II) were prepared and their molecular structures elucidated using single crystal X-ray crystallography and spectroscopic techniques. The compounds were used as precursors for the preparation of lead sulphide nano photocatalysts for the degradation of rhodamine B. The single crystal structures of the lead(II) dithiocarbamate complexes show mononuclear lead(II) compounds in which each lead(II) ion coordinates two dithiocarbamato anions in a distorted tetrahedral geometry. The compounds were thermolyzed at 180 ℃ in hexadecylamine (HDA), octadecylamine (ODA), and trioctylphosphine oxide (TOPO) to prepare HDA, ODA, and TOPO capped lead sulphide (PbS) nanoparticles. Powder X-ray diffraction (pXRD) patterns of the lead sulphide nanoparticles were indexed to the rock cubic salt crystalline phase of lead sulphide. The lead sulphide nanoparticles were used as photocatalysts for the degradation of rhodamine B with ODA-PbS1 achieving photodegradation efficiency of 45.28% after 360 min. The photostability and reusability studies of the as-prepared PbS nanoparticles were studied in four consecutive cycles, showing that the percentage degradation efficiency decreased slightly by about 0.51-1.93%. The results show that the as-prepared PbS nanoparticles are relatively photostable with a slight loss of photodegradation activities as the reusability cycles progress.
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- School of Chemistry and Physics, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Private Bag X01, Scottsville, Pietermaritzburg 3209, South Africa;
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Metal Sulfide Semiconductor Nanomaterials and Polymer Microgels for Biomedical Applications. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms222212294. [PMID: 34830175 PMCID: PMC8623293 DOI: 10.3390/ijms222212294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2021] [Revised: 11/07/2021] [Accepted: 11/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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The development of nanomaterials with therapeutic and/or diagnostic properties has been an active area of research in biomedical sciences over the past decade. Nanomaterials have been identified as significant medical tools with potential therapeutic and diagnostic capabilities that are practically impossible to accomplish using larger molecules or bulk materials. Fabrication of nanomaterials is the most effective platform to engineer therapeutic agents and delivery systems for the treatment of cancer. This is mostly due to the high selectivity of nanomaterials for cancerous cells, which is attributable to the porous morphology of tumour cells which allows nanomaterials to accumulate more in tumour cells more than in normal cells. Nanomaterials can be used as potential drug delivery systems since they exist in similar scale as proteins. The unique properties of nanomaterials have drawn a lot of interest from researchers in search of new chemotherapeutic treatment for cancer. Metal sulfide nanomaterials have emerged as the most used frameworks in the past decade, but they tend to aggregate because of their high surface energy which triggers the thermodynamically favoured interaction. Stabilizing agents such as polymer and microgels have been utilized to inhibit the particles from any aggregations. In this review, we explore the development of metal sulfide polymer/microgel nanocomposites as therapeutic agents against cancerous cells.
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Selvanathan V, Aminuzzaman M, Tey LH, Razali SA, Althubeiti K, Alkhammash HI, Guha SK, Ogawa S, Watanabe A, Shahiduzzaman M, Akhtaruzzaman M. Muntingia calabura Leaves Mediated Green Synthesis of CuO Nanorods: Exploiting Phytochemicals for Unique Morphology. MATERIALS 2021; 14:ma14216379. [PMID: 34771914 PMCID: PMC8585435 DOI: 10.3390/ma14216379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2021] [Revised: 10/03/2021] [Accepted: 10/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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In this study, phytochemical assisted nanoparticle synthesis was performed using Muntingia calabura leaf extracts to produce copper oxide nanoparticles (CuO NPs) with interesting morphology. Scanning electron microscope (SEM) and transmission electron microscope (TEM) analysis of the biosynthesized CuO NPs reveal formation of distinct, homogeneous, and uniform sized CuO nanorods structure with thickness and length of around 23 nm and 79 nm, respectively. Based on Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) analysis, the unique combinations of secondary metabolites such as flavonoid and polyphenols in the plant extract are deduced to be effective capping agents to produce nanoparticles with unique morphologies similar to conventional chemical synthesis. X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis verified the monoclinical, crystalline structure of the CuO NPs. The phase purity and chemical identity of the product was consolidated via X-Ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and Raman spectroscopic data which indicate the formation of a single phase CuO without the presence of other impurities. The direct and indirect optical band gap energies of the CuO nanorods were recorded to be 3.65 eV and 1.42 eV.
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- Vidhya Selvanathan
- Solar Energy Research Institute (SERI), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Bangi 43600, Malaysia; (V.S.); (S.A.R.)
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- Department of Chemical Science, Faculty of Science, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR), Perak Campus, Jalan Universiti, Bandar Barat, Kampar 31900, Malaysia;
- Centre for Photonics and Advanced Materials Research (CPAMR), Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR), Jalan Sungai Long, Bandar Sungai Long, Kajang 43000, Malaysia
- Correspondence: (M.A.); (M.A.)
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- Department of Chemical Science, Faculty of Science, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR), Perak Campus, Jalan Universiti, Bandar Barat, Kampar 31900, Malaysia;
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- Solar Energy Research Institute (SERI), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Bangi 43600, Malaysia; (V.S.); (S.A.R.)
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Taif University, P.O. Box 11099, Taif 21944, Saudi Arabia;
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, College of Engineering, Taif University, Taif 21944, Saudi Arabia;
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- Department of Arts and Sciences, Faculty of Engineering, Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology, 141-142, Love Road, Tejgaon I/A, Dhaka 1208, Bangladesh;
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- Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials (IMRAM), Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8577, Japan; (S.O.); (A.W.)
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- Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials (IMRAM), Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8577, Japan; (S.O.); (A.W.)
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- Nanomaterials Research Institute (NanoMaRi), Kanazawa University, Kakuma, Kanazawa 920-1192, Japan;
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- Solar Energy Research Institute (SERI), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Bangi 43600, Malaysia; (V.S.); (S.A.R.)
- Correspondence: (M.A.); (M.A.)
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Ajibade PA, Nnadozie EC. Synthesis and Structural Studies of Manganese Ferrite and Zinc Ferrite Nanocomposites and Their Use as Photoadsorbents for Indigo Carmine and Methylene Blue Dyes. ACS OMEGA 2020; 5:32386-32394. [PMID: 33376875 PMCID: PMC7758902 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.0c04404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2020] [Accepted: 11/16/2020] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Solar-moderated adsorptions of indigo carmine and methylene blue dyes were investigated using manganese and zinc ferrite capped with biochar prepared from the root of Chromolaena odorata. TEM micrograph of the as-prepared manganese ferrite nanocomposites (MnFe2O4@BC) revealed octagonally shaped particles with an average size of 42.64 nm while the zinc ferrite nanocomposite (ZnFe2O4@BC) micrograph revealed mixtures of rod- and cone-shaped particles with an average size of 43.82 nm. Biochar capping of MnFe2O4@BC reduced the band gap from 3.63 to 2.08 eV. The nanocomposite surface areas were 197.64 and 92.14 m2/g for MnFe2O4@BC and ZnFe2O4@BC, respectively. Photoadsorption of the as-prepared nanocomposites showed that 10 mg of ZnFe2O4@BC effectively removed 69.07 and 98.60% of 70 mg/L indigo carmine and methylene blue dyes while MnFe2O4@BC removed 77.65 and 94.83% of indigo carmine and methylene blue dyes after 2 h of equilibration under visible light irradiation, respectively. The nonlinear form of the Langmuir isotherm had a better approximation to the experimental solid-phase concentration (q e) for the adsorption of indigo carmine dye using both nanocomposites. In contrast, the linear form gave a better goodness-of-fit for the adsorptions of methylene blue dye. The manganese ferrite (MnFe2O4@BC) and zinc ferrite (ZnFe2O4@BC) nanocomposites showed no inhibition of Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus, which indicates that they could be used for both biological and environmental applications.
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