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TiO2-Mica 450 composite for photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue using UV irradiation

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The photo-degradation of methylene blue (MB) dye solution is studied under UV light irradiation using a TiO2-Mica composite calcined at 450 °C (TiO2-M 450). X-ray diffraction (XRD), field-emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), energy-dispersive X-ray analysis (EDX), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), and UV spectroscopy are used to study the photocatalyst after it is made. XRD shows TiO2 nanoparticles (NPs) are in the anatase and rutile phases. MB degradation is evaluated by different parameters, including the concentration of MB dye, pH, the amount of photocatalyst used, and the effect of the oxidant (hydrogen peroxide, H2O2). Under moderate exposure to UV light, the TiO2-M 450 composite can remove approximately 99.2% of MB dye (1.0 × 10−4 M) for 80 min. The optimal amount of TiO2-M 450 composite is 5.0 g L−1, corresponding to 2.0 g L−1 of TiO2 NPs. MB dyes can be treated with a simple, successful, and effective process. The nanocomposite is thought to be a good candidate for a photocatalyst that could be used to clean up the environment.

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This research was supported by National Research Foundation (NRF) of South Korea (2022R1A2C1004392).

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  1. Productions & Research Complex, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran

    Narges Ghafourian & Seyed Nezamedin Hosseini

  2. School of Chemical Engineering, Yeungnam University, 280 Daehak-Ro, Gyeongsan, Gyeongbuk, 38541, Republic of Korea

    Zahra Mahmoodi

  3. Department of Chemistry, Roudehen Branch, Islamic Azad University, Roudehen, Iran

    Nasrin Masnabadi

  4. Department of Chemistry, University of Applied Science and Technology, Center of Arya Gach Poldokhtar, Tehran, Iran

    Mohammad R. Thalji

  5. Department of Chemistry, University of Applied Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran

    Abbas Rajabi Abhari

  6. School of Materials Science and Engineering, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, 38541, Republic of Korea

    Wail Al Zoubi

  7. Faculty of Industrial Sciences and Technology, Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah, Gambang, Kuantan, Pahang, 26300, Malaysia

    Kwok Feng Chong

  8. Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Assiut, 71524, Egypt

    Gomaa A. M. Ali

  9. Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Assiut University, Assiut, 71516, Egypt

    Zinab H. Bakr

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Conceptualization: Nargess Ghafourian, Mohammad Thalji, and Gomaa Ali; data curation: Seyed Hosseini; formal analysis: Nargess Ghafourian, Zahra Mahmoodi, and Abbas Abhari; investigation: Nargess Ghafourian, Seyed Hosseini, Mohammad Thalji, Nasrin Masnabadi, Zahra Mahmoodi, Kwok Chong, Gomaa Ali, and Zinab Bakr; methodology: Nasrin Masnabadi, Zahra Mahmoodi, and Abbas Abhari; resources: Wail Al Zoubi and Zinab Bakr; validation: Seyed Hosseini, Wail Al Zoubi, and Kwok Chong; visualization: Nasrin Masnabadi; writing—original draft: Nargess Ghafourian; writing—review and editing: Mohammad Thalji, Abbas Abhari, Wail Al Zoubi, Kwok Chong, Gomaa Ali, and Zinab Bakr.

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• TiO2-Mica 450 composite photocatalyst was successfully fabricated by hydrolysis-precipitation method.

• TiO2-Mica 450 composite showed a maximum MB degradation of 99.2% during 70 min under UV light.

• The highest degradation performance was achieved using 5.5 g L−1 of TiO2-Mica 450.

• TiO2-Mica 450 composite provided an effective broad prospect ideal for wastewater purification.

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Ghafourian, N., Hosseini, S.N., Mahmoodi, Z. et al. TiO2-Mica 450 composite for photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue using UV irradiation. emergent mater. 6, 1527–1536 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42247-023-00552-6

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