Journal
CRYSTALS
Volume 11, Issue 12, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/cryst11121456
Keywords
benzaldehyde; degradation; metal oxide; methylene blue; nanoparticle; nitrophenol
Funding
- Deanship of Scientific Research at King Faisal University
- DSR Annual Project [130153]
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Metal oxide titanium dioxide nanoparticles were synthesized using a sol-gel method, exhibiting small crystallite size and spherical morphology. They showed high catalytic activity and degradation efficiency in dye degradation and oxidation reactions.
Metal oxide titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanoparticles were synthesized by using a simple and economical sol-gel method. The prepared nanoparticles were used to evaluate methylene blue dye degradation and as catalysts in the oxidation of benzaldehyde. The crystallite size of the titanium dioxide nanoparticle was 18.3 nm, which was confirmed by X-ray diffraction analysis. The spherical morphology was confirmed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and the elemental composition of the nanoparticle was found by energy dispersive X-ray (EDAX) analysis. The anatase form of the nanoparticle was confirmed by the bandgap 3.2 eV, which was measured using UV-DRS analysis. The bond between metal and oxygen was confirmed by the peaks at 485 and 606 cm(-1) analyzed by Fourier transform infrared analysis (FTIR). The efficiency of the catalyst in dye degradation was 60.08, 68.38, and 80.89% with respect to 50, 75, and 100 mg catalyst weight. The yield % of benzoic acid was 94%, and the reduction efficiency against 4-nitrophenol was 98.44%.
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