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JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
Volume 9, Issue 1, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jece.2020.104675
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Perovskite; Nanocomposite; Co-catalyst; Congo-red; Hydrogen evolution
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Novel nanocomposites of LaFeO3 Reduced Graphene Oxide (RGO) NiO were synthesized using sol-gel and solid-state methods in order to enhance photocatalytic activity. The material showed higher visible light activity due to narrower bandgap and appropriate band edge potentials, with the sol-gel method displaying superior performance in Congo-red dye degradation and hydrogen & oxygen evolution experiments.
Novel nanocomposites of LaFeO3 (prepared by sol-gel and solid-state method) Reduced Graphene Oxide (RGO) NiO were synthesized in an attempt to tune the band gap and band edge potentials to make it suitable for enhanced photocatalytic activity. Crystallographic and morphological studies confirmed the phase purity and revealed the presence of RGO along with LaFeO3. Optical studies confirmed the higher visible light activity of the material due to narrower bandgap and suitable band edge potentials. The oxidation states and presence of all elements were confirmed by XPS studies. Photocatalytic properties were evaluated by performing hydrogen & oxygen evolution by water splitting and Congo-red dye degradation experiments. The composite prepared by solgel method showed better Congo-red dye degradation and higher rate of hydrogen and oxygen evolution without doping any noble metal co-catalyst when compared to the composite prepared by solid-state method under visible light irradiation.
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