<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>In this study, the multi-walled carbon nanotubes were oxidized by m-chlorperbenzoic acid followed by the reaction with titanium n-butoxide and nickel nitrate to prepare Ni distributed CNT/TiO2 composite by a simple sol-gel method. The functional groups formed on the surface of MWCNTs were analyzed by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. The prepared Ni distributed CNT/TiO2 composite was characterized by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy and energy dispersive X-ray analysis. The photodegradation of methylene blue, methylene orange and rhodamine B solution under UV irradiation was employed to test the photocatalytic activity of the Ni distributed CNT/TiO2 composite. According to the results, Ni distributed CNT/TiO2 composite showed very excellent photocatalytic activity to decompose MB, MO and Rh.B solutions, due to the electron absorption effect of MWCNTs and electron trapping effect of nickel.</p></abstract>

In this study, the multi-walled carbon nanotubes were oxidized by m-chlorperbenzoic acid followed by the reaction with titanium n-butoxide and nickel nitrate to prepare Ni distributed CNT/TiO2 composite by a simple sol-gel method. The functional groups formed on the surface of MWCNTs were analyzed by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. The prepared Ni distributed CNT/TiO2 composite was characterized by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy and energy dispersive X-ray analysis. The photodegradation of methylene blue, methylene orange and rhodamine B solution under UV irradiation was employed to test the photocatalytic activity of the Ni distributed CNT/TiO2 composite. According to the results, Ni distributed CNT/TiO2 composite showed very excellent photocatalytic activity to decompose MB, MO and Rh.B solutions, due to the electron absorption effect of MWCNTs and electron trapping effect of nickel.

Photodegradation of organic dyes over nickel distributed CNT/TiO2 composite synthesized by a simple sol-gel method

Department of Advanced Materials Science & Engineering, Hanseo University, Seosan-si, Chungnam-do, Korea, 356-706

Materials Science-Poland

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In this study, the multi-walled carbon nanotubes were oxidized by m-chlorperbenzoic acid followed by the reaction with titanium n-butoxide and nickel nitrate...

Photodegradation of organic dyes over nickel distributed CNT/TiO2 composite synthesized by a simple sol-gel method

Published Online: Dec 27, 2011

Page range: 112 - 120

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s13536-011-0023-7

Keywords
MWCNTs, nickel, organic dyes, sol-gel, photocatalytic activity

© 2011 Wroclaw University of Technology

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Photodegradation of organic dyes over nickel distributed CNT/TiO2 composite synthesized by a simple sol-gel method

Published Online: Dec 27, 2011

Page range: 112 - 120

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s13536-011-0023-7

KeywordsMWCNTs, nickel, organic dyes, sol-gel, photocatalytic activity

© 2011 Wroclaw University of Technology

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
MWCNTs, nickel, organic dyes, sol-gel, photocatalytic activity