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TiO2 nanotubes supported Cu nanoparticles for improving photocatalytic degradation of simazine under UV illumination

Nano size Copper (Cu) incorporated TiO2 nanotubes was successfully synthesized via the anodic oxidation technique in ethylene glycol (EG) containing 0.5 wt % NH4F and 1.6 wt % KOH for the photocatalytic degradation of Simazine (2-chloro-4, 6-diethylamino-1,3,5-triazine) under Ultraviolet (UV) illumi...

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Main Authors: Meriam Suhaimy, Syazwan Hanani, Abd Hamid, Sharifah Bee, Chin, Wei Lai, Hasan, Md. Rakibul, Johan, Mohd Rafie
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https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/catal6110167
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spelling my.uthm.eprints.56712022-01-20T03:58:35Z http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/5671/ TiO2 nanotubes supported Cu nanoparticles for improving photocatalytic degradation of simazine under UV illumination Meriam Suhaimy, Syazwan Hanani Abd Hamid, Sharifah Bee Chin, Wei Lai Hasan, Md. Rakibul Johan, Mohd Rafie TP Chemical technology Nano size Copper (Cu) incorporated TiO2 nanotubes was successfully synthesized via the anodic oxidation technique in ethylene glycol (EG) containing 0.5 wt % NH4F and 1.6 wt % KOH for the photocatalytic degradation of Simazine (2-chloro-4, 6-diethylamino-1,3,5-triazine) under Ultraviolet (UV) illumination. In the present study, the influence of different loading Cu concentrations on the formation of Cu-TiO2 nanotubes film towards the photocatalytic degradation of Simazine is reported. Based on our study, it was found that the optimum Cu loading concentration was about 0.45 wt % on TiO2 nanotubes film for approximately 64% photocatalytic degradation of Simazine after 4 h under UV illumination. This finding was mainly attributed to the uniform surface covering of the Cu loaded TiO2NTs which acted as electron traps, preventing the recombination of electron hole pairs, eventually leading to higher photocatalytic activity of our photocatalyst in degrading the targeted organic pollutant, Simazine. Moreover, an increased kinetic rate of the degradation to 0.0135 h−1 was observed in the presence of Cu in TiO2NTs. Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) 2016 Article PeerReviewed text en http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/5671/1/AJ%202016%20%28110%29.pdf Meriam Suhaimy, Syazwan Hanani and Abd Hamid, Sharifah Bee and Chin, Wei Lai and Hasan, Md. Rakibul and Johan, Mohd Rafie (2016) TiO2 nanotubes supported Cu nanoparticles for improving photocatalytic degradation of simazine under UV illumination. Catalysts, 6 (167). pp. 1-16. ISSN 2073-4344 https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/catal6110167
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topic TP Chemical technology
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Meriam Suhaimy, Syazwan Hanani
Abd Hamid, Sharifah Bee
Chin, Wei Lai
Hasan, Md. Rakibul
Johan, Mohd Rafie
TiO2 nanotubes supported Cu nanoparticles for improving photocatalytic degradation of simazine under UV illumination
description Nano size Copper (Cu) incorporated TiO2 nanotubes was successfully synthesized via the anodic oxidation technique in ethylene glycol (EG) containing 0.5 wt % NH4F and 1.6 wt % KOH for the photocatalytic degradation of Simazine (2-chloro-4, 6-diethylamino-1,3,5-triazine) under Ultraviolet (UV) illumination. In the present study, the influence of different loading Cu concentrations on the formation of Cu-TiO2 nanotubes film towards the photocatalytic degradation of Simazine is reported. Based on our study, it was found that the optimum Cu loading concentration was about 0.45 wt % on TiO2 nanotubes film for approximately 64% photocatalytic degradation of Simazine after 4 h under UV illumination. This finding was mainly attributed to the uniform surface covering of the Cu loaded TiO2NTs which acted as electron traps, preventing the recombination of electron hole pairs, eventually leading to higher photocatalytic activity of our photocatalyst in degrading the targeted organic pollutant, Simazine. Moreover, an increased kinetic rate of the degradation to 0.0135 h−1 was observed in the presence of Cu in TiO2NTs.
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author Meriam Suhaimy, Syazwan Hanani
Abd Hamid, Sharifah Bee
Chin, Wei Lai
Hasan, Md. Rakibul
Johan, Mohd Rafie
author_facet Meriam Suhaimy, Syazwan Hanani
Abd Hamid, Sharifah Bee
Chin, Wei Lai
Hasan, Md. Rakibul
Johan, Mohd Rafie
author_sort Meriam Suhaimy, Syazwan Hanani
title TiO2 nanotubes supported Cu nanoparticles for improving photocatalytic degradation of simazine under UV illumination
title_short TiO2 nanotubes supported Cu nanoparticles for improving photocatalytic degradation of simazine under UV illumination
title_full TiO2 nanotubes supported Cu nanoparticles for improving photocatalytic degradation of simazine under UV illumination
title_fullStr TiO2 nanotubes supported Cu nanoparticles for improving photocatalytic degradation of simazine under UV illumination
title_full_unstemmed TiO2 nanotubes supported Cu nanoparticles for improving photocatalytic degradation of simazine under UV illumination
title_sort tio2 nanotubes supported cu nanoparticles for improving photocatalytic degradation of simazine under uv illumination
publisher Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
publishDate 2016
url http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/5671/1/AJ%202016%20%28110%29.pdf
http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/5671/
https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/catal6110167
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