Visible light functioning photocatalyst based on Al(2)O(3) doped Mn(3)O(4) nanomaterial for the degradation of organic toxin

Al(2)O(3) doped Mn(3)O(4) nanomaterial was synthesized by low-temperature stirring method and applied as a catalyst for the degradation of organic pollutants under solar light for prospective environmental applications. The morphological and physiochemical structure of the synthesized solar photocat...

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Autores principales: Asif, Safi Asim Bin, Khan, Sher Bahadar, Asiri, Abdullah M
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer US 2015
Materias:
Nano Express
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4564380/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26353934
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s11671-015-0990-4
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Sumario:Al(2)O(3) doped Mn(3)O(4) nanomaterial was synthesized by low-temperature stirring method and applied as a catalyst for the degradation of organic pollutants under solar light for prospective environmental applications. The morphological and physiochemical structure of the synthesized solar photocatalyst was investigated by X-ray diffraction (XRD), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), energy-dispersive spectroscopy (EDS), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). FESEM showed a mixture of nanowires and aggregated nanoparticles. This Al(2)O(3) doped Mn(3)O(4) nanomaterial exhibited high solar photocatalytic degradation in a short time when applied to brilliant cresyl blue (BCB). Thus, the synthesized nanoparticles can be used as an efficient solar photocatalyst for the degradation of BCB.

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