Photocatalytic degradation of textile dye with titanium (IV) doped tungsten oxide nanoparticles

Water pollution from textile industries is a major concern with respect to the availability of clean drinking water. The removal of textile (organic) dyes through photocatalytic degradation with pure WO3 and titanium (IV) doped tungsten oxide [Ti (IV)-WO3] nanospheres were studied under visible ligh...

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Main Authors: Shree H.K. Ranjini, Nidhi Pathak, Charu Lata Dube Dube
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Published: Engineering Society for Corrosion, Belgrade 2024-03-01
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Nidhi Pathak
Charu Lata Dube Dube
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description Water pollution from textile industries is a major concern with respect to the availability of clean drinking water. The removal of textile (organic) dyes through photocatalytic degradation with pure WO3 and titanium (IV) doped tungsten oxide [Ti (IV)-WO3] nanospheres were studied under visible light. The WO3 and Ti (IV)-WO3 nanospheres were synthesized via microwave-assisted method at microwave power of 160 W for the duration of 20 mins. The as synthesised WO3 and Ti (IV)-WO3 nanospheres were characterized for their structural, microstructural, and spectroscopic properties by using powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), UV–Visible (UV-Vis) spectroscopy, Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and High-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HR-TEM). The X-ray diffractograms confirmed the formation of highly pure WO3 and Ti (IV)-WO3 nanospheres. The average crystallite size of WO3 and Ti (IV)-WO3 nanospheres were calculated as 53.37 nm and 35.24 nm respectively using Debye Scherrer equation. The bandgap of Ti (IV)-WO3 was found to be decreased to 2.5 eV from 3.2 eV (WO3) respectively. It can be deduced that Ti (IV)-WO3 can be utilized as efficient visible light (λ>420 nm) driven photocatalyst as the bandgap was < 3 eV. The agglomerated spherical nanoparticles were seen for WO3 and Ti (IV)-WO3 in the HR-TEM images. The photocatalytic activity of textile dye was analyzed by UV-Vis spectrophotometer under visible light. The photocatalytic organic dye degradation was investigated. The enhanced photocatalytic activity of titanium (IV) doped tungsten oxide (10 wt%) was observed to be ~100% in 100 mins. This makes titanium (IV) doped tungsten oxide nanospheres, a potential nanomaterial for water purification.
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spelling doaj-art-cfbc6d1442bb44d88cb7255b3b54d8712025-08-20T02:04:13ZengEngineering Society for Corrosion, BelgradeZaštita Materijala0351-94652466-25852024-03-0165116917510.62638/ZasMat10371036Photocatalytic degradation of textile dye with titanium (IV) doped tungsten oxide nanoparticlesShree H.K. Ranjini0Nidhi Pathak1Charu Lata Dube Dube2School of Nano Sciences, Central University Gujarat, Gandhinagar, Sector, IndiaSchool of Nano Sciences, Central University Gujarat, Gandhinagar, Sector, IndiaSchool of Nano Sciences, Central University Gujarat, Gandhinagar, Sector, IndiaWater pollution from textile industries is a major concern with respect to the availability of clean drinking water. The removal of textile (organic) dyes through photocatalytic degradation with pure WO3 and titanium (IV) doped tungsten oxide [Ti (IV)-WO3] nanospheres were studied under visible light. The WO3 and Ti (IV)-WO3 nanospheres were synthesized via microwave-assisted method at microwave power of 160 W for the duration of 20 mins. The as synthesised WO3 and Ti (IV)-WO3 nanospheres were characterized for their structural, microstructural, and spectroscopic properties by using powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), UV–Visible (UV-Vis) spectroscopy, Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and High-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HR-TEM). The X-ray diffractograms confirmed the formation of highly pure WO3 and Ti (IV)-WO3 nanospheres. The average crystallite size of WO3 and Ti (IV)-WO3 nanospheres were calculated as 53.37 nm and 35.24 nm respectively using Debye Scherrer equation. The bandgap of Ti (IV)-WO3 was found to be decreased to 2.5 eV from 3.2 eV (WO3) respectively. It can be deduced that Ti (IV)-WO3 can be utilized as efficient visible light (λ>420 nm) driven photocatalyst as the bandgap was < 3 eV. The agglomerated spherical nanoparticles were seen for WO3 and Ti (IV)-WO3 in the HR-TEM images. The photocatalytic activity of textile dye was analyzed by UV-Vis spectrophotometer under visible light. The photocatalytic organic dye degradation was investigated. The enhanced photocatalytic activity of titanium (IV) doped tungsten oxide (10 wt%) was observed to be ~100% in 100 mins. This makes titanium (IV) doped tungsten oxide nanospheres, a potential nanomaterial for water purification.https://www.zastita-materijala.org/index.php/home/article/view/1037photocatalytic degradation, organic dyes, microwave assisted method, photocatalytic activity
spellingShingle Shree H.K. Ranjini
Nidhi Pathak
Charu Lata Dube Dube
Photocatalytic degradation of textile dye with titanium (IV) doped tungsten oxide nanoparticles
Zaštita Materijala
photocatalytic degradation, organic dyes, microwave assisted method, photocatalytic activity
title Photocatalytic degradation of textile dye with titanium (IV) doped tungsten oxide nanoparticles
title_full Photocatalytic degradation of textile dye with titanium (IV) doped tungsten oxide nanoparticles
title_fullStr Photocatalytic degradation of textile dye with titanium (IV) doped tungsten oxide nanoparticles
title_full_unstemmed Photocatalytic degradation of textile dye with titanium (IV) doped tungsten oxide nanoparticles
title_short Photocatalytic degradation of textile dye with titanium (IV) doped tungsten oxide nanoparticles
title_sort photocatalytic degradation of textile dye with titanium iv doped tungsten oxide nanoparticles
topic photocatalytic degradation, organic dyes, microwave assisted method, photocatalytic activity
url https://www.zastita-materijala.org/index.php/home/article/view/1037
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