TiO2-functionalized mesoporous silica thin films synthesized by spin-coating to enhance methylene blue and methyl orange removal efficiency

The textile industry as one of the largest industries in the world has been the biggest contributor to global water pollution in recent decades. Azo dyes such as methylene blue (MB) and methyl orange (MO) contained in the textile effluent can be a serious threat to aquatic ecosystem and human health...

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Main Authors: Andreas Federico, Donanta Dhaneswara, Toto Sudiro, Agrin Febrian Pradana, Iping Suhariadi, Siti Norasmah Surip, Jaka Fajar Fatriansyah
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Published: Elsevier 2025-12-01
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author Andreas Federico
Donanta Dhaneswara
Toto Sudiro
Agrin Febrian Pradana
Iping Suhariadi
Siti Norasmah Surip
Jaka Fajar Fatriansyah
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Toto Sudiro
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description The textile industry as one of the largest industries in the world has been the biggest contributor to global water pollution in recent decades. Azo dyes such as methylene blue (MB) and methyl orange (MO) contained in the textile effluent can be a serious threat to aquatic ecosystem and human health. Thus, an effort to create an effective dye removal is needed. This study studies the application of dye removal by combining adsorption and photodegradation methods through the use of mesoporous silica/TiO2 thin film fabricated by spin coating. The resulting TiO2 has anatase phase as confirmed by the XRD result, while mesoporous silica has good surface and pore properties, as evidenced by a surface area of 1291.42 m2/g, a pore volume of 1.91 mL/g, and a pore diameter of 3.07 nm. After exposuring to the 10 ppm MB and MO solutions for four hours at a pH of 7, the synthesized mesoporous silica/TiO2 thin film exhibited the best removal performance compared to the mesoporous silica thin film and TiO2 thin film, with removal percentages of 77.90 % and 17.19 % for MB and MO, respectively. The difference in removal performance between MB and MO occurs due to the selective nature of mesoporous silica and TiO2 caused by different interaction mechanisms.
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spelling doaj-art-ea9f4cbb8d444198bb4a2d1711500e4e2025-08-20T03:30:52ZengElsevierChemical Physics Impact2667-02242025-12-011110089710.1016/j.chphi.2025.100897TiO2-functionalized mesoporous silica thin films synthesized by spin-coating to enhance methylene blue and methyl orange removal efficiencyAndreas Federico0Donanta Dhaneswara1Toto Sudiro2Agrin Febrian Pradana3Iping Suhariadi4Siti Norasmah Surip5Jaka Fajar Fatriansyah6Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Indonesia, Kampus UI Depok, Depok, Jawa Barat 16424, IndonesiaDepartment of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Indonesia, Kampus UI Depok, Depok, Jawa Barat 16424, Indonesia; Advanced Functional Material Research Group, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Indonesia, Kampus UI Depok, Depok 16424, IndonesiaResearch Center for Advanced Material, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), South Tangerang 15314, IndonesiaDepartment of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Indonesia, Kampus UI Depok, Depok, Jawa Barat 16424, IndonesiaDepartment of Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Bina Nusantara University, Jakarta 11530, IndonesiaFaculty of Applied Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam 40450, MalaysiaDepartment of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Indonesia, Kampus UI Depok, Depok, Jawa Barat 16424, Indonesia; Advanced Functional Material Research Group, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Indonesia, Kampus UI Depok, Depok 16424, Indonesia; Corresponding author.The textile industry as one of the largest industries in the world has been the biggest contributor to global water pollution in recent decades. Azo dyes such as methylene blue (MB) and methyl orange (MO) contained in the textile effluent can be a serious threat to aquatic ecosystem and human health. Thus, an effort to create an effective dye removal is needed. This study studies the application of dye removal by combining adsorption and photodegradation methods through the use of mesoporous silica/TiO2 thin film fabricated by spin coating. The resulting TiO2 has anatase phase as confirmed by the XRD result, while mesoporous silica has good surface and pore properties, as evidenced by a surface area of 1291.42 m2/g, a pore volume of 1.91 mL/g, and a pore diameter of 3.07 nm. After exposuring to the 10 ppm MB and MO solutions for four hours at a pH of 7, the synthesized mesoporous silica/TiO2 thin film exhibited the best removal performance compared to the mesoporous silica thin film and TiO2 thin film, with removal percentages of 77.90 % and 17.19 % for MB and MO, respectively. The difference in removal performance between MB and MO occurs due to the selective nature of mesoporous silica and TiO2 caused by different interaction mechanisms.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667022425000830Dye removalMesoporous silicaMethylene blueMethyl orangeTiO2
spellingShingle Andreas Federico
Donanta Dhaneswara
Toto Sudiro
Agrin Febrian Pradana
Iping Suhariadi
Siti Norasmah Surip
Jaka Fajar Fatriansyah
TiO2-functionalized mesoporous silica thin films synthesized by spin-coating to enhance methylene blue and methyl orange removal efficiency
Chemical Physics Impact
Dye removal
Mesoporous silica
Methylene blue
Methyl orange
TiO2
title TiO2-functionalized mesoporous silica thin films synthesized by spin-coating to enhance methylene blue and methyl orange removal efficiency
title_full TiO2-functionalized mesoporous silica thin films synthesized by spin-coating to enhance methylene blue and methyl orange removal efficiency
title_fullStr TiO2-functionalized mesoporous silica thin films synthesized by spin-coating to enhance methylene blue and methyl orange removal efficiency
title_full_unstemmed TiO2-functionalized mesoporous silica thin films synthesized by spin-coating to enhance methylene blue and methyl orange removal efficiency
title_short TiO2-functionalized mesoporous silica thin films synthesized by spin-coating to enhance methylene blue and methyl orange removal efficiency
title_sort tio2 functionalized mesoporous silica thin films synthesized by spin coating to enhance methylene blue and methyl orange removal efficiency
topic Dye removal
Mesoporous silica
Methylene blue
Methyl orange
TiO2
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667022425000830
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