Microwave-assisted Synthesis of Functionalized Multiwalled Carbon Nanotube?Titanium Dioxide Hybrid Structure and Photodegradation
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https://doi.org/10.5614/j.eng.technol.sci.2022.54.4.7Keywords:
anatase, brookite, f-MWCNT, microwave heating technique, photocatalyticAbstract
Decoration of a functionalized multiwalled carbon nanotube (f-MWCNT) surface with titanium dioxide (TiO2) was designed to improve its photocatalytic degradation performance. Structural decoration was achieved by microwave heating at various mass ratios (1:2; 1:4; 1:8; 1:16 wt.%) of titanium (IV) isopropoxide as precursor. The hybrid structure of TiO2/f-MWCNT was characterized by scanning electron microscope and transmission electron microscope (TEM). The crystallite form of the TiO2 nanoparticles was further studied by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and HR?TEM. We report the conformation of high-density TiO2 coated on an f-MWCNT surface at a mass ratio of 1:16 wt.%. XRD analysis revealed a structural transformation from mixture phase (anatase?brookite) at mass ratios of 1:2 and 1:4 wt.% to fully anatase phase for mass ratios of 1:8 and 1:16 wt.%. The transformation was also confirmed by selected area electron diffraction (SAED) and HR?TEM analysis. Our results showed that anatase phase plays a significant role in photodegradation activity.
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