Issue 40, 2020

Effective photocatalytic degradation and physical adsorption of methylene blue using cellulose/GO/TiO2 hydrogels

Abstract

Environmentally friendly cellulose/GO/TiO2 hydrogel photocatalyst has been successfully fabricated via a green, simple, and one-step method and evaluated as the photocatalyst and adsorbent for the removal of methylene blue (MB). The XRD and FTIR analysis suggested the strong interaction among cellulose, GO and TiO2, resulting from the formation of hydrogen bonds. Due to the unique porous structure of cellulose hydrogel and introduction of GO, the cellulose/GO/TiO2 hydrogel showed superior (degradation ratio ∼ 93%) and reproducible (no significant change during the ten consecutive cycles) performance in the removal of MB under UV light. Consequently, the prepared cellulose/GO/TiO2 hydrogel can be applied as an eco-friendly, high-performance, reproducible, and stable photocatalyst and adsorbent for the removal of MB. This green hydrogel is a promising candidate for dye wastewater treatment. Moreover, this work is expected to extend the scope of bio-templated synthesis of other nanomaterials for various applications.

Graphical abstract: Effective photocatalytic degradation and physical adsorption of methylene blue using cellulose/GO/TiO2 hydrogels

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
21 May 2020
Accepted
17 Jun 2020
First published
23 Jun 2020
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY-NC license

RSC Adv., 2020,10, 23936-23943

Effective photocatalytic degradation and physical adsorption of methylene blue using cellulose/GO/TiO2 hydrogels

Y. Chen, Z. Xiang, D. Wang, J. Kang and H. Qi, RSC Adv., 2020, 10, 23936 DOI: 10.1039/D0RA04509H

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