Modification of Multi-walled Carbon Nanotubes with Nanoparticles for High Photocatalytic Activity

Titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanoparticles were successfully attached to the outer surface of one dimensional oxidized multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) via sol-gel technique. It was well-established that calcination temperature played a critical role in controlling the crystallinity and phase of MW...

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Main Authors: Tan, Tong Ling, Hamid, Sharifah Bee Abd, Lai, Chin Wei
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spelling my.um.eprints.196102018-10-05T04:31:08Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/19610/ Modification of Multi-walled Carbon Nanotubes with Nanoparticles for High Photocatalytic Activity Tan, Tong Ling Hamid, Sharifah Bee Abd Lai, Chin Wei Q Science (General) QD Chemistry Titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanoparticles were successfully attached to the outer surface of one dimensional oxidized multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) via sol-gel technique. It was well-established that calcination temperature played a critical role in controlling the crystallinity and phase of MWCNTs/TiO2composites. Thus, the effects of calcination temperature on the resulting MWCNTs/TiO2 were illustrated. The phase transition of MWCNTs/TiO2 composites was determined using XRD analysis. The photocatalytic activity evaluation of MWCNTs/TiO2 composites was conducted under degradation of organic dye (methyl orange solution). The results revealed that annealed MWCNTs/TiO2 composites showed significantly enhanced photocatalytic activity due to the highly crystalline anatase TiO2 structures. Bentham Science Publishers 2015 Article PeerReviewed Tan, Tong Ling and Hamid, Sharifah Bee Abd and Lai, Chin Wei (2015) Modification of Multi-walled Carbon Nanotubes with Nanoparticles for High Photocatalytic Activity. Current Nanoscience, 11 (4). pp. 504-508. ISSN 1573-4137 http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1573413711666150202233509 doi:10.2174/1573413711666150202233509
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topic Q Science (General)
QD Chemistry
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QD Chemistry
Tan, Tong Ling
Hamid, Sharifah Bee Abd
Lai, Chin Wei
Modification of Multi-walled Carbon Nanotubes with Nanoparticles for High Photocatalytic Activity
description Titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanoparticles were successfully attached to the outer surface of one dimensional oxidized multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) via sol-gel technique. It was well-established that calcination temperature played a critical role in controlling the crystallinity and phase of MWCNTs/TiO2composites. Thus, the effects of calcination temperature on the resulting MWCNTs/TiO2 were illustrated. The phase transition of MWCNTs/TiO2 composites was determined using XRD analysis. The photocatalytic activity evaluation of MWCNTs/TiO2 composites was conducted under degradation of organic dye (methyl orange solution). The results revealed that annealed MWCNTs/TiO2 composites showed significantly enhanced photocatalytic activity due to the highly crystalline anatase TiO2 structures.
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author Tan, Tong Ling
Hamid, Sharifah Bee Abd
Lai, Chin Wei
author_facet Tan, Tong Ling
Hamid, Sharifah Bee Abd
Lai, Chin Wei
author_sort Tan, Tong Ling
title Modification of Multi-walled Carbon Nanotubes with Nanoparticles for High Photocatalytic Activity
title_short Modification of Multi-walled Carbon Nanotubes with Nanoparticles for High Photocatalytic Activity
title_full Modification of Multi-walled Carbon Nanotubes with Nanoparticles for High Photocatalytic Activity
title_fullStr Modification of Multi-walled Carbon Nanotubes with Nanoparticles for High Photocatalytic Activity
title_full_unstemmed Modification of Multi-walled Carbon Nanotubes with Nanoparticles for High Photocatalytic Activity
title_sort modification of multi-walled carbon nanotubes with nanoparticles for high photocatalytic activity
publisher Bentham Science Publishers
publishDate 2015
url http://eprints.um.edu.my/19610/
http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1573413711666150202233509
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