Sonochemical synthesis, characterization and photocatalytic properties of hydroxyapatite nano-rods derived from mussel shells

Sonochemical synthesis, characterization and photocatalytic properties of hydroxyapatite nano-rods derived from mussel shells

In this paper, we report the first synthesis of hydroxyapatite (HAp) nano-rods derived from mussel shells by a facile sonochemical method. HAp nano-rods were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR). The pho...

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Main Authors: Edralin, Emmanuel Jay M., Garcia, Jonyl L., dela Rosa, Francis M., Punzalan, Eric R.
Format: text
Published: Animo Repository 2017
Subjects:
Nanostructured materials
Hydroxyapatite
Sonochemistry
Mussels
Photocatalysis
Chemistry
Online Access:https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/3476
https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/context/faculty_research/article/4478/type/native/viewcontent/j.matlet.2017.03.016
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Institution: De La Salle University
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Summary:In this paper, we report the first synthesis of hydroxyapatite (HAp) nano-rods derived from mussel shells by a facile sonochemical method. HAp nano-rods were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR). The photocatalytic activity of HAp nano-rods was investigated using Rhodamine B (RhB) dye for the first time. The results confirm that degradation efficiency of 86.8% for RhB was observed after 300 min in the presence of the HAp nano-rods photocatalyst. © 2017 Elsevier B.V.

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