Back close

TiO2-MWCNT rice grain-shaped nanocomposites – Synthesis, characterization and photocatalysis

Publication Type : Journal Article

Publisher : Materials Research Bulletin

Source : Materials Research Bulletin, Volume 46, Number 4, p.588-595 (2011)

Url : http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-79952189158&partnerID=40&md5=660952f854a280f19b13a9af7b58698b

Keywords : A. Nanostructures, A. Semiconductors, D. Catalytic properties, D. Electrochemical properties, D. Optical properties, Electrochemical properties, electrochemistry, Grain (agricultural product), Multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCN), Nanocomposites, Nanostructures, Optical properties, Oxide minerals, Photocatalysis, Sintering, Spinning (fibers), Titanium, Titanium dioxide

Campus : Kochi

School : School of Medicine

Department : Biostatistics

Year : 2011

Abstract : Titanium dioxide (TiO2)-multiwalled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) nanocomposites with a novel morphology of rice-grains are prepared by electrospinning method. Anatase-MWCNT composites (with a negligibly small percentage of rutile and brookite) are obtained by high temperature sintering of the as-spun (polymer-TiO2-MWCNT) composite fibers. The nanocomposites are characterized using spectroscopy and microscopy. The results show that the functionalized MWCNTs are integrated into the TiO2 rice grain structures. The enhanced photocatalysis of the nanocomposites in comparison to TiO2 rice grains and commercially available P-25 is demonstrated in photodegradation of Alizarin Red dye. © 2010 Elsevier Ltd © 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Cite this Research Publication : Z. Peining, A. S. Nair, Shengyuan, Y., and Ramakrishna, S., “TiO2-MWCNT rice grain-shaped nanocomposites - Synthesis, characterization and photocatalysis”, Materials Research Bulletin, vol. 46, pp. 588-595, 2011.

Admissions Apply Now