Titanium dioxide nanorods in regenerated cellulose membrane for photocatalytic degradation of phenol

Polymer-inorganic nanocomposite membrane was successfully prepared via incorporation of nitrogen doped (N-doped) titanium dixide (TiO2) anatase/rutile mixed phase nanorods in the cellulose microfiber by using phase inversion technique. The use of the non-toxic solvent-based system and recycled newsp...

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Main Author:	Mohamed, Mohamad Azuwa
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	2015
Subjects:	TP Chemical technology
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spelling	my-utm-ep.782002018-07-28T06:26:26Z Titanium dioxide nanorods in regenerated cellulose membrane for photocatalytic degradation of phenol 2015-09 Mohamed, Mohamad Azuwa TP Chemical technology Polymer-inorganic nanocomposite membrane was successfully prepared via incorporation of nitrogen doped (N-doped) titanium dixide (TiO2) anatase/rutile mixed phase nanorods in the cellulose microfiber by using phase inversion technique. The use of the non-toxic solvent-based system and recycled newspapers as the cellulose source in this study provides a significant contribution towards the development of a green technology system. The incorporation of N-doped TiO2 nanorods that have been calcined at 400°C (T400) in regenerated cellulose membrane matrix has altered significantly its morphological and physicochemical properties, as revealed by Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR), Field Electron Scanning Microscopy (FESEM), Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM), UV-vis spectroscopy, Thermal Gravimetric Analysis (TGA), X-ray Diffraction (XRD) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis. The UV-vis spectroscopy and XPS analysis confirmed that the highly visible light absorption capability of the prepared regenerated cellulose/titanium dioxide (RC/TiO2) nanocomposite membrane is due to the existence of nitrogen as dopant in the TiO2 lattice structure at 396.8, 397.5, 398.7, 399.8, and 401 eV. It was found that 0.5 wt % of N-doped TiO2 nanorods (T400) is the best loading in the regenerated cellulose/titanium dioxide (RC/TiO2) nanocomposite membrane with desirable morphological, physicochemical and photocatalytic properties. The RC/TiO2-0.5 exhibited the highest photocatalytic activity of 96 % and 78.8 % in degradation phenol after 360 minutes under visible and UV lights irradiation. From the findings, this study promotes the use of RC/TiO2 nanocomposite membrane as a new green portable photocatalyst in the field of wastewater treatment without any residue of photocatalyst in the reaction system. 2015-09 Thesis http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/78200/ http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/78200/1/MohamadAzuwaMohamedMFPREE2015.pdf application/pdf en public http://dms.library.utm.my:8080/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:105176 masters Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Faculty of Petroleum and Renewable Energy Engineering Faculty of Petroleum and Renewable Energy Engineering
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spellingShingle	TP Chemical technology Mohamed, Mohamad Azuwa Titanium dioxide nanorods in regenerated cellulose membrane for photocatalytic degradation of phenol
description	Polymer-inorganic nanocomposite membrane was successfully prepared via incorporation of nitrogen doped (N-doped) titanium dixide (TiO2) anatase/rutile mixed phase nanorods in the cellulose microfiber by using phase inversion technique. The use of the non-toxic solvent-based system and recycled newspapers as the cellulose source in this study provides a significant contribution towards the development of a green technology system. The incorporation of N-doped TiO2 nanorods that have been calcined at 400°C (T400) in regenerated cellulose membrane matrix has altered significantly its morphological and physicochemical properties, as revealed by Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR), Field Electron Scanning Microscopy (FESEM), Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM), UV-vis spectroscopy, Thermal Gravimetric Analysis (TGA), X-ray Diffraction (XRD) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis. The UV-vis spectroscopy and XPS analysis confirmed that the highly visible light absorption capability of the prepared regenerated cellulose/titanium dioxide (RC/TiO2) nanocomposite membrane is due to the existence of nitrogen as dopant in the TiO2 lattice structure at 396.8, 397.5, 398.7, 399.8, and 401 eV. It was found that 0.5 wt % of N-doped TiO2 nanorods (T400) is the best loading in the regenerated cellulose/titanium dioxide (RC/TiO2) nanocomposite membrane with desirable morphological, physicochemical and photocatalytic properties. The RC/TiO2-0.5 exhibited the highest photocatalytic activity of 96 % and 78.8 % in degradation phenol after 360 minutes under visible and UV lights irradiation. From the findings, this study promotes the use of RC/TiO2 nanocomposite membrane as a new green portable photocatalyst in the field of wastewater treatment without any residue of photocatalyst in the reaction system.
format	Thesis
qualification_level	Master's degree
author	Mohamed, Mohamad Azuwa
author_facet	Mohamed, Mohamad Azuwa
author_sort	Mohamed, Mohamad Azuwa
title	Titanium dioxide nanorods in regenerated cellulose membrane for photocatalytic degradation of phenol
title_short	Titanium dioxide nanorods in regenerated cellulose membrane for photocatalytic degradation of phenol
title_full	Titanium dioxide nanorods in regenerated cellulose membrane for photocatalytic degradation of phenol
title_fullStr	Titanium dioxide nanorods in regenerated cellulose membrane for photocatalytic degradation of phenol
title_full_unstemmed	Titanium dioxide nanorods in regenerated cellulose membrane for photocatalytic degradation of phenol
title_sort	titanium dioxide nanorods in regenerated cellulose membrane for photocatalytic degradation of phenol
granting_institution	Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Faculty of Petroleum and Renewable Energy Engineering
granting_department	Faculty of Petroleum and Renewable Energy Engineering
publishDate	2015
url	http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/78200/1/MohamadAzuwaMohamedMFPREE2015.pdf
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Titanium dioxide nanorods in regenerated cellulose membrane for photocatalytic degradation of phenol

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