TY - JOUR
T1 - Surface functionalized multi-wall carbon nanotubes for degradation of organic dyes
AU - Jagadish Shetty, Shivakumar
AU - Shilpa, M. P.
AU - Shirish Bhat, Saideep
AU - Pavithra, K. S.
AU - Moorkoth, Sudheer
AU - Gupta, Ashutosh
AU - Surabhi, Srivathsava
AU - Shivamurthy, R. C.
AU - Gurumurthy, S. C.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 Elsevier B.V.
PY - 2024/1/1
Y1 - 2024/1/1
N2 - Eliminating the hazardous dyes from the wastewater is essential for the sustainable furtherance of eco-friendly-oriented industrial growth. The untreated effluents containing dyes can damage the ecosystem and cause serious health issues to humans, animals, and aquatic species. In the present work, the multi-wall carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) were functionalized using the combination of sulphuric acid and nitric acid. These functionalized multi-wall carbon nanotubes (F-MWCNTs) were characterized using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and energy dispersive X-ray analysis (EDAX) to confirm the presence of functional groups. The catalytic dye degradation efficiency of pristine multi-wall carbon nanotubes (P-MWCNTs) and F-MWCNTs was tested for methylene blue (MB), and indigo carmine (IC) dyes under dark and ultraviolet (UV) light exposure conditions. F-MWCNTs have exhibited appreciable degradation efficiency (∼90%) under dark and UV light compared to P-MWCNTs. An increment in efficiency was observed for UV-light-aided dye degradation. The impact of pH and temperature on degradation was analyzed in detail. The reaction kinetics was studied to determine the rate constants of the degradation reactions. A substantial quantum efficiency (QE) enhancement was noticed for F-MWCNTs compared to P-MWCNTs for both MB and IC degradation.
AB - Eliminating the hazardous dyes from the wastewater is essential for the sustainable furtherance of eco-friendly-oriented industrial growth. The untreated effluents containing dyes can damage the ecosystem and cause serious health issues to humans, animals, and aquatic species. In the present work, the multi-wall carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) were functionalized using the combination of sulphuric acid and nitric acid. These functionalized multi-wall carbon nanotubes (F-MWCNTs) were characterized using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and energy dispersive X-ray analysis (EDAX) to confirm the presence of functional groups. The catalytic dye degradation efficiency of pristine multi-wall carbon nanotubes (P-MWCNTs) and F-MWCNTs was tested for methylene blue (MB), and indigo carmine (IC) dyes under dark and ultraviolet (UV) light exposure conditions. F-MWCNTs have exhibited appreciable degradation efficiency (∼90%) under dark and UV light compared to P-MWCNTs. An increment in efficiency was observed for UV-light-aided dye degradation. The impact of pH and temperature on degradation was analyzed in detail. The reaction kinetics was studied to determine the rate constants of the degradation reactions. A substantial quantum efficiency (QE) enhancement was noticed for F-MWCNTs compared to P-MWCNTs for both MB and IC degradation.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.matchemphys.2023.128566
DO - 10.1016/j.matchemphys.2023.128566
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85174436623
SN - 0254-0584
VL - 311
JO - Materials Chemistry and Physics
JF - Materials Chemistry and Physics
M1 - 128566
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