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- Title
Enhancement in photocatalytic selectivity of TiO<sub>2</sub>-based nano-catalyst through molecular imprinting technology.
- Authors
Wahab, Abdul; Minhas, Muhammad Ali; Shaikh, Huma; Xiao, Hua-Ming; Malik, Muhammad Imran
- Abstract
Improvement in the photocatalytic selectivity is imperative for the effective and efficient utilization of catalysts. In this study, a molecularly imprinted polymer-coated iron-doped titanium dioxide (Fe-TiO2@MIP) nanocomposite was successfully synthesized by precipitation polymerization while using RB-19 as a template. The synthesized nanocomposites (Fe-TiO2@MIP and Fe-TiO2@NIP) were characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), atomic force microscopy (AFM), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) with energy dispersive X-ray (EDX), X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), Brunauer–EMMETT–Teller (BET), and UV–visible spectrophotometry. The optimized binding experiments revealed a high imprinting factor of 5.0 for RB-19. The catalytic degradation efficiency and selectivity of Fe-TiO2@MIP enhanced to almost complete degradation of RB-19 from 70% for the parent Fe-TiO2 and 76% for Fe-TiO2@NIP. An outstanding degradation selectivity of RB-19 was achieved compared to other competitive dyes. Finally, the analysis of the non-degraded and degraded RB-19 by ESI–MS revealed the presence of different intermediates that fits well with the proposed degradation mechanism. The study opens new possibilities of selective photo-degradation of targeted contaminants that may ultimately lead to efficient use of photocatalysts.
- Subjects
IMPRINTED polymers; NANOTECHNOLOGY; MOLECULAR imprinting; FIELD emission electron microscopy; FOURIER transform infrared spectroscopy; X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy; ULTRAVIOLET spectrophotometry
- Publication
Environmental Science & Pollution Research, 2023, Vol 30, Issue 58, p121929
- ISSN
0944-1344
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11356-023-30747-7