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Enhanced visible-light photocatalysis of nanocomposites of copper oxide and single-walled carbon nanotubes for the degradation of methylene blue

Catalysts, ISSN: 2073-4344, Vol: 10, Issue: 3
2020
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Article Description

We report enhanced catalytic action of a series of copper(II)-oxide-single-walled carbon nanotube (CuO-SWCNT) composite photocatalysts (abbreviated as CuO-SWCNT-0.5, CuO-SWCNT-2, and CuO-SWCNT-5, where 0.5, 2, and 5 represent the calcination time in hours) synthesized via recrystallization followed by calcination. The photocatalytic performance of the fabricated nanocomposites was examined by evaluating the degradation of methylene blue (MB) under irradiation with visible light. All of the as-fabricated nanocomposites were effective photocatalysts for the photodegradation of a MB solution; however, the CuO-SWCNT-5 displayed the best photocatalytic ability among the investigated catalysts, achieving 97.33% degradation of MB in 2 h under visible-light irradiation. The photocatalytic action of the nanocomposites was remarkably higher than that of pristine CuO nanocrystals fabricated using the same route. The recyclability of the photocatalyst was also investigated; the CuO-SWCNT-5 catalyst could be reused for three cycles without substantial degradation of its catalytic performance or morphology.

Bibliographic Details

Kamal Prasad Sapkota; Insup Lee; Md Abu Hanif; Md Akherul Islam; Jeasmin Akter; Jae Ryang Hahn

MDPI AG

Chemical Engineering; Environmental Science; Chemistry

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