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Synthesis of High Efficient CS/PVDC/TiO2-Au Nanocomposites for Photocatalytic Degradation of Carcinogenic Ethidium Bromide in Sunlight

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Last updated: 01 Jan 2025

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Polymer chemistry

Abstract

Ethidium bromide (EtBr) is one of the most broadly used dyes in molecular biology laboratories. It was considered a strong mutagenic, carcinogenic and possesses a major safety problem for the researchers and environmental hazards during the disposal process. In the current study chitosan (CS) and polyvinylidene chloride (PVDC) based on different morphologies of TiO2-Au nanocomposites were prepared, namely as CS/PVDC/TiO2-Au nanocomposites. Firstly, the titanium dioxide nanowires (TiO2-NWs, gold nanoparticles (Au-NPs) and TiO2-NWs doped by Au-NPs (TiO2-Au) were successfully fabricated and well-evaluated using X-ray diffractometer (XRD) and transmission electron microscope (TEM). Furthermore, chitosan was prepared from crabs shell wastes and blended with PVDC then different loadings of TiO2-Au nanocomposites were incorporated onto the nanocomposites films. The prepared CS/PVDC/TiO2-Au nanocomposites films were characterized using UV-Visible spectra, Fourier transforms infrared (FT-IR), XRD and TEM. Moreover, the CS/PVDC/TiO2-Au nanocomposites were used for photodecomposition of EtBr under sunlight irradiation from~ 400-600 W/m2 with and without aeration as well as assaying integrity of the EtBr after decomposition by horizontal gel electrophoresis. The results established that the CS/PVDC/TiO2-Au nanocomposites were sufficient to remove ~70-90 % of the EtBr through the irradiated time course and ~ 60 % of the dye was degraded in the first one hour.

DOI

10.21608/ejchem.2020.21987.2313

Keywords

Chitosan, TiO2-NWs, Au-NPs, Thin-film, Ethidium Bromide, Nanocomposites, Gel Electrophoresis

Authors

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Amr

Last Name

El-Ella Hussein Gad

MiddleName

Abo

Affiliation

Ph.D Candidate , Department of Measurements, Photochemistry and Agriculture Applications, National Institute of Laser Enhanced Science (NILES), Cairo University, Giza, Egypt

Email

amraboelella@rocketmail.com

City

Giza

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First Name

Ahmed

Last Name

Youssef

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-

Affiliation

National Research Centre, 30 El-Tahrir Street

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amyoussef27@yahoo.com

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-

First Name

Hala

Last Name

Ghannam

MiddleName

El-Shahat

Affiliation

National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries

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drhalaghannam@yahoo.com

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-

Orcid

0000-0002-9718-535X

First Name

Abdallah

Last Name

Zedan

MiddleName

F.

Affiliation

Department of Laser Applications in Metrology, Photochemistry and Agric., National Institute of Laser Enhanced Science, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt

Email

azedan@niles.edu.eg

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-

Orcid

0000-0002-5241-9917

First Name

Wael

Last Name

Aboulthana

MiddleName

Mahmoud

Affiliation

33 Bohouth St., P.O. 12622, Dokki, Giza, Egypt

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wmkamel83@hotmail.com

City

Giza

Orcid

0000-0002-4848-0731

First Name

Al-Sayed

Last Name

Al-Sherbini

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-

Affiliation

Prof. of Photochemistry and Nano chemistry, Department of Measurements, Photochemistry and Agriculture Applications, National Institute of Laser Enhanced Science (NILES), Cairo University, Giza, Egypt.

Email

elsayed@niles.edu.eg

City

Giza

Orcid

0002-9477-3113

Volume

63

Article Issue

5

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10591

Issue Date

2020-05-01

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2020-01-05

Publish Date

2020-08-01

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1,619

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1,638

Print ISSN

0449-2285

Online ISSN

2357-0245

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https://ejchem.journals.ekb.eg/article_69527.html

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297

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Egyptian Journal of Chemistry

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https://ejchem.journals.ekb.eg/

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Synthesis of High Efficient CS/PVDC/TiO2-Au Nanocomposites for Photocatalytic Degradation of Carcinogenic Ethidium Bromide in Sunlight

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22 Jan 2023