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One-Step Hydrothermal Synthesis of α- MoO3 Nano-belts with Ultrasonic Assist for incorporating TiO2 as a NanoComposite

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Last updated: 01 Jan 2025

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Nano chemistry

Abstract

One of the goals of this project was to utilize the hydrothermal method in preparation of α- MoO3 nano-belts as bluish power at 180oC for 5h. This nanomaterial was incorporated with rutile-TiO2 to produce a nanocomposite photocatalyst by a direct ultrasonic method in a ratio of 0.25(α-MoO3): 9.75(TiO2) as w/w ratio. The characterized of samples found by X-ray diffraction(XRD), scan electron microscopy(SEM), and ultraviolet-visible spectrophotometry. The XRD analysis and SEM image for prepared α-MoO3 are proved the α-MoO3 is prepared as a nano-belts, but its composite is being as spherical with elevated if roughness of its surface after incorporation. The bandgap of α-MoO3 nanobelts increased from 2.8 eV to 2.95 eV after fabrication it surfaces with rutile-TiO2 that attitude to the small Mo6+ ion incorporated with Ti4+ of TiO2 matrix and both ions have a coordination number equal to 6 that enhanced this incorporation. XRD data indicated to all samples are having a nanosize, but SEM analysis proved all samples are polycrystals. The photocatalytic efficiency and the quantum yield for Chlorazol black BH dye decolorization using α-MoO3 nano-belts investigated under UV-A light and observed it elevated with using its nanocomposite. That due to elevating the acidity of α-MoO3 nano-belts surface after incorporating it in a rutile-TiO2 crystal lattice, which decreases the recombination and increases the generalization of hydroxyl radical. The photoreaction for using α-MoO3 nano-belts and its composite obeyed pseudo-first-order kinetics.

DOI

10.21608/ejchem.2021.72582.3615

Keywords

Nano-belts, Nanocomposite, hydrothermal method, α-MoO3, TiO2 and direct Blue 2

Authors

First Name

Amani

Last Name

Obaid

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Department of Chemistry, College of Science, University of Kerbala, Kerbala- 56001, Iraq.

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menaalkafaji9412@gmail.com

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First Name

Luma

Last Name

Ahmed

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Department of Chemistry, College of Science, University of Kerbala, Kerbala- 56001, Iraq.

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luma.ahmed@uokerbala.edu.iq

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0000-0002-0338-6637

Volume

64

Article Issue

10

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27063

Issue Date

2021-10-01

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2021-04-18

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2021-10-01

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5,725

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5,734

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0449-2285

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2357-0245

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https://ejchem.journals.ekb.eg/article_172606.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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One-Step Hydrothermal Synthesis of α- MoO3 Nano-belts with Ultrasonic Assist for incorporating TiO2 as a NanoComposite

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22 Jan 2023