title: Photocatalytic treatment of municipal wastewater using modified neodymium doped TiO(2) hybrid nanoparticles.
abstract: Photocatalytic degradation of municipal wastewater was investigated using reagent grade TiO(2) and modified neodymium doped TiO(2) hybrid nanoparticles. For the first time, surface modification of Nd(3 +) doped TiO(2) hybrid nanoparticles were carried out with n-butylamine as surface modifier under mild hydrothermal conditions. The modified nanoparticles obtained were characterized by Powder XRD, FTIR, DLS, TEM, BET surface area, zeta potential and UV-Vis Spectroscopy. The characterization results indicated better morphology, particle size distribution and low agglomeration of the nanoparticles synthesized. It was found that photodegradation of wastewater using surface modified neodymium doped TiO(2) nanoparticles was more compared to pure TiO(2), which can be attributed to the doping and modification with n-butylamine.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Environmental Health Engineering, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran. bshahmorady@gmail.com
authors.forename: Behzad
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Shahmoradi
authors.forename: Ibrahim A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Ibrahim
authors.forename: Naonori
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sakamoto
authors.forename: Sannaiah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ananda
authors.forename: Rudrappa
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Somashekar
authors.forename: Tagur N Guru
authors.initials: TN
authors.lastname: Row
authors.forename: Kullaiah
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Byrappa
mesh_terms: D002082:Butylamines / Q000737:chemistry; D002384:Catalysis; D002947:Cities; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D046529:Microscopy, Electron, Transmission; D053758:Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D009354:Neodymium / Q000737:chemistry*; D055668:Photochemical Processes; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet; D013696:Temperature; D013997:Time Factors; D014025:Titanium / Q000737:chemistry*; D014865:Waste Disposal, Fluid / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D002082:Butylamines; C009495:titanium dioxide; D009354:Neodymium; D014025:Titanium; C032462:n-butylamine