Regenerated cellulose membrane as bio-template for in-situ growth of visible-light driven C-modified mesoporous titania.
Visible light driven C-doped mesoporous TiO2 (C-MTiO2) nanorods have been successfully synthesized through green, low cost, and facile approach by sol-gel bio-templating method using regenerated cellulose membrane (RCM) as nanoreactor. In this study, RCM was also responsible to provide in-situ carbon sources for resultant C-MTiO2 nanorods in acidified sol at low temperatures. The composition, crystallinity, surface area, morphological structure, and optical properties of C-MTiO2 nanorods, respectively, had been characterized using FTIR, XRD, N2 adsorption/desorption, TEM, UV-vis-NIR, and XPS spectroscopy. The results suggested that the growth of C-MTiO2 nanorods was promoted by the strong interaction between the hydroxyl groups of RCMs and titanium ion. Optical and XPS analysis confirmed that carbon presence in TiO2 nanorods were responsible for band-gap narrowing, which improved the visible light absorption capability. Photocatalytic activity measurements exhibited the capability of C-MTiO2 nanorods in degradation of methyl orange in aqueous solution, with 96.6% degradation percentage under visible light irradiation.
Advanced Membrane Technology Research Centre, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 Skudai, Johor Bahru, Malaysia; Faculty of Chemical and Energy Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 Skudai, Johor Bahru, Malaysia.
Mohamad Azuwa
MA
Mohamed
Advanced Membrane Technology Research Centre, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 Skudai, Johor Bahru, Malaysia; Faculty of Chemical and Energy Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 Skudai, Johor Bahru, Malaysia. Electronic address: hayati@petroleum.utm.my.
W N
WN
W Salleh
Advanced Membrane Technology Research Centre, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 Skudai, Johor Bahru, Malaysia; Faculty of Chemical and Energy Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 Skudai, Johor Bahru, Malaysia. Electronic address: juhana@petroleum.utm.my.
Juhana
J
Jaafar
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
Zul Adlan
ZA
Mohd Hir
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Mathematics, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, 35900 Tanjung Malim, Perak, Malaysia; Department of Frontier Material, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Nagoya, Japan.
Mohamad Saufi
MS
Rosmi
Advanced Membrane Technology Research Centre, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 Skudai, Johor Bahru, Malaysia; Faculty of Chemical and Energy Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 Skudai, Johor Bahru, Malaysia.
Muhazri
M
Abd Mutalib
Advanced Membrane Technology Research Centre, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 Skudai, Johor Bahru, Malaysia; Faculty of Chemical and Energy Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 Skudai, Johor Bahru, Malaysia.
Ahmad Fauzi
AF
Ismail
Department of Frontier Material, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Nagoya, Japan.
Masaki
M
Tanemura
D002384:Catalysis; D002482:Cellulose / Q000737:chemistry*; D008027:Light; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D014025:Titanium / Q000737:chemistry*
D008567:Membranes, Artificial; C009495:titanium dioxide; D002482:Cellulose; D014025:Titanium
Bio-template; C-doped mesoporous TiO(2); In-situ growth; Nanoreactor; Photocatalyst; Regenerated cellulose membrane