Reduced graphene oxide – CeO2 nanocomposites for photocatalytic dye degradation

IF 4.3 3区 材料科学 Q2 MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY Materials Chemistry and Physics Pub Date : 2024-11-28 DOI:10.1016/j.matchemphys.2024.130210
Asifur Rahman, Jannatul Naime, Md. Ahsan Habib, S.M. Imran Ali, Md. Mahiuddin, Kaykobad Md Rezaul Karim
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Over the past few decades, the widespread use of dyes has led to considerable environmental pollution, posing serious threats to human health and ecosystems. In this context, here focus on a tailored nanocomposite comprising reduced graphene oxide (rGO) and cerium oxide (CeO2) to eradicate methylene blue (MB) dye. The fabrication process involves a facile synthesis wherein CeO2 nanoparticles are anchored onto rGO sheets through co-precipitation treatment by mixing a precursor salt of cerium with graphene oxide (GO) in presence of reducing agent. The resulting nanocomposites were characterized using X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis which confirms the crystallite size of CeO2 and rGO-CeO2 determined to be 21.61 nm and 10.74 nm respectively. Further FE-SEM analysis vividly illustrates the relatively spherical form of CeO2, which is dispersed on the rGO surface and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX) results provide clear evidence of the presence of carbon, cerium and oxygen in the composite. Additionally, Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) confirms the composition of the rGO-CeO2 nanocomposites demonstrating the existence of various oxygen-containing groups, including O–H, C=O and Ce–O bonds. Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) highlights that the rGO-CeO2 nanocomposites exhibits higher thermal stability with only 21.88 % weight loss up to 400 °C. Moreover, the photocatalytic activity of rGO-CeO2 nanocomposite exhibits a remarkable 94.92 % degradation of MB dye within 80 min under optimal conditions of UV light irradiation (λ = 254 nm), with a catalyst dosage of 7 mg in a 20 ppm of MB dye solution at pH 9. In contrast, pristine rGO and CeO2 achieved only 32.27 % and 38.48 % in 100 and 90 min respectively. The kinetics of photocatalysis process were meticulously studied and revealed that they followed pseudo-second order kinetic model suggesting chemisorption of MB dye onto nanocomposites prior to degradation. The stability of the nanocomposite was assessed under optimal conditions, demonstrating robust MB degradation (78 %) even up to the 4th cycle. Overall, the successful outcomes of this study show significant potential for degrading MB dye in wastewater by using the rGO-CeO2 nanocomposite.

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Materials Chemistry and Physics 工程技术-材料科学:综合
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