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Silver Nanoparticles/Titanium Dioxide Nanowires Photocatalyst Formation for Microplastic Removal Using Ultraviolet Radiation
Summary
Researchers synthesized silver nanoparticle-decorated titanium dioxide nanowires (Ag/TiO2 NWs) via thermal oxidation and wet impregnation, then evaluated the photocatalytic efficiency of this heterojunction material for degrading polypropylene microplastics under ultraviolet radiation.
Microplastic is the most problematic persistent pollutants in the environment despite of its unique properties for various life application. The objective is to investigate the feasibility and practicability of the nanostructured TiO 2 coupling with noble metal in removal polypropylene (PP) microplastics. The TiO 2 nanowires (NWs) were synthesized by thermal oxidation of Ti foil under various mixed oxidation environments. TiO 2 NWs were successfully grown uniformly and with full coverage over the foil under the condition of ramping in KOH mist and soaking in water vapour at 700 °C for 120 minutes. Heterojunction photocatalyst of Ag/TiO 2 NWs was formed using wet impregnation method. Small quantity of Ag nanoparticles (NPs) was attached onto the TiO 2 nanowires. The photocatalytic efficiency of the synthesized Ag/TiO 2 NWs photocatalyst was tested upon removal of PP microplastic from non-static water bodies under UV irradiation. Coupling Ag NPs with TiO 2 NWs have better photocatalytic performance than those without Ag NPs from the reduction of weight loss and the possibility of presence of carbonyl group.
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