What is it about?
The nanostructures such as nanorods array effectively synthesized using hydrothermal method. The Titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanorod array can be synthesized using hydrothermal method. This nanostructure can be used as photocatalytic application for the degradation of toxic organic compound under the influence of ultraviolet light.
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Why is it important?
In textile industries for coloring purpose variety of dyes pigments are widely used. These coloured dye effluents create water pollution problems by releasing toxic and carcinogenic substances. These dyes are not biodegradable. The conventional technologies currently used to degrade the colour of the dye contaminated water inclueds adsorption, chlorination, ozonization etc. But these techniques are not useful to complete degradation of these colour dyes. Photocatalytic oxidation processes can oxidize a wide variety of toxic and persistent organic compounds to harmless inorganics such as mineral acids, carbon dioxide and water. In this process the TiO2 nanorod array structure grown on FTO (Fluorine-doped Tin Oxide) substrate effectively used as photocatalyst material under the influence of UV (ultraviolet light). This nanostructure grown on substrate can be reused in photocatalytic oxidation process.
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I hope this article will helpful those researcher working of photocatalytic application for the degradation of toxic organic compound. This article will also helpful to synthesize nanostructure material on the different types of substrate.
Harish Punamchand Suryawanshi
R. C. Patel Art, Commerce and Science College, Shirpur India
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This page is a summary of: The Effect of Adsorbed Hydroxyl Content on the Surface of TiO2 Nanorod Array and its Photocatalytic Degradation Study, Current Catalysis, December 2018, Bentham Science Publishers,
DOI: 10.2174/2211544707666181107111930.
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