Sonocatalytic Methylene Blue in the Presence of Fe3O4-CuO-TiO2 Nanocomposites Heterostructure

Malleo Fauzian, Shofianina Jalaludin, Ardiansyah Taufik, Rosari Saleh

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Abstract

In this work, the emphasis was mainly placed on investigating the sonocatalytic activity of Fe3O4-CuO-TiO2 nanocomposites heterostructure. The prepared samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Vibrating Sample Magnetometer (VSM), Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) Surface Area Analysis. Methylene blue dye was selected to examine the sonocatalytic activity of Fe3O4-CuO-TiO2 nanocomposites heterostructure. The degradation reaction processes were monitored by UV-vis spectrophotometer. The influence on the activity of the Fe3O4-CuO-TiO2 nanocomposites heterostructure such as TiO2 loading was studied. The sonocatalyst Fe3O4-CuO-TiO2 with molar ratio of 1:1:5 showed the highest sonocatalytic activity. At last, the experiment also indicated that holes are the main reactive species in the photodegradation mechanism in methylene blue.

Original languageEnglish
Article number12006
JournalJournal of Physics: Conference Series
Volume710
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 5 May 2016
Event4th International Conference on Science and Engineering in Mathematics, Chemistry and Physics 2016, ScieTech 2016 - Bali, Indonesia
Duration: 30 Jan 201631 Jan 2016

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