@inproceedings{7efbaa5370d34c63af670c4b10be30a2,
title = "Synthesis of ZnO/CuO and TiO2/CuO nanocomposites for light and ultrasound assisted degradation of a textile dye in aqueous solution",
abstract = "ZnO/CuO and TiO2/CuO nanocomposites with different Zn/Cu and Ti/Cu ratios were prepared using sol-gel method. The obtained composite samples were used as catalyst. Methylene blue was used as a model of textile dye to evaluate their photocatalytic, sonocatalytic and photosonocatalytic activities. X-ray diffraction and energy dispersive X-ray analysis confirmed that only monoclinic CuO and hexagonal wurtzite ZnO structures are present in ZnO/CuO nanocomposites, while in TiO2/CuO nanocomposites monoclinic CuO and anatase TiO2 structures were observed. The degradation of methylene blue indicated that the incorporation of CuO in ZnO/CuO and TiO2/CuO nanocomposites exhibited an appreciable higher photocatalytic activity, which was mainly attributed to the extended photoresponding range and more light energy could be utilized than pure ZnO and TiO2.",
author = "Afifah Muzakki and Hesni Shabrany and Rosari Saleh",
year = "2016",
month = apr,
day = "19",
doi = "10.1063/1.4945505",
language = "English",
series = "AIP Conference Proceedings",
publisher = "American Institute of Physics Inc.",
editor = "Risa Suryana and Khairurrijal and Heru Susanto and Markusdiantoro and Sutikno and Kuwat Triyana",
booktitle = "3rd International Conference on Advanced Materials Science and Technology, ICAMST 2015",
note = "3rd International Conference on Advanced Materials Science and Technology, ICAMST 2015 ; Conference date: 06-10-2015 Through 07-10-2015",
}