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dc.contributor.authorKalikeri, S.-
dc.contributor.authorKamath, N.-
dc.contributor.authorGadgil, D.J.-
dc.contributor.authorShetty, Kodialbail, V.-
dc.date.accessioned2020-03-31T08:48:11Z-
dc.date.available2020-03-31T08:48:11Z-
dc.date.issued2018-
dc.identifier.citationEnvironmental Science and Pollution Research, 2018, Vol.25, 4, pp.3731-3744en_US
dc.identifier.uri10.1007/s11356-017-0663-1-
dc.identifier.urihttp://idr.nitk.ac.in/jspui/handle/123456789/13537-
dc.description.abstractPolyaniline-TiO2 (PANI-TiO2) nanocomposite was prepared by in situ polymerisation method. X-ray diffractogram (XRD) showed the formation of PANI-TiO2 nanocomposite with the average crystallite size of 46�nm containing anatase TiO2. The PANI-TiO2 nanocomposite consisted of short-chained fibrous structure of PANI with spherical TiO2 nanoparticles dispersed at the tips and edge of the fibres. The average hydrodynamic diameter of the nanocomposite was 99.5�nm. The band gap energy was 2.1�eV which showed its ability to absorb light in the visible range. The nanocomposite exhibited better visible light-mediated photocatalytic activity than TiO2 (Degussa P25) in terms of degradation of Reactive Blue (RB-19) dye. The photocatalysis was favoured under initial acidic pH, and complete degradation of 50�mg/L dye could be achieved at optimum catalyst loading of 1�g/L. The kinetics of degradation followed the Langmuir-Hinshelhood model. PANI-TiO2 nanocomposite showed almost similar photocatalytic activity under UV and visible light as well as in the solar light which comprises of radiation in both UV and visible light range. Chemical oxygen demand removal of 86% could also be achieved under visible light, confirming that simultaneous mineralization of the dye occurred during photocatalysis. PANI-TiO2 nanocomposites are promising photocatalysts for the treatment of industrial wastewater containing RB-19 dye. � 2017, Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature.en_US
dc.titleVisible light-induced photocatalytic degradation of Reactive Blue-19 over highly efficient polyaniline-TiO2 nanocomposite: a comparative study with solar and UV photocatalysisen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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