Photocatalytic properties of Nafion membranes containing graphene oxide/titania nanocomposites

Author

D´Angelo, D. ; Filice, S. ; Libertino, S. ; Kosma, V. ; Nicotera, I. ; Privitera, Vittorio ; Scalese, S.

Author_Institution

IMM, Catania, Italy

fYear

2014

fDate

12-15 Oct. 2014

Firstpage

54

Lastpage

57

Abstract

Anatase TiO₂ nanoparticles and graphene oxide flakes are incorporated as fillers into Nafion membranes and the photocatalytic properties of such nanocomposites are investigated. The study has been performed by measuring the degradation of methylene blue (MB) and methyl orange (MO) under UV/visible light illumination by absorbance measurements. We show the use of photocatalytic nanomaterials incorporated into membranes is advantageous for the removal and/or degradation of contaminants from water, since it gets rid of nanoparticle dispersion in water and allows the reuse of the photocatalysts.

Keywords

carbon compounds; catalysis; catalysts; graphene; membranes; nanocomposites; nanoparticles; photochemistry; titanium compounds; wide band gap semiconductors; CO; Nafion membranes; TiO₂; UV-visible light illumination; absorbance measurements; anatase titania nanoparticles; contaminant degradation; contaminant removal; graphene oxide flakes; graphene oxide-titania nanocomposites; methyl orange degradation; methylene blue degradation; nanoparticle dispersion; photocatalyst reuse; photocatalytic nanomaterials; photocatalytic properties; Bars; Oxidation; Polymers; Powders; Presses; azo dyes; graphene oxide; nafion membranes; photocatalysis; titania nanoparticles;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Nanotechnology Materials and Devices Conference (NMDC), 2014 IEEE 9th

Conference_Location

Aci Castello

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/NMDC.2014.6997420

Filename

6997420