Methylene Blue Removal Using Surface-Modified TiO2 Nanoparticles: A Comparative Study on Adsorption and Photocatalytic Degradation
Journal Title: Journal of Water and Environmental Nanotechnology - Year 2017, Vol 2, Issue 2
Abstract
This study describes the adsorption and photocatalytic removal of methylene blue (MB) from aqueous solution by surface-modified TiO2 nanoparticles under ultraviolet irradiation in a batch system. The 5-sulfosalicylic acid grafted TiO2 (5-SA-TiO2) as a photocatalyst was characterized by means of XRD, FTIR and SEM techniques. The surface of TiO2 nanoparticles was modified by 5-sulfosalicylic acid (5-SA) to increase performance by altering surface properties. Notably, in contrast with the adsorption process, the remarkable removal enhancement of MB dye was observed by photocatalytic degradation process from aqueous solution. The adsorption and photocatalytic degradation kinetics of MB using 5-SA-TiO2 nanoparticles have also been investigated. The results show that the photocatalytic degradation was good fit with the pseudo-first-order kinetic model (R2 > 0.99). The adsorption isotherm of MB onto modified TiO2 nanoparticles fitted into the Temkin equation. In addition, thermodynamic studies indicate the spontaneous behavior of adsorption and photocatalytic degradation processes.
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