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    Dual Remediation of Waste Waters From Methylene Blue and Chromium (vi) Using Thermally Induced Zno Nanofibers
    (Elsevier, 2020) Elhousseini, Mohamed Hilal; Isık, Tuğba; Kap, Özlem; Verpoort, Francis; Horzum, Nesrin
    Electrospun zinc oxide (ZnO) nanofibers have been significantly improved via a simple heat treatment modification. The present work reports an intriguing cost-effective microstructure tuning, by drastically dropping the temperature of the calcined sample during the cooling period, to get highly photocatalytically active ZnO nanofibers. The calcination temperatures are deducted from thermogravimetric analysis, the phase and purity are confirmed by X-ray diffraction, while the morphology and texture have been revealed by field emission scanning electron microscopy and high-resolution transmission electron spectroscopy. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy was conducted to get further insight on the surface composition and oxidation states, while N-2-adsorption isotherms were analyzed using the Brunauer-Emmet-Teller methodology. The crystallinity, surface area, and porosity of the ZnO nanofibers, as well as the exposure of active sites, have been enhanced by the rapid cooling method. Photodegradation activity toward methylene blue was improved from 88% to 94%, and 85% to 97%, for free cooled and rapid cooled samples calcined at 300 degrees C and 500 degrees C respectively. The adsorption of chromium (VI) was also tested and reached around 85 mg/g at 100 ppm without being saturated, thereby highlighting one of the most cost-effective performance-enhancing modifications so far that could be extended on different metal oxide nanomaterials.
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    Citation - WoS: 56
    Citation - Scopus: 58
    Clinoptilolite Supported Rutile Tio2 Composites: Synthesis, Characterization, and Photocatalytic Activity on the Degradation of Terephthalic Acid
    (Elsevier Ltd., 2017) Yener, H. B.; Yılmaz, M.; Deliismail, Özgün; Özkan, Seher Fehime; Helvacı, Şerife Şeref
    Clinoptilolite supported rutile TiO2 composites were synthesized for the enhancement of its photocatalytic performance in the degradation of the aqueous terephthalic acid solution under UVC illumination by the increase in its surface area and to simplify its recovery from the treated solution after use. The XRD spectra of the composites revealed the formation of pure rutile TiO2 on the surface of the clinoptilolite. The SEM images showed the formation of the spherical TiO2 clusters were composed of nano fibers on the surface of the clinoptilolite. For all composites synthesized, the dispersion of the TiO2 particles on the clinoptilolite led to a surface area larger than that of the bare TiO2 and clinoptilolite. The materials synthesized in the present study exhibited higher catalytic activity compared with the commercial Degussa P25 and anatase. Among the catalysts synthesized the TiO2/clinoptilolite with a weight ratio of 0.5 was found to be the most photoactive catalyst even though it contains a lesser amount of active TiO2. The kinetic of the reactions for different catalyst was found to be consistent with the pseudo-first order kinetic model. The results of the Langmuir-Hinshelwood model showed the slight contribution of the adsorption on the degradation. The activity of the TiO2/clinoptilolite with a weight ratio of 0.5 decreased after repetitive use due to the accumulation of the TPA molecules on the surface of the catalyst.