Synthesis and characterization of TiO2/graphene oxide nanocomposites for photoreduction of heavy metal ions in reverse osmosis concentrate. Issue 60 (5th October 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Zhang, Hui; Wang, Xiaoyan; Li, Na; Xia, Jiaohui; Meng, Qingmei; Ding, Jincheng; Lu, Jie
• Is Part Of: RSC advances. Volume 8:Issue 60(2018)
• Page Start: 34241
• Page End: 34251
• Publication Date: 2018-10-05
• Subjects: Chemistry -- Periodicals; 540.5
• DOI: 10.1039/c8ra06681g
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2046-2069

Abstract

Abstract : TiO2 /GO nanocomposites were synthesized successfully and exhibited an excellent ability to reduce heavy metal ions in reverse osmosis concentrate. Abstract : In this study, graphene oxide (GO), titanium dioxide (TiO2 ) and TiO2 /GO nanocomposites were synthesized as the catalysts for photoreduction of endocrine disrupting heavy metal ions in reverse osmosis concentrates (ROC). The morphology, structure and chemical composition of these catalysts were characterized by scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, powder X-ray diffraction, Brunauer–Emmett–Teller analysis, Barrett–Joyner–Halenda, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and Raman spectroscopy. The photocatalytic experiments showed that TiO2 /GO nanocomposites exhibit a higher photoreduction performance than pure TiO2 and GO. Under the optimal conditions, the removal rates of Cd 2+ and Pb 2+ can reach 66.32 and 88.96%, respectively, confirming the effectiveness of photoreduction to reduce the endocrine disrupting heavy metal ions in ROC resulted from the combined adsorption–reduction with TiO2 /GO nanocomposites.