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Recyclable Graphene Oxide-Supported Titanium Dioxide Photocatalysts with Tunable Properties

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†Department of Chemical Engineering, ‡Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, §The Water Institute, and ∥Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
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Cite this: ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2014, 6, 7, 4658–4668
Publication Date (Web):March 4, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1021/am4039272
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A modular synthesis technique was developed for producing graphene-supported titanium dioxide photocatalysts. The modular synthesis allowed for simple tuning of the ratio of particle loading on the graphene oxide (GO) surface as well as good photocatalytic activity of the composite and quick, efficient magnetic separability. GO flakes were used as a support for titanium dioxide nanoparticles and SiO2 insulated nano-sized magnetite aggregates. Different composition ratios were tested, resulting in a catalyst formulation with photocatalytic activity exceeding that of a commercial photocatalyst by a factor of 1.2 as well as excellent recyclability, with the capability to degrade 3 mg/L methylene blue in aqueous solution over 10 consecutive trials with minimal loss in photocatalytic efficiency. Recovery of the catalyst was achieved by simply exposing the nanocomposite to a magnetic field for ∼1 minute. Furthermore, it was found that the catalyst could be regenerated to its initial efficiency through simple UV treatment to provide additional re-use. To highlight the importance of the nanocomposite to the current water treatment industry, we showed rapid degradation of pharmaceutical compounds caffeine and carbamazepine within 60 min. The nanocomposite shows activity exceeding that of commercial photocatalyst P25 with the added benefit of being fully recoverable, reusable, and easy to produce. Overall, a simple technique for producing and tuning an effective magnetically recyclable nanocomposite was developed which should allow easy scalability and industrial production, a factor critical for the implementation of nano-based water treatment techniques.

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Low-magnification TEM imagery of nanocomposite demonstrating particle dispersion, FTIR data supporting amine functionalization of SiO2/CSAs, photocatalytic data for all permutations given in Table 1, separability data for low CSA synthesis concentrations, and recyclability figures demonstrating catalyst activity using 1 and 5 mg/L methylene blue solution. This information is available free of charge via the internet at http://pubs.acs.org.

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