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Photocatalytic activity of polyaniline/Fe-doped TiO2 composites by in situ polymerization method   
Yazarlar
Özcan Köysüren
Ankara Üniversitesi, Türkiye
 Hafize Nagehan KÖYSÜREN Hafize Nagehan KÖYSÜREN
Kırşehir Ahi Evran Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Özet
This study was focused on the photocatalytic activity of polyaniline (Pani)/iron doped titanium dioxide (Fe–TiO 2 ) composites for the degradation of methylene blue as a model dye. TiO 2 nanoparticles were doped with iron ions (Fe) using the wet impregnation method and the doped nanoparticles were further combined with Pani via an in situ polymerization method. For comparison purposes, Pani composites were also synthesized in the presence undoped TiO 2 . The photocatalyst and the composites were characterized by standard analytical techniques such as FTIR, XRD, SEM, EDX and UV–Vis spectroscopies. Fe–TiO 2 and its composites exhibited enhanced photocatalytic activity under ultraviolet light irradiation. Improved photocatalytic activity of Fe–TiO 2 was attributed to the dopant Fe ions hindering the recombination of the photoinduced charge carriers. Pani/Fe–TiO 2 composite with 30 wt.% of TiO 2 nanoparticles achieved 28% dye removal and the discoloration rate of methylene blue for the sample was 0.0025 min −1 . FTIR, XRD, SEM, EDX and UV–Vis spectroscopies supported the idea that Fe ions integrated into TiO 2 crystal structure and Pani composites were successfully synthesized in the presence of the photocatalyst nanoparticles. The novelty of this study was to investigate the photocatalytic activity of Pani composites, containing iron doped TiO 2 and to compare their results with that of Pani/TiO 2 .
Anahtar Kelimeler
Fe-doped TiO 2 | in situ polymerization | photocatalytic activity | Polyaniline composite | UV light
Makale Türü Özgün Makale
Makale Alt Türü SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayımlanan tam makale
Dergi Adı Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part A
Dergi ISSN 1060-1325
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler SCI-Expanded
Dergi Grubu Q3
Makale Dili İngilizce
Basım Tarihi 03-2019
Cilt No 56
Sayı 3
Sayfalar 267 / 276
Doi Numarası 10.1080/10601325.2019.1565548
Makale Linki https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10601325.2019.1565548