In-Situ Sol-Gel Method of TiO2-reduced Graphene Oxide as Photocatalyst
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- 10.2991/978-94-6463-148-7_8How to use a DOI?
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- rGO; TiO2; Composite; Photocatalytic activity
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Nanocomposites of TiO2-reduced Graphene Oxide were synthesized with graphene oxide (GO) loadings of 4, 8, 12, and 16 mg via in situ sol-gel method. The raw material of graphene oxide was coconut shell charcoal which was processed using a modified Hummer’s method by dissolving the graphite into the acid mixture of H2SO4 and H3PO4. The rGO-TiO2 composites were characterized by X-ray Diffraction (XRD), Inductance, Capacitance & Resistance Meter (LCR-Meter), and UV-Vis. LCR-meter results revealed that the highest electrical conductivity of the sample is 5.37 × 10–6 Scm−1 with a GO composition of 4 mg. XRD analysis results show that the sample was having both anatase and rutile phases with anatase as the dominant phase. The photocatalytic activity of the sample was investigated using a photocatalytic reactor under UV exposure using methylene blue as a pollutant. Composite with GO loading 4 mg resulted in the best percentage of degradation reaching 81.37% in 15 min.
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TY - CONF AU - Utiya Hikmah AU - Alfu Nur Laila AU - David Lee Giant Axala AU - Erna Hastuti AU - Nur Aini AU - Anton Prasetyo PY - 2023 DA - 2023/05/29 TI - In-Situ Sol-Gel Method of TiO₂-reduced Graphene Oxide as Photocatalyst BT - Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Green Technology (ICGT 2022) PB - Atlantis Press SP - 72 EP - 80 SN - 2352-5401 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6463-148-7_8 DO - 10.2991/978-94-6463-148-7_8 ID - Hikmah2023 ER -