Publications by authors named "Arturo Mendez-Lopez"
Investigation of TiO Deposit on SiO Films: Synthesis, Characterization, and Efficiency for the Photocatalytic Discoloration of Methylene Blue in Aqueous Solution.
Yuliana de Jesús Acosta-Silva Manuel Toledano-Ayala Salvador Gallardo-Hernández Luis A Godínez Arturo Méndez-López
Nanomaterials (Basel)
April 2023
Article Synopsis
- Researchers developed TiO-SiO thin films on Corning glass using a layering technique, where nine layers of SiO were deposited followed by multiple layers of TiO.
- Various analytical techniques, including Raman spectroscopy and SEM, were employed to investigate the films' physical and optical properties.
- The study demonstrated that increasing the number of TiO layers enhanced photocatalytic activity, achieving a 98% degradation efficiency of methylene blue under UV-Vis light, with optimal performance observed in anatase structure nanoparticles measuring 13-18 nm.
The growing demand for food and the unstable price of fossil fuels has led to the search for environmentally friendly sources of energy. Energy is one of the largest overhead costs in the production of greenhouse crops for favorable climate control. The use of wind-solar renewable energy system for the control of greenhouse environments reduces fuel consumption and so enhances the sustainability of greenhouse production.
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