TiO-modified g-CN nanocomposite for photocatalytic degradation of organic dyes in aqueous solution.

In the current study, a direct S-scheme titanium dioxide/graphitic carbon nitride (TiO/g-CN) heterojunction structure was fabricated via simultaneous calcination of TiO precursors and g-CN. leaf extract was utilized as a reductant for TiO production through a green synthetic method, and g-CN was prepared by thermal decomposition of melamine. The pristine and nanocomposite photocatalysts were characterized by XRD, FTIR, BET, TGA, HRTEM, UV-vis DRS, and PL to elucidate their physicochemical properties.

Toxicity evaluation of TiO/MWCNT-CNF hybrid nanocomposites with enhanced photocatalytic activity toward freshwater microalgae: Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata.

A wide range of semiconductor-assisted photocatalytic nanomaterials (NMs) are currently being considered and investigated as potential photocatalysts in water treatment. The applications of nanocomposites composed of nano-structured titania (nano-TiO) and multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) nanocomposites is growing markedly on account of enhanced photocatalytic efficiency. However, concurrent with the increasing production and application comes a serious concern of these emerging nanosystems about their potential risks in aquatic systems, and thereby potentially threatening aquatic organisms via toxic mechanisms that are, at present, poorly understood.