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Optimization of coating temperature of TiO2 nanoparticles on the polypropylene copolymer surface for photodegradation of methylene blue
Aliah H.a,b, Arutanti O.a, Masturia, Setiawan A.a, Sustini E.a, Budiman M.a, Abdullah M.a
a Department of Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Bandung Institute of Technology, Indonesia
b Faculty of Science and Technology, State Islamic University of Sunan Gunung Djati, Indonesia
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_separator css=”.vc_custom_1624529070653{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner layout=”boxed”][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″ css=”.vc_custom_1624695412187{border-right-width: 1px !important;border-right-color: #dddddd !important;border-right-style: solid !important;border-radius: 1px !important;}”][vc_empty_space][megatron_heading title=”Abstract” size=”size-sm” text_align=”text-left”][vc_column_text]TiO2 nanoparticles have been coated on the polypropylene (PP) copolymers using a milling method with temperature controller modification. These experiments were carried out at different milling temperature: 100°C, 110°C, 120°C and 130°C for 90 minute milling time for each experiment. Photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue (MB) was investigated using TiO2 coated PP copolymer which floats on the MB solution and illuminated under sunlight for 36 hours. It was found that TiO2 coated PP polymer at temperature of 100°C resulted in optimum decomposition of MB solution. The concentration of MB in a test solution after 18 hours of exposure to the sun was 15.42%. The reaction rate constants (k) and the half-reaction (t1/2) in the MB photodegradation using the catalysts with a coating temperature of 100°C, are 0.106 hours-1 and 6.53 hours, respectively. This coated material is very potential for repeated use to purify bulk water in high sunlight intensity region. © 2011 American Institute of Physics.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_separator css=”.vc_custom_1624528584150{padding-top: 25px !important;padding-bottom: 25px !important;}”][vc_empty_space][megatron_heading title=”Author keywords” size=”size-sm” text_align=”text-left”][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_separator css=”.vc_custom_1624528584150{padding-top: 25px !important;padding-bottom: 25px !important;}”][vc_empty_space][megatron_heading title=”Indexed keywords” size=”size-sm” text_align=”text-left”][vc_column_text]methylene blue,photocatalytic degradation,polypropylene (PP) copolymer,TiO2 nanoparticles[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_separator css=”.vc_custom_1624528584150{padding-top: 25px !important;padding-bottom: 25px !important;}”][vc_empty_space][megatron_heading title=”Funding details” size=”size-sm” text_align=”text-left”][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_separator css=”.vc_custom_1624528584150{padding-top: 25px !important;padding-bottom: 25px !important;}”][vc_empty_space][megatron_heading title=”DOI” size=”size-sm” text_align=”text-left”][vc_column_text]https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3667245[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_column_text]Widget Plumx[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator css=”.vc_custom_1624528584150{padding-top: 25px !important;padding-bottom: 25px !important;}”][/vc_column][/vc_row]