Functional and Smart Materials

10 Characterisation and Optimisation of TiO₂/CuO Nanocomposite for Effective Dye Degradation from Water under Simulated Solar Irradiation

Rohini Singh

Sitarambhai Naranji Patel Institute of Technology & Research Centre

Suman Dutta

Indian Institute of Technology (ISM)

CONTENTS

10.1   Introduction

10.2   Experimental

10.2.1   Preparation of TiO₂ Nanoparticles

10.2.2   Synthesis of TiO₂/CuO Nanocomposite

10.2.3   Photocatalytic Activity Measurements

10.2.4   Experimental Design

10.3   Result and Discussions

10.3.1   Characteristics of TiO₂/CuO Nanocomposites

10.3.2   Optimization Study

10.3.3   Hydrogen Generation Capacity

10.4   Conclusion

References

10.1 Introduction

Semiconductor photocatalyst has been studied extensively in solving environmental ...