Enhanced photocatalytic H2-production and photocatalytic degradation activity of cadmium oxide–graphene nanocomposite grown on mesoporous silica under visible light irradiation

• Published in: Journal of porous materials Vol. 27; no. 1; pp. 151 - 163
• Main Authors: Oh, Won-Chun, Nguyen, Dinh Cung Tien, Areerob, Yonrapach
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 2020; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Cadmium; Catalysis; Catalytic activity; Cetyltrimethylammonium bromide; Characterization and Evaluation of Materials; Chemistry; Chemistry and Materials Science; Contaminants; Gallic acid; Graphene; Hydrogen production; Light irradiation; Nanocomposites; Optical properties; Oxidation; Photocatalysis; Photocatalysts; Photodegradation; Physical Chemistry; Self-assembly; Silicon dioxide; Graphene-based nanocomposite; Mesoporous silica; Gallic acid degradation; CdO nanoparticles; Hydrogen production; Dye decomposition

Various combinations of mesoporous silica and cadmium oxide–graphene have been prepared using a self-assembly method under catering of cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) as the surfactant template at ambient conditions. The structural and optical properties of the obtained nanocomposites were inv...