Directing the amount of CNTs in CuO–CNT catalysts for enhanced adsorption-oriented visible-light-responsive photodegradation of p-chloroaniline

• Published in: Powder technology Vol. 327; pp. 170 - 178
• Main Authors: Khusnun, N.F., Jalil, A.A., Triwahyono, S., Hitam, C.N.C., Hassan, N.S., Jamian, F., Nabgan, W., Abdullah, T.A.T., Kamaruddin, M.J., Hartanto, D.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Lausanne Elsevier B.V 01.03.2018; Elsevier BV
• Subjects: Adsorption; Carbon nanotubes; Catalysis; Catalysts; Chemical bonds; Chemisorption; Copper; Copper oxides; Crystal defects; Crystallites; Crystals; CuO–CNT; Desorption; Endocrine disruptors; Fourier transforms; Irradiation; Kinetics; Light irradiation; Mineralization; Nanotechnology; Nanotubes; Nitrogen; Oxides; p-Chloroaniline; Photodegradation; Radiation; Reaction kinetics; Surface chemistry; Surface defects; Visible-light-responsive; X ray photoelectron spectroscopy; Photodegradation; p-Chloroaniline; CuO–CNT; Adsorption; Visible-light-responsive

Copper oxide (CuO, 10–90wt%) was loaded onto carbon nanotubes (CNTs) by electrosynthesis method. The catalysts (CuO/CNT) were characterized by XRD, nitrogen adsorption–desorption, ESR, FTIR, Raman, and XPS spectroscopy. The results indicated that a lower amount of CuO was dispersed well on the CNT,...