TY - JOUR
T1 - Enhanced photocatalytic performance of Ru-infused exfoliated TiB2 nanocomposite toward Congo red
AU - Palem, Ramasubba Reddy
AU - Gurram, Priyanka
AU - Rabani, Iqra
AU - Shimoga, Ganesh
AU - Devendrachari, Mruthyunjayachari Chattanahalli
AU - Jyothi, N. V.V.
AU - Seo, Young Soo
AU - Lee, Soo Hong
AU - Kumar, Nadavala Siva
AU - Asif, Mohammad
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2025 Elsevier B.V.
PY - 2025/4
Y1 - 2025/4
N2 - Currently, the number of dyes and pigments industries is swiftly escalating globally. Hence, treating and managing industrial dye/pigment waste material is crucial to protecting water resources for environmental and human health. Among various strategies, utilizing two-dimensional photoactive nano-catalysts is considered the most straightforward approach for water purification. In the present article, we developed an exfoliated TiB2 nanocomposite adorned with ruthenium nanoparticles (eTiB2@Ru NC). Furthermore, its photocatalytic performance was studied in detail. The pristine TiB2 (pTiB2), exfoliated TiB2 (eTiB2), and eTiB2@Ru NC were endorsed with physicochemical analyses, such as XRD, Raman, DLS, FE-SEM, BET, AFM, and XPS. From the UV − Vis spectral analysis, eTiB2@Ru NC exhibits a higher photocatalytic activity (98.41 %) compared to its pristine eTiB2 (80.43 %) and pTiB2 (60.49 %), with efficient degradation of Congo red (CR) within 55 min under visible light irradiation. Furthermore, eTiB2@Ru NC performed a reusability test for five cycles, showing a minor photocatalytic activity loss. The photocatalytic mechanism of eTiB2@Ru NC was verified to be the trapping of active species, which plays a vital role in CR degradation.
AB - Currently, the number of dyes and pigments industries is swiftly escalating globally. Hence, treating and managing industrial dye/pigment waste material is crucial to protecting water resources for environmental and human health. Among various strategies, utilizing two-dimensional photoactive nano-catalysts is considered the most straightforward approach for water purification. In the present article, we developed an exfoliated TiB2 nanocomposite adorned with ruthenium nanoparticles (eTiB2@Ru NC). Furthermore, its photocatalytic performance was studied in detail. The pristine TiB2 (pTiB2), exfoliated TiB2 (eTiB2), and eTiB2@Ru NC were endorsed with physicochemical analyses, such as XRD, Raman, DLS, FE-SEM, BET, AFM, and XPS. From the UV − Vis spectral analysis, eTiB2@Ru NC exhibits a higher photocatalytic activity (98.41 %) compared to its pristine eTiB2 (80.43 %) and pTiB2 (60.49 %), with efficient degradation of Congo red (CR) within 55 min under visible light irradiation. Furthermore, eTiB2@Ru NC performed a reusability test for five cycles, showing a minor photocatalytic activity loss. The photocatalytic mechanism of eTiB2@Ru NC was verified to be the trapping of active species, which plays a vital role in CR degradation.
KW - Mechanism
KW - Nanocomposites
KW - Photo-catalyst
KW - Reusability
KW - TiB
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U2 - 10.1016/j.inoche.2025.114024
DO - 10.1016/j.inoche.2025.114024
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85216534071
SN - 1387-7003
VL - 174
JO - Inorganic Chemistry Communications
JF - Inorganic Chemistry Communications
M1 - 114024
ER -
