Solar Light Elimination of Bacteria, Yeast and Organic Pollutants by Effective Photocatalysts Based on Ag/Cr-TiO<sub>2</sub> and Pd/Cr-TiO<sub>2</sub>
This study focused on searching for more effective nanomaterials for environmental remediation and health protection; thus, coliform bacteria, yeast and the organic food dye sunset yellow were selected as target pollutants to be eliminated under solar light by Ag/Cr-TiO<sub>2</sub> and P...
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| description | This study focused on searching for more effective nanomaterials for environmental remediation and health protection; thus, coliform bacteria, yeast and the organic food dye sunset yellow were selected as target pollutants to be eliminated under solar light by Ag/Cr-TiO<sub>2</sub> and Pd/Cr-TiO<sub>2</sub>. Firstly, Cr<sup>3+</sup> was in situ incorporated into the anatase crystalline lattice by the sol-gel method; then, Ag or Pd nanoparticles were deposited on Cr-TiO<sub>2</sub> by chemical photoreduction. The scientific challenge addressed by the development of these composites was to analyse the recovery of Cr, to be employed in photocatalyst formulation and the enhancement of the TiO<sub>2</sub> photocatalytic activity by addition of other noble metals. By extensive characterization, it was found that after TiO<sub>2</sub> doping with chromium, the parameters of the crystal lattice slightly increased, due to the incorporation of Cr ions into the lattice. The TiO<sub>2</sub> band gap decreased after Cr addition, but an increase in the optical absorptions towards the visible region after noble metals deposition was also observed, which was dependent of the Ag or Pd loading. Generally, it was observed that the noble metals type is a factor that strongly influenced the effectiveness of the photocatalysts concerning each substrate studied. Thus, by using Ag(0.1%)/Cr-TiO<sub>2</sub>, the complete elimination of <i>E. coli</i> from samples of water coming from a highly polluted river was achieved. Pd(0.5%)/Cr-TiO<sub>2</sub> showed the highest efficiency in the elimination of <i>S. cerevisiae</i> from a lab prepared strain. On the other hand, the Pd(0.1%)/Cr-TiO<sub>2</sub> sample shows the highest dye degradation rate, achieving 92% of TOC removal after 180 min. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-8bde7ba964ff42c3b8c1625a268d67232024-11-08T14:38:51ZengMDPI AGNanomaterials2079-49912024-10-011421173010.3390/nano14211730Solar Light Elimination of Bacteria, Yeast and Organic Pollutants by Effective Photocatalysts Based on Ag/Cr-TiO<sub>2</sub> and Pd/Cr-TiO<sub>2</sub>Mónica Hernández-Laverde0Nicola Morante1Blanca Liliana Gutiérrez2Julie Joseane Murcia3Katia Monzillo4Diana Sannino5Vincenzo Vaiano6Grupo de Catálisis, Escuela de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia (UPTC), Avenida Central del Norte, Tunja 150002, Boyacá, ColombiaDepartment of Industrial Engineering, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II 132, 84084 Fisciano, SA, ItalyEscuela de Ciencias Básicas Tecnología e Ingeniería, Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia (UNAD), Calle 5 #1-08, Sogamoso 152217, Boyacá, ColombiaGrupo de Catálisis, Escuela de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia (UPTC), Avenida Central del Norte, Tunja 150002, Boyacá, ColombiaDepartment of Industrial Engineering, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II 132, 84084 Fisciano, SA, ItalyDepartment of Industrial Engineering, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II 132, 84084 Fisciano, SA, ItalyDepartment of Industrial Engineering, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II 132, 84084 Fisciano, SA, ItalyThis study focused on searching for more effective nanomaterials for environmental remediation and health protection; thus, coliform bacteria, yeast and the organic food dye sunset yellow were selected as target pollutants to be eliminated under solar light by Ag/Cr-TiO<sub>2</sub> and Pd/Cr-TiO<sub>2</sub>. Firstly, Cr<sup>3+</sup> was in situ incorporated into the anatase crystalline lattice by the sol-gel method; then, Ag or Pd nanoparticles were deposited on Cr-TiO<sub>2</sub> by chemical photoreduction. The scientific challenge addressed by the development of these composites was to analyse the recovery of Cr, to be employed in photocatalyst formulation and the enhancement of the TiO<sub>2</sub> photocatalytic activity by addition of other noble metals. By extensive characterization, it was found that after TiO<sub>2</sub> doping with chromium, the parameters of the crystal lattice slightly increased, due to the incorporation of Cr ions into the lattice. The TiO<sub>2</sub> band gap decreased after Cr addition, but an increase in the optical absorptions towards the visible region after noble metals deposition was also observed, which was dependent of the Ag or Pd loading. Generally, it was observed that the noble metals type is a factor that strongly influenced the effectiveness of the photocatalysts concerning each substrate studied. Thus, by using Ag(0.1%)/Cr-TiO<sub>2</sub>, the complete elimination of <i>E. coli</i> from samples of water coming from a highly polluted river was achieved. Pd(0.5%)/Cr-TiO<sub>2</sub> showed the highest efficiency in the elimination of <i>S. cerevisiae</i> from a lab prepared strain. On the other hand, the Pd(0.1%)/Cr-TiO<sub>2</sub> sample shows the highest dye degradation rate, achieving 92% of TOC removal after 180 min.https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/14/21/1730Cr-AgCr-PdTiO<sub>2</sub><i>E. coli</i><i>S. cerevisiae</i>sunset yellow |
| spellingShingle | Mónica Hernández-Laverde Nicola Morante Blanca Liliana Gutiérrez Julie Joseane Murcia Katia Monzillo Diana Sannino Vincenzo Vaiano Solar Light Elimination of Bacteria, Yeast and Organic Pollutants by Effective Photocatalysts Based on Ag/Cr-TiO<sub>2</sub> and Pd/Cr-TiO<sub>2</sub> Nanomaterials Cr-Ag Cr-Pd TiO<sub>2</sub> <i>E. coli</i> <i>S. cerevisiae</i> sunset yellow |
| title | Solar Light Elimination of Bacteria, Yeast and Organic Pollutants by Effective Photocatalysts Based on Ag/Cr-TiO<sub>2</sub> and Pd/Cr-TiO<sub>2</sub> |
| title_full | Solar Light Elimination of Bacteria, Yeast and Organic Pollutants by Effective Photocatalysts Based on Ag/Cr-TiO<sub>2</sub> and Pd/Cr-TiO<sub>2</sub> |
| title_fullStr | Solar Light Elimination of Bacteria, Yeast and Organic Pollutants by Effective Photocatalysts Based on Ag/Cr-TiO<sub>2</sub> and Pd/Cr-TiO<sub>2</sub> |
| title_full_unstemmed | Solar Light Elimination of Bacteria, Yeast and Organic Pollutants by Effective Photocatalysts Based on Ag/Cr-TiO<sub>2</sub> and Pd/Cr-TiO<sub>2</sub> |
| title_short | Solar Light Elimination of Bacteria, Yeast and Organic Pollutants by Effective Photocatalysts Based on Ag/Cr-TiO<sub>2</sub> and Pd/Cr-TiO<sub>2</sub> |
| title_sort | solar light elimination of bacteria yeast and organic pollutants by effective photocatalysts based on ag cr tio sub 2 sub and pd cr tio sub 2 sub |
| topic | Cr-Ag Cr-Pd TiO<sub>2</sub> <i>E. coli</i> <i>S. cerevisiae</i> sunset yellow |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/14/21/1730 |
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