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Expert development of Hetero structured TiS2–TiO2 nanocomposites and evaluation of electron acceptors effect on the photo catalytic degradation of organic Pollutants under UV-light

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In this work, TiO2 co-doped TiS2 nanocomposite were synthesized by a simple co-precipitation method and used as a photocatalyst in the presence of H2O2 for the oxidation of Acid black 1 (AB1) dye under UV light. Highly effective TiO2 co-doped TiS2 was characterized with X-ray diffraction, high-transmission electron microscope images, high-resolution electron microscope images, Diffuse reflectance spectroscopy and photoluminescence spectra. The TiS2–TiO2 nanoparticles have high-specific surface area (101 m2 g−1) and optical bandgap energy of 2.02 eV. Under artificial light, only 58% of AB 1 (100 mL; 20 mg L−1) was photo catalytically degraded by TiS–TiO2 in 90 min reaction. However, after adding H2O2, the photocatalytic activity of TiS-TiO2 was significantly improved, reaching 86% of dye removal. Tests using scavengers of reactive species and Electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy (EPR) analysis revealed that h+ and •OH are the main species in this system. Based on the experimental results, the mechanism of AB 1 photodegradation in the presence of TiS–TiO2 and H2O2 was proposed. By this mechanism, the •OH can be formed by direct water oxidation or by H2O2 reduction, as the electron transfer from the conduction band of TiS–TiO2 to H2O2 is thermodynamically favorable. Moreover, the H2O2 retards the electron–hole recombination in TiS–TiO2, thus increasing its photocatalytic activity. Given its high efficiency for degrading AB 1 in water, TiS–TiO2 revealed to be a promising photocatalyst to be tested in the oxidation of emerging pollutants for the environmental decontamination.

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Rosy, P.J., Jas, M.J.S., Santhanalakshmi, K. et al. Expert development of Hetero structured TiS2–TiO2 nanocomposites and evaluation of electron acceptors effect on the photo catalytic degradation of organic Pollutants under UV-light. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 32, 4053–4066 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-020-05147-z

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