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TiO2@ZnO nanocomposite: bifunctional material for solid phase extraction of U(VI) and Th(IV) and photocatalytic degradation of organic contaminant

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A bifunctional TiO2@ZnO nanorods hybrid material was synthesized via one-step hydrothermal synthesis and studied as an adsorbent for SPE of U(VI) and Th(IV) and as a photocatalyst for the photocatalytic removal of methylene blue (MB). The formation of TiO2@ZnO hybrid composite was confirmed by XRD, Raman, SEM, SEM–EDX and SEM-Mapping analysis. After determining the optimum values of the analytical parameters affecting the recovery of the analytes, the developed TiO2@ZnO hybrid NPs-SPE method was applied to natural waters with a high recovery efficiency (94–97%). The accuracy of the method was also verified by using CRM-TMDA 62.2 and TM-25.3 standards. Photocatalytic properties of the fabricated nanocomposite were investigated by degrading of MB under UV light. The results indicated that the synthesized TiO2@ZnO material can be used as a promising adsorbent/photocatalyst candidate for the adsorption of U(VI) and Th(IV) analytes in waters as well as the photocatalysis degradation of MB dyestuff.

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This work was supported by a Research Fund of the Van Yüzüncü Yıl University (Project no TYL-2018-6900).

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  1. Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, Van Yüzüncü Yıl University, 65080, Van, Turkey

    Funda Aydin & Gülay Demirkiran

  2. Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey

    Erkan Yilmaz

  3. ERNAM-Nanotechnology Application and Research Center, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey

    Erkan Yilmaz & Merve Vurucuel

  4. Technology Research and Application Center (ERU-TAUM), Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey

    Erkan Yilmaz, Zeliha Erbaş & Mustafa Soylak

  5. Science and Technology Application and Research Center, Yozgat Bozok University, Yozgat, Turkey

    Zeliha Erbaş

  6. Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey

    Mustafa Soylak

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Aydin, F., Yilmaz, E., Demirkiran, G. et al. TiO2@ZnO nanocomposite: bifunctional material for solid phase extraction of U(VI) and Th(IV) and photocatalytic degradation of organic contaminant. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 332, 3879–3892 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-023-09082-1

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