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Solar-driven degradation of methyl orange over polyaniline/montmorillonite nanocomposite photocatalysts

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The photocatalytic degradation of methyl orange has been studied under visible light. The combination of polyaniline and montmorillonite doped by cobalt and nickel cations enhanced the photocatalytic activity compared to pristine polyaniline. Kinetic measurements have been tentatively explained on the basis of their composition, electronic structures, structural and textural properties. Separate experiments performed on doped montmorillonites show weak performances, reflecting their insulating behaviour, altered by diffusion limitations. A pseudo-first order agrees with a weak methyl orange adsorption. More open porosity of composite materials led to improved efficiency. Their superiority compared to doped montmorillonites has been preferentially related to surface heterogeneity, stronger methyl orange adsorption and lower band gap energy.

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  1. Laboratoire de Matériaux, Applications et Environnement (LMAE), Université Mustapha Stambouli de Mascara, Route de Mamounia, 29000, Mascara, Algérie

    Mohammed El Amine Siali

  2. Laboratoire des Sciences et Techniques de l’Environnement et de la Valorisation (STEVA), Département de Génie des Procédés, Faculté des Sciences et de la Technologie, Université Abdelhamid Ibn Badis de Mostaganem, 27000, Mostaganem, Algérie

    Madani Ghelamallah

  3. Univ. Lille, CNRS, Centrale Lille, Univ. Artois, UMR 8181—UCCS—Unité de Catalyse et Chimie du Solide, 59000, Lille, France

    Pascal Granger

  4. Laboratoire de Recherche sur les Macromolécules (LRM), Faculté des Sciences, Université Abou-bekr Belkaïd de Tlemcen, 13000, Tlemcen, Algérie

    Nouria Bouchikhi

  5. Centre de Recherche Scientifique et Technique en Analyses Physico-Chimiques (CRAPC), 42004, Bou-Ismail Tipaza, Algérie

    Nouria Bouchikhi

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Siali, M.E.A., Ghelamallah, M., Granger, P. et al. Solar-driven degradation of methyl orange over polyaniline/montmorillonite nanocomposite photocatalysts. Res Chem Intermed (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11164-024-05272-y

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