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Synthesis and characterization of cerium oxide hybrid with chitosan nanoparticles for enhancing the photodegradation of Congo Red dye

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Nanoparticles of cerium oxide have great importance in several fields, including great influence on the environment and human health. The preparation nanoparticles of CeO2 hybrid with chitosan has exhibited promising applications in several fields especially degradation of organic pollutants such as dyes and pesticides. This study illustrated a facile, eco-friendly, and low-cost method for synthesis of pure CeO2 and its loading on chitosan NPs with different loading ratios. The as-synthesized catalysts were characterized using UV–Vis, XRD, FT-IR, SEM, EDX, and TEM studies. The presence of an intense peak at 215 nm is detected by the spectrum of UV–Vis indicated by the formation of pure CeO2, where the presence of Ce–O bonds was confirmed by an FT-IR peak at 769.45 cm−1. EDX analysis showed the presence of Ce, O, and C in pure and hybrid CeO2–chitosan NPs. The SEM graph showed an irregular shape with aggregation of NPs, both CeO2 and hybrid CeO2–chitosan NPs. The as-synthesized photocatalysts showed maximum degradation ratios of Congo Red (CR) dye under specified conditions: pH 8, irradiation exposure time = 90 min, catalyst dose = 0.3 g/L, and 50 mg/L CR initial concentration. The Langmuir isotherm model is better fitted than the Freundlich model. Kinetically, the photodegradation reaction is followed the pseudo-second order model with qe ranging between 43.67 and 46.51 mg/g with R2 > 0.99.

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This research project was supported by a grant from the Research Center of the Female Scientific and Medical Colleges, Deanship of Scientific Research, King Saud University. The authors also thank the Deanship of Scientific Research and RSSU at King Saud University for their technical support

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    Wedad A. Al-Onazi

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Al-Onazi, W.A., Ali, M.H.H. Synthesis and characterization of cerium oxide hybrid with chitosan nanoparticles for enhancing the photodegradation of Congo Red dye. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 32, 12017–12030 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-021-05832-7

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