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Photodegradation of dyes by a novel TiO2/u-RuO2/GNS nanocatalyst derived from Ru/GNS after its use as a catalyst in the aerial oxidation of primary alcohols (GNS = graphene nanosheets)

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Ruthenium nanoparticles (RuNPs) supported on graphene nanosheets (GNS), a composite (Ru/GNS), were prepared by a dry synthesis method and were used as nanocatalysts for the aerial oxidation of various primary alcohols. Ru/GNS was highly efficient, selective, stable and heterogeneous in nature. Owing to the high stability of the used catalyst (u-Ru/GNS), it was further applied in a different catalytic system viz photocatalytic degradation, after suitable modifications. We have obtained a novel TiO2/u-RuO2/GNS catalyst from u-Ru/GNS by the sol-gel method. The catalytic activity of TiO2/u-RuO2/GNS toward the photodegradation of methyl orange (MO) and acridine orange (AO) was found to be excellent. Overall, the sustainable use of these recyclable materials (Ru/GNS and TiO2/u-RuO2/GNS) could lead to economic and environmental benefits.

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This work was supported by the Grant-in-Aid for Global COE program by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology, Japan.

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  1. Nano Fusion Technology Research Lab, Division of Frontier Fibers, Institute for Fiber Engineering (IFES), Interdisciplinary Cluster for Cutting Edge Research (ICCER), National University Corporation Shinshu University, Ueda, Nagano, 386 8567, Japan

    Mayakrishnan Gopiraman, Sundaram Ganesh Babu, Zeeshan Khatri & Ick Soo Kim

  2. SRM Research Institute, SRM University, Kattankulathur, 603203, India

    Sundaram Ganesh Babu

  3. Department of Organic Materials & Fiber Engineering, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, Jeollabuk-do, 561-756, Republic of Korea

    Byoung-Suhk Kim

  4. College of Textile Clothing Engineering, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215021, China

    Kai Wei

  5. Department of Chemistry, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, 620 015, India

    Ramasamy Karvembu

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Gopiraman, M., Babu, S.G., Khatri, Z. et al. Photodegradation of dyes by a novel TiO2/u-RuO2/GNS nanocatalyst derived from Ru/GNS after its use as a catalyst in the aerial oxidation of primary alcohols (GNS = graphene nanosheets). Reac Kinet Mech Cat 115, 759–772 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11144-015-0861-0

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