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Application of silver doped titanate nanotubes in the degradation of methylene blue and the degradation of fungus and bacteria. Experimental and theoretical studies

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The aim of this work is to study the degradation of methylene blue (MB) by using heterogeneous catalysts based on titanate nanotubes doped with silver nanoparticles. The titanate nanotubes (TNTs) are prepared by the hydrothermal method while the doping of the silver species is carried out by impregnation at different silver contents (1, 5 and 10 wt%). Different methods are used in the characterization of materials and are: X-ray diffraction, Raman spectroscopy, UV–visible in reflection diffuse and Scanning Electron Microscopy, Transmission Electron Microscopy and Scanning electron microscopy. The characterization of the obtained materials leads to the conclusion that silver nanoparticles of size of the order of 2 nm are distributed on the surface of the TNTs in a homogeneous manner. However, the catalytic test reveals that the prepared catalysts have a strong ability to absorb and degrade methylene blue. Total degradation rates are obtained with a significant mineralization of the order of 66% for the catalyst at 10% Ag-TNTs. DFT calculations are carried out in order to identify the most fragile sites in the MB molecule and whose radical attack can take place. Finally, silver-doped catalysts show interesting activities towards the inhibition of bacteria and fungi.

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Authors extend their appreciation to the Deanship of Scientific Research at King Khalid University for funding this work through Larg Groups Project under grant number (RGP.2/213/43).

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  1. Advanced Functional Materials & Optoelectronic Laboratory (AFMOL), Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, King Khalid University, P.O. Box 9004, Abha, Saudi Arabia

    Samia Nasr

  2. Electrochimie, Matériaux et Environnement (UREME [16ES02]), Institut Préparatoire aux Etudes d’ingénieurs Kairouan, Kairouan, Tunisia

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Nasr, S. Application of silver doped titanate nanotubes in the degradation of methylene blue and the degradation of fungus and bacteria. Experimental and theoretical studies. Reac Kinet Mech Cat 135, 2879–2893 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11144-022-02267-x

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