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Open Access | Published on January 13, 2022

Synthesis and Characterization of Poly(o-chloroaniline)/TiO2 Nanocomposites for Photocatalytic Degradation of Direct Yellow 50 Dye in Textile Wastewater

Authors
Corresponding: Dr. Mirza Nadeem Ahmad
Co-authors: Ahmad MN.
Masood ul Hassan M.
Nawaz F.
Anjum MN.
Iqbal SZ.
Hussain T.
Mujahid A.
Farid MF.
Abstract

The nanocomposites of poly(o-chloroaniline) with titanium dioxide have been prepared via chemical oxidative polymerization technique using o-chloroaniline monomer and titanium dioxide nanoparticles for photocatalytic application. The different composites were prepared by varying the load percentage of titanium oxide nanoparticles (TiO2 NPs) in polyorthochloroaniline (POCA) matrix. The synthesized composite materials were characterized by Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-Rays diffraction (XRD), and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) techniques. The POCA/TiO2 nanocomposites were further applied to evaluate the photocatalytic degradation potential towards direct yellow 50 (DY50) dye in an aqueous medium under ultraviolet radiations.

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Keywords
Photocatalytic Degradation, Nanocomposites, Azo dye, Dye removal, DY50