Catalysts,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
14(12), С. 899 - 899
Опубликована: Дек. 8, 2024
The
design
of
multi-purpose
decontaminants
with
environmentally
friendly
characteristics,
low
cost,
and
high
efficiency
in
removing
pollutants
from
the
environment
is
an
effective
economic
strategy
for
maintaining
long-term
development
ecosystem.
Based
on
killing
two
birds
one
stone,
egg
white
(EW)/TiO2
hydrogel
a
porous
structure
devised
as
bio-adsorbent
using
waste
eggs
nearing
their
expiration
date
simultaneously
achieving
efficient
removal
organic
dyes
inactivation
microorganisms
industrial
wastewater.
characterizations
its
morphology
composition
scanning
electron
microscopy
(SEM),
Brunauer–Emmett–Teller
(BET)
theory,
energy-dispersive
spectrometry
(EDS),
Fourier
transform
infrared
spectroscopy
(FTIR),
thermogravimetric
analyzer
(TGA)
validate
successful
synthesis
EW/TiO2.
maximum
adsorption
capacity
EW/TiO2
333.172
mg∙mL−1
according
to
Langmuir
model.
photodegradation
methyl
blue
(MB)
solution
under
irradiation
via
xenon
lamp
used
assess
photocatalytic
behavior
Among
different
samples,
5
wt%
TiO2-doped
shows
99%
120
min
irradiation.
Finally,
antibacterial
properties
are
evaluated
by
calculating
bacterial
survival
rate
against
Escherichia
coli
(E.
coli).
photocatalyst
exhibits
90.4%,
indicating
that
possesses
positive
activity
effectively
inhibiting
growth
bacteria,
which
suitable
wastewater
treatment
over
long
period
time.
Catalysts,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
14(12), С. 899 - 899
Опубликована: Дек. 8, 2024
The
design
of
multi-purpose
decontaminants
with
environmentally
friendly
characteristics,
low
cost,
and
high
efficiency
in
removing
pollutants
from
the
environment
is
an
effective
economic
strategy
for
maintaining
long-term
development
ecosystem.
Based
on
killing
two
birds
one
stone,
egg
white
(EW)/TiO2
hydrogel
a
porous
structure
devised
as
bio-adsorbent
using
waste
eggs
nearing
their
expiration
date
simultaneously
achieving
efficient
removal
organic
dyes
inactivation
microorganisms
industrial
wastewater.
characterizations
its
morphology
composition
scanning
electron
microscopy
(SEM),
Brunauer–Emmett–Teller
(BET)
theory,
energy-dispersive
spectrometry
(EDS),
Fourier
transform
infrared
spectroscopy
(FTIR),
thermogravimetric
analyzer
(TGA)
validate
successful
synthesis
EW/TiO2.
maximum
adsorption
capacity
EW/TiO2
333.172
mg∙mL−1
according
to
Langmuir
model.
photodegradation
methyl
blue
(MB)
solution
under
irradiation
via
xenon
lamp
used
assess
photocatalytic
behavior
Among
different
samples,
5
wt%
TiO2-doped
shows
99%
120
min
irradiation.
Finally,
antibacterial
properties
are
evaluated
by
calculating
bacterial
survival
rate
against
Escherichia
coli
(E.
coli).
photocatalyst
exhibits
90.4%,
indicating
that
possesses
positive
activity
effectively
inhibiting
growth
bacteria,
which
suitable
wastewater
treatment
over
long
period
time.
