Preparation and Characterization of Gum Acacia/Ce(IV)MoPO4 Nanocomposite Ion Exchanger for Photocatalytic Degradation of Methyl Violet Dye

Sirajuddin, Vikas Gupta, Gaurav Sharma*, Amit Kumar, Florian J. Stadler, Inamuddin

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Abstract

Gum acacia based nanocomposite ion exchanger has been fabricated using simple sol–gel method. The effect of biopolymer concentration on ion exchange capacity has been studied. The GA/CeMoPO4 nanocomposite ion exchanger has been well characterized using various techniques as FTIR, XRD, SEM and TEM. The GA/CeMoPO4 showed better ion exchange capacity of 1.04 meq/g in comparison to its inorganic counterpart GA/CeMoPO4 (0.65 meq/g). The various physicochemical properties including thermal stability, elution behavior and pH titrations were studied in detail. The photocatalytic nature of GA/CeMoPO4 and CeMoPO4 were investigated using methyl violet as test dye. The GA/CeMoPO4 showed 86% of methyl violet photodegradation in 2 h of illumination.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1171-1183
Number of pages13
JournalJournal of Inorganic and Organometallic Polymers and Materials
Volume29
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jul 2019
Externally publishedYes

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Keywords

  • Gum acacia
  • Methy violet
  • Nanocomposite ion exchanger
  • Photocatalysis

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Polymers and Plastics
  • Materials Chemistry

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