Enhanced photocatalytic performance of auto-combusted nanoparticles for photocatalytic degradation of azo dye under sunlight illumination and hydrogen fuel production

Rozhin Darabi; Azade Ghorbani-HasanSaraei; Shermin Masoomzadeh; Alireza Monadi Sefidan; Fulya Gulbagca; Rima Nour Elhouda Tiri; Ali Hussein Zghair Al-Khafaji; Elif Esra Altuner; Fatih Sen; Bahareh Davarnia; Seyed-Morteza Mortazavi

doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.139266

Enhanced photocatalytic performance of auto-combusted nanoparticles for photocatalytic degradation of azo dye under sunlight illumination and hydrogen fuel production

Chemosphere. 2023 Sep:336:139266. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.139266. Epub 2023 Jun 18.

Affiliations

¹ School of Resources and Environment, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, P.O. Box 611731, Xiyuan Ave, Chengdu, PR China.
² Department of Food Science and Technology, Ayatollah Amoli Branch, Islamic Azad University, Amol, Iran. Electronic address: Azade380@yahoo.com.
³ Department of Food Science and Technology, Ayatollah Amoli Branch, Islamic Azad University, Amol, Iran.
⁴ Department of Laboratory Science, School of Allied Medical Science, Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran.
⁵ Sen Research Group, Department of Biochemistry, Dumlupinar University, 43000, Kutahya, Turkey.
⁶ Sen Research Group, Department of Biochemistry, Dumlupinar University, 43000, Kutahya, Turkey. Electronic address: fatihsen1980@gmail.com.
⁷ Department of Food Science and Technology, Ardabil Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ardabil, Iran.

PMID: 37339707
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.139266

Abstract

In this study, an innovative nanomaterial was synthesized for hydrogen production from methanolysis on sodium borohydride (NaBH₄) in order to be a solution for future energy problems. The nanocomposite containing FeCo, which does not contain noble metals, and whose support material is Polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP), was synthesized by means of a thermal method. TEM, XRD and FTIR characterization methods were used for the analysis of the morphological and chemical structure of the nanocomposite. Nanocomposite particle size was found to be 2.59 nm according to XRD analysis, and 5.45 nm according to TEM analysis for scale of 50 nm. For catalytic properties of nanomaterial in the methanolysis reaction of NaBH₄, temperature, catalyst, substrate, and reusability experiments were carried out and kinetic calculations were obtained. Among the activation parameters of FeCo@PVP nanoparticles, turnover frequency, enthalpy, entropy and activation energy were calculated as 3858.9 min^-1, 29.39 kJ/mol, -139.7 J/mol.K, and 31.93 kJ/mol, respectively. As a result of the reusability test of the obtained FeCo@PVP nanoparticles catalysts, which was carried out for 4 cycles, the catalytic activity was 77%. Catalytic activity results are given in comparison with the literature. In addition, the photocatalytic activity of FeCo@PVP NPs was evaluated against MB azo dye under solar light irradiation for 75 min and was found to be as 94%.

Keywords: Catalytic studies; Hydrogen energy; Nanocatalyst; Polyvinylpyrrolidone; Turnover frequency.

MeSH terms

Azo Compounds
Hydrogen
Lighting
Nanocomposites* / chemistry
Nanoparticles*
Sunlight

Substances

Azo Compounds
Hydrogen