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Environmentally Friendly Synthesis: Photocatalytic Dye Degradation and Bacteria Inactivation Using Ag/f-MWCNTs Composite

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In this study, silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) were decorated onto functionalized carbon nanotubes (Ag/f-MWCNTs) using a green method under sunlight conditions. The as-synthesized composite was characterized by UV–vis spectroscopy, XRD, FTIR, SEM, and TEM microscopy. In Ag/f-MWCNTs composite, synthesized NPs were spherically shaped, with particle size ranging from 17.1 to 30.5 nm. The photocatalytic degradation activity of Ag/f-MWCNTs composite was evaluated for the degradation of the cationic methylene blue (MB) dye solution. The rate constants for photocatalytic dye degradation were 0.012 and 0.051 min−1 for f-MWCNT and Ag/f-MWCNTs respectively. Compared with that of f-MWCNTs, Ag/f-MWCNTs composite showed high dye degradation activity after irradiation for 60 min. In addition, photocatalytic bacterial inhibition was studied for the gram-negative bacterium Escherichia coli at different time intervals under visible light irradiation. Ag/f-MWCNTs exhibited maximum photocatalytic bacteria inactivation after 120 min. Based on the obtained results, Ag/f-MWCNTs are a tremendously efficient photocatalyst for the degradation of toxic dyes and bacteria inactivation, and the synthesized material serves as an efficient component for wastewater treatment.

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This work was supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grants funded by the Korean government (2018R1A2B6006056 and 2020R1A2C1012439).

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    P. C. Nagajyothi, K. C. Devarayapalli, S. V. Prabhakar Vattikuti & Jaesool Shim

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  3. Department of Food Science and Technology, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, 384541, Republic of Korea

    L. Veeranjaneya Reddy & Young Jung Wee

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Nagajyothi, P.C., Veeranjaneya Reddy, L., Devarayapalli, K.C. et al. Environmentally Friendly Synthesis: Photocatalytic Dye Degradation and Bacteria Inactivation Using Ag/f-MWCNTs Composite. J Clust Sci 32, 711–718 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10876-020-01821-8

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