Enhanced simazine herbicide degradation by optimized fluoride concentrations in TiO2 nanotubes growth

Suhaimy, Syazwan Hanani Meriam and Arith, Faiz and Ghazali, Nadiah and Fauzi, Basirah (2020) Enhanced simazine herbicide degradation by optimized fluoride concentrations in TiO2 nanotubes growth. Optik, 212. pp. 1-6. ISSN 0030-4026

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Abstract

The performance of simazine degradation using TiO2 nanotubes is strongly influenced by the morphology and structure of the nanotubes. TiO2 nanotubes were synthesized from pristine titanium foil in EG/NH4F/KOH solution using anodic oxidation technique. This study investigates the effect of fluoride concentration in the electrolytes on the efficiency of Simazine photodegradation. We found that the optimum NH4F concentration was 0.5 wt% resulted in 57.4% degradation rate of simazine after 240 min of UV illumination. The result was attributed to the well separated, ordered and uniform structure of TiO2 nanotubes. Having the optimum fluoride concentration in electrolyte is crucial as the photodegradation performance depends on the crystal structure, surface morphology, and phase stability of the TiO2 nanotubes

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	TiO2 Nanotubes, Photodegradation, Simazine Herbicide Fluoride, Organic Pollutant
Divisions:	Faculty of Electronics and Computer Engineering > Department of Computer Engineering
Depositing User:	Norfaradilla Idayu Ab. Ghafar
Date Deposited:	13 May 2022 16:13
Last Modified:	13 May 2022 16:14
URI:	http://eprints.utem.edu.my/id/eprint/24728
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