Efficient Visible-Light Photocatalysis and Antibacterial Activity of TiO<sub>2</sub>-Fe<sub>3</sub>C-Fe-Fe<sub>3</sub>O<sub>4</sub>/Graphitic Carbon Composites Fabricated by Catalytic Graphitization of Sucrose Using Natural Ilmenite
Charitha Thambiliyagodage, Leshan Usgodaarachchi, Madara Jayanetti, Chamika Liyanaarachchi, Murthi S. Kandanapitiye, Saravanamuthu Vigneswaran
Abstract
(92%) under visible light. Synthesized novel composites using natural materials comprise an ecofriendly, cost-effective solution to remove dyes, and they were effective in inhibiting the growth of Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria.
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PhotocatalysisX-ray photoelectron spectroscopyMaterials scienceRaman spectroscopyGraphitic carbon nitrideScanning electron microscopeVisible spectrumCarbon fibersAdsorptionDiffuse reflectance infrared fourier transformNanoparticleCatalysisSpectroscopyNuclear chemistryAnalytical Chemistry (journal)Chemical engineeringComposite materialNanotechnologyComposite numberChemistryOrganic chemistryOptoelectronicsQuantum mechanicsOpticsPhysicsEngineeringAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesNanomaterials for catalytic reactionsTiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells