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Graphene-TLL-Cu2ONPs Hybrid as Highly Efficient Catalyst for Degradation of Organic Pollutans
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: Received: 28 December 2022 / Approved: 3 January 2023 / Online: 3 January 2023 (04:30:54 CET)
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Losada-Garcia, N.; Carranza, J.; Palomo, J.M. Graphene-TLL-Cu2ONPs Hybrid as Highly Efficient Catalyst for Degradation of Organic Compounds. Nanomaterials 2023, 13, 449. Losada-Garcia, N.; Carranza, J.; Palomo, J.M. Graphene-TLL-Cu2ONPs Hybrid as Highly Efficient Catalyst for Degradation of Organic Compounds. Nanomaterials 2023, 13, 449.
Abstract
In this work Cu2O nanoparticles (NPs) were created in-situ on graphene functionalized with Thermomyces lanuginosus lipase (G@TLL) where site-oriented supported TLL acted as template and binder in the presence of copper salt by tailorable synthesis under mild conditions, producing a heterogeneous catalyst. Cu2O NPs was confirmed by XRD and XPS. The TEM microscopy showed that the nanoparticles were homogeneously distributed over the G@TLL surface with sizes of 53 nm and 165nm. This G@TLL-Cu2O hybrid was successfully used in the degradation of toxic organic compounds such as trichloroethylene (TCE) and Rhodamine B (RhB). In the case of TCE, the hybrid presented a high catalytic capacity, degrading 60 ppm of product in 60 min in aqueous solution and room temperature without the formation of other toxic subproducts. In addition, a TOF value of 7.5 times higher than the unsupported counterpart (TLL-Cu2O) was obtained, demonstrating the improved catalytic efficiency of the system in the solid-phase. The hybrid also presented an excellent catalytic performance for the degradation of Rhodamine B (RhB) obtaining a complete degradation (48ppm) in 50 min in in aqueous solution and room temperature and with the presence of a green oxidant as H2O2.
Keywords
Graphene; copper oxide nanoparticles; nanohybrid; trichloroethylene; Rhodamine B; water remediation.
Subject
Chemistry and Materials Science, Chemical Engineering
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