Rapid photo-degradation of 2-chlorophenol under visible light irradiation using cobalt oxide-loaded TiO2reduced graphene oxide nanocomposite from aqueous media》.pdf

Journal of Environmental Management 165 (2016) 1 e10 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Journal of Environmental Management journal homepage: /locate/jenvman Research article Rapid photo-degradation of 2-chlorophenol under visible light irradiation using cobalt oxide-loaded TiO2/reduced graphene oxide nanocomposite from aqueous media * Ajit Sharma, Byeong-Kyu Lee Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Ulsan, Nam-gu, Daehak ro 93, Ulsan 680-749, Republic of Korea a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c t Article history: The photocatalytic removal of 2-chlorophenol (2-CP) from water environment was investigated by TiO2 Received 2 June 2015 eRGOeCoO. Cobalt oxide-loaded TiO (TiO eCoO) supported with reduced graphene oxide (RGO) was 2 2 Received in revised form synthesized using a solegel method and then annealed at 500 C for 5 min. The material characteristics 8 September 2015 were analyzed by UVeVis analysis, Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction Accepted 11 September 2015 Available online xxx (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) spectroscopy. Incorporation of cobalt oxide and RGO into the TiO2 system (TiO2 eR