Experimental Study on Kinetics and Mechanism of Ciprofloxacin Degradation in Aqueous Phase Using Ag-TiO2/rGO/Halloysite Photocatalyst

1. Introduction

2. Results and Discussion

2.1. Material Characterization

2.2. Photocatalytic Activity

2.3. Kinetics of CIP Photodegradation

2.4. Effect of pH

2.4.1. Point of Zero Charge (pHPZC) of Ag-TiO2/rGO/HNT.

2.4.2. The Influence of pH

2.5. Scavengers Test

2.6. Mechanism of CIP Photodegradation Reaction Using/rGO/HNT

2.7. Total Organic Carbon (TOC) Analysis

3. Materials and Methods

3.1. Chemicals

3.2. Synthesis of Graphene Oxide

3.3. Halloysite Purification

3.4. Preparation of rGO/HNT

3.5. Preparation of Ag-TiO2/Nanocomposite

3.6. Material Characterizations

3.7. Photocatalytic Activity Evaluation

4. Conclusions

References

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Ha-Son Ngo^1,* , Thi-Linh Nguyen¹, Ngoc-Tuan Tran¹ and Hanh-Chi Le²

1 Department of Oil Refining and Petrochemistry, Hanoi University of Mining and Geology, 18 Vien Street,
Bac Tu Liem District, Hanoi 11910, Vietnam
2 Institute of Ecology and Works Protection, Vietnam Academy for Water Resources, 267 Chua Boc Street,
Dong Da District, Hanoi 11515, Vietnam
* Correspondence: ngohason@humg.edu.vn

Catalysts 2023, 13, 225                                                                                            https://www.mdpi.com/journal/catalysts