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The effect of NAOH and hexamine on the synthesis of titanium oxide nanostructured particles, their photocatalytic degradation effect on malachite green, rodamine B and methylene blue

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In this study, TiO2 nanostructured particles synthesized by hydrothermal method were characterized by X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy. X-ray diffraction peaks of the samples were examined and rutile and anatase phases were observed. Morphological properties of the samples were examined in scanning electron microscopy images. These nanostructured particles were used in the application of degradation of waste water from dyestuffs. Methylene blue, melachite green and rhodamine b were used as dyestuffs, All samples were found to have high photocatalytic degradation. Particularly, it was observed that titanium dioxide nanostructured particles obtained by adding hexamethylene tetramine had a very high degradation of 94% and above on all dyestuffs.

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  1. Department of Energy Engineering, Kahramanmaras İstiklal University, Kahramanmaraş, Turkey

    Süleyman Kerli

  2. Kahramanmaraş Bilsem, Kahramanmaraş, Turkey

    Ali Kemal Soğuksu

  3. Department of Opticianry, Elbistan Vocational School of Health Services, Kahramanmaraş Istiklal University, Kahramanmaraş, Turkey

    Mustafa Kavgacı

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Kerli, S., Soğuksu, A.K. & Kavgacı, M. The effect of NAOH and hexamine on the synthesis of titanium oxide nanostructured particles, their photocatalytic degradation effect on malachite green, rodamine B and methylene blue. Reac Kinet Mech Cat 134, 539–551 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11144-021-02074-w

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