Synthesis of nanostructured metal–, semiconductor–, and metal/semiconductor–mordenite composites from geothermal waste

Successful synthesis of metal–, semiconductor–, and metal/semiconductor–mordenite nanocomposites, using geothermal solid waste as precursor is reported. Powders of nanostructured composites, consisting of metal and/or semiconductor nanoparticles grown on a mordenite-type zeolitic matrix surface, wer...

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Autores: Oscar E. Jaime-Acuña, Humberto Villavicencio-García, Rogelio Vázquez-González, Vitalii Petranovskii, Oscar Raymond-Herrera
Tipo de documento: artigo
Estado:Versão publicada
Data de publicação:2016
País:México
Recursos:Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Repositório:Redalyc-UNAM
OAI Identifier:oai:redalyc.org:47447023003
Acesso em linha:https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=47447023003
Access Level:Acceso aberto
Palavra-chave:Ingeniería
Photocatalysis
Aqueous synthesis
Geothermal waste remediation
Organic pollution remediation
Multifunctional nanocomposites
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Resumo:Successful synthesis of metal–, semiconductor–, and metal/semiconductor–mordenite nanocomposites, using geothermal solid waste as precursor is reported. Powders of nanostructured composites, consisting of metal and/or semiconductor nanoparticles grown on a mordenite-type zeolitic matrix surface, were synthesized by a one-step solvent-free and organic template-free process. The developed methodology is capable of controlling and tuning the final properties of composites from their synthesis and is also reproducible and repeatable. For comparison and demonstration of the application of the final products, dye photocatalysis degradation tests were done using commercial TiO 2 as reference (degradation reached ∼ 75% in 215 min, k = 0.004 min − 1 ), [M]–S–MOR samples revealed better performance ( ≥ 95% in 100 min, k = 0.009 min − 1 ). All Rights Reserved © 2016 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Centro de Ciencias Aplicadas y Desarrollo Tecnológico. This is an open access item distributed under the Creative Commons CC License BY-NC-ND 4.0.