Enhancing photocatalytic performance of nanoporous Nb2O5 doped platinum

• Published in: IEEE International Conference on Semiconductor Electronics, Proceedings, ICSE
• Main Author: Mohd Hamir A.A.; Basri K.N.; Talip M.A.A.; Mamat M.H.; Manut A.; Zoolfakar A.S.; Rani R.A.; Rusop M.
• Format: Conference paper
• Language: English
• Published: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2018
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85056284855&doi=10.1109%2fSMELEC.2018.8481306&partnerID=40&md5=05ceba9fc11cf0ef6e56e3137f9fb2d2

Highly ordered Nb2Os nanoporous network via anodization for photocatalytic activity of methyl orange (MO) is presented. Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are organic combinations that are unaffected to environmental degradation through chemical, biological, and photocatalytic processes. POPs have significant effects on human health and environment. This study will help reducing POPs. Anodization method is used to synthesis Nb2O5nanoporous structure. In this research, anodization duration is varies from 30 to 90 minutes to study the effect of durations on photocatalytic performance. To determine the rate of absorption of MO, UV-VIS Spectrophotometer is used to measure the absorption. The enhancement of photocatalytic property is desired in reducing contamination of POP in water produce by textile industries. The degradation of MO were influenced by the dimension of Nanoporous Nb2O5, showing that highly ordered nanoporous network as well as larger size of nanoporous Nb2O5have better performance of photocatalytic activity. © 2018 IEEE.