Sonochemical synthesis, characterization and photocatalytic properties of hydroxyapatite nano-rods derived from mussel shells
College
College of Science
Department/Unit
Chemistry
Document Type
Article
Source Title
Materials Letters
Volume
196
First Page
33
Last Page
36
Publication Date
6-1-2017
Abstract
In this paper, we report the first synthesis of hydroxyapatite (HAp) nano-rods derived from mussel shells by a facile sonochemical method. HAp nano-rods were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR). The photocatalytic activity of HAp nano-rods was investigated using Rhodamine B (RhB) dye for the first time. The results confirm that degradation efficiency of 86.8% for RhB was observed after 300 min in the presence of the HAp nano-rods photocatalyst. © 2017 Elsevier B.V.
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Digitial Object Identifier (DOI)
10.1016/j.matlet.2017.03.016
Recommended Citation
Edralin, E., Garcia, J., dela Rosa, F., & Punzalan, E. R. (2017). Sonochemical synthesis, characterization and photocatalytic properties of hydroxyapatite nano-rods derived from mussel shells. Materials Letters, 196, 33-36. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2017.03.016
Disciplines
Chemistry
Keywords
Nanostructured materials; Hydroxyapatite; Sonochemistry; Mussels; Photocatalysis
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