SpringerLink
Log in

UV–LED driven photodegradation of organic dye and antibiotic using strontium titanate nanostructures

  • Published:
Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

In the present study, SrTiO3 (strontium titanate) photocatalyst was prepared through the hydrothermal process for photodegradation of aniline blue (AB) and azithromycin (AZM). The as-synthesized material was characterized with X-ray diffraction test (XRD), transmission electron microscope (TEM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and UV–Diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (UV–DRS). The SrTiO3 was found to be rod shaped with irregular surface possessing compatible bandgap for study under ultraviolet irradiation. Photocatalysis of AB and AZM were carried under UV irradiation and maximum degradation of more than 95% was observed for both AB after 90 min and AZM after 4 h, respectively. The high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) was used to monitor the concentration of AZM, whereas spectroscopic method for AB. The photocatalysis followed pseudo-first-order reaction kinetics and the plausible degradation mechanism was put forth based on radical trap** experiment. Overall, this work demonstrates an efficient and simple method of detoxification of AB and AZM from water samples. Thus, as-synthesized material is anticipated to be a promising photocatalyst for the remediation of dye and antibiotic-contaminated water.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Subscribe and save

Springer+ Basic
EUR 32.99 /Month
  • Get 10 units per month
  • Download Article/Chapter or Ebook
  • 1 Unit = 1 Article or 1 Chapter
  • Cancel anytime
Subscribe now

Buy Now

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Fig. 1
Fig. 2
Fig. 3
Fig. 4
Fig. 5
Fig. 6
Fig. 7
Fig. 8
Fig. 9

Similar content being viewed by others

Data availability

All data generated or analysed during this study are included in this published article.

References

  1. K. Tian, M. Bilal, in Abatement of Environmental Pollutants, ed. by P. Singh, A. Kumar, A. B. T.-A. of E. P. Borthakur (Elsevier, 2020), pp. 313–330

  2. S.R. Yashas, H.P. Shivaraju, T. Thinley, K.S. Pushparaj, A. Maleki, B. Shahmoradi, Int. J. Environ. Sci. Technol. 17, 2605 (2020)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  3. P. Muhambihai, V. Rama, P. Subramaniam, Environ. Nanotechnol. Monit. Manag. 14, 100360 (2020)

    Google Scholar 

  4. A. Jelić, M. Petrović, D. Barceló, in Handbook of Environmental Chemistry (2012), pp. 47–70.

  5. A. Bielen, A. Šimatović, J. Kosić-Vukšić, I. Senta, M. Ahel, S. Babić, T. Jurina, J. J. González Plaza, M. Milaković, N. Udiković-Kolić, Water Res. 126, 79 (2017)

  6. N. Bolong, A.F. Ismail, M.R. Salim, T. Matsuura, Desalination 239, 229 (2009)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  7. B. Cercek, P.K. Shah, M. Noc, D. Zahger, U. Zeymer, S. Matetzky, G. Maurer, P. Mahrer, Lancet 361, 809 (2003)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  8. S. Naraginti, Y.-Y. Yu, Z. Fang, Y.-C. Yong, Process Safety Environ. Protect. 125, 39 (2019)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  9. M.H. Sayadi, S. Sobhani, H. Shekari, J. Clean. Prod. 232, 127 (2019)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  10. S. Sauvé, M. Desrosiers, Chem. Cent. J. 8, 15 (2014)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  11. R. Andreozzi, Catal. Today 53, 51 (1999)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  12. A. Kudo, Y. Miseki, Chem. Soc. Rev. 38, 253 (2009)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  13. S.R. Yashas, H.P. Shivaraju, G. Pema, N. Kumara Swamy, K. Namratha, B. Gurupadayya, P. Madhusudan, Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res. 28, 4778 (2021)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  14. H.P. Shivaraju, S.R. Yashas, R. Harini, Mater. Today Proc. 27, 1369 (2020)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  15. H.P. Shivaraju, O.N. Ashika, R. Harini, S.R. Yashas, A. Maleki, B. Shahmoradi, K. Yetilmezsoy, W. Kitirote, Mater. Lett. 282, 128808 (2021)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  16. R. Ebrahimi, A. Maleki, Y. Zandsalimi, R. Ghanbari, B. Shahmoradi, R. Rezaee, M. Safari, S. W. Joo, H. Daraei, S. Harikaranahalli Puttaiah, O. Giahi, J. Ind. Eng. Chem. 73, 297 (2019).

  17. I.A. Kuznetsov, M.J. Greenfield, Y.U. Mehta, W. Merchan-Merchan, G. Salkar, A.V. Saveliev, Appl. Energy 88, 4218 (2011)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  18. A.B. Azzam, S.M. El-Sheikh, R.A. Geioushy, B.A. Salah, F.M. El-Dars, A.S. Helal, RSC Adv. 9, 17246 (2019)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  19. E. Hannachi, Y. Slimani, M.K. Ben Salem, A. Hamrita, A.L. Al-Otaibi, M.A. Almessiere, M. Ben Salem, F. Ben Azzouz, Indian J. Phys. 90, 1009 (2016)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  20. M.A. Almessiere, Y. Slimani, S. Güner, M. Nawaz, A. Baykal, F. Aldakheel, S. Akhtar, I. Ercan, İ Belenli, B. Ozçelik, Ceram. Int. 45, 8222 (2019)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  21. E. Hannachi, M. K. Ben Salem, Y. Slimani, A. Hamrita, M. Zouaoui, F. Ben Azzouz, M. Ben Salem, Phys. B Condens. Matter 430, 52 (2013).

  22. G. Long, R. Sabatini, M.I. Saidaminov, G. Lakhwani, A. Rasmita, X. Liu, E.H. Sargent, W. Gao, Nat. Rev. Mater. 5, 423 (2020)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  23. G. Do Park, C.W. Lee, K.T. Nam, Curr. Opin. Electrochem. 11, 98 (2018)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  24. Y. Slimani, B. Unal, M.A. Almessiere, E. Hannachi, G. Yasin, A. Baykal, I. Ercan, J. Mater. Sci. Mater. Electron. 31, 7786 (2020)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  25. E. Hannachi, Y. Slimani, A. Ekicibil, A. Manikandan, F. Ben Azzouz, J. Mater. Sci. Mater. Electron. 30, 8805 (2019)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  26. Y. Slimani, M.A. Almessiere, S.E. Shirsath, E. Hannachi, G. Yasin, A. Baykal, B. Ozçelik, I. Ercan, J. Magn. Magn. Mater. 510, 166933 (2020)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  27. Y. Slimani, B. Unal, E. Hannachi, A. Selmi, M.A. Almessiere, M. Nawaz, A. Baykal, I. Ercan, M. Yildiz, Ceram. Int. 45, 11989 (2019)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  28. H. Gurudayal, D. Sabba, M.H. Kumar, L.H. Wong, J. Barber, M. Grätzel, N. Mathews, Nano Lett. 15, 3833 (2015)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  29. A.V. Kovalevsky, M.H. Aguirre, S. Populoh, S.G. Patrício, N.M. Ferreira, S.M. Mikhalev, D.P. Fagg, A. Weidenkaff, J.R. Frade, J. Mater. Chem. A 5, 3909 (2017)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  30. H. Ohta, Mater. Today 10, 44 (2007)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  31. B. Gregory, J. Arthur, G. Seidel, Phys. Rev. B 19, 1039 (1979)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  32. Y. Slimani, M.A. Almessiere, M. Nawaz, A. Baykal, S. Akhtar, I. Ercan, I. Belenli, Ceram. Int. 45, 6021 (2019)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  33. Y. Slimani, E. Hannachi, F. Ben Azzouz, M. Ben Salem, Cryogenics (Guildf). 92, 5 (2018)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  34. Y. Slimani, M.A. Almessiere, M. Sertkol, S.E. Shirsath, A. Baykal, M. Nawaz, S. Akhtar, B. Ozcelik, I. Ercan, Ultrason. Sonochem. 57, 203 (2019)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  35. J.H. Roque-Ruiz, J. Meraz-Angel, R. Farias, M. Meléndez-Lira, S.Y. Reyes-López, J. Ceram. Sci. Technol. 10, 29 (2019)

    Google Scholar 

  36. C. Chen, Q. Dai, C. Miao, L. Xu, H. Song, RSC Adv. 5, 4844 (2015)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  37. T. Tsurumi, T. Suzuki, M. Yamane, M. Daimon, Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 33, 5192 (1994)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  38. N. Wang, D. Kong, H. He, Powder Technol. 207, 470 (2011)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  39. W. Zhao, W. Zhao, G. Zhu, T. Lin, F. Xu, F. Huang, CrystEngComm 17, 7528 (2015)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  40. A.M. Youssef, H.K. Farag, A. El-Kheshen, F.F. Hammad, SILICON 10, 1225 (2018)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  41. M.A. Almessiere, Y. Slimani, S. Guner, M. Sertkol, A. Demir Korkmaz, S.E. Shirsath, A. Baykal, Ultrason. Sonochem. 58, 104654 (2019)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  42. S. Ata, I. Shaheen, F. Majid, I. Bibi, K. Ijaz-ul-Mohsin, Y. Jilani, J.Y. Slimani, M. Iqbal, Zeitschrift Für Phys. Chemie (2021). https://doi.org/10.1515/zpch-19-1381

    Article  Google Scholar 

  43. P.A. Vinosha, A. Manikandan, R. Ragu, A. Dinesh, P. Paulraj, Y. Slimani, M.A. Almessiere, A. Baykal, J. Madhavan, B. Xavier, G.F. Nirmala, Environ. Pollut. 272, 115983 (2021)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  44. A. Ghafoor, I. Bibi, S. Ata, F. Majid, S. Kamal, F. Rehman, S. Iqbal, M. Aamir, Y. Slimani, M. Iqbal, A. Mailk, Zeitschrift Für Phys. Chemie (2021). https://doi.org/10.1515/zpch-2020-1747

    Article  Google Scholar 

  45. M. George, T.L. Ajeesha, A. Manikandan, A. Anantharaman, R.S. Jansi, E.R. Kumar, Y. Slimani, M.A. Almessiere, A. Baykal, J. Phys. Chem. Solids 153, 110010 (2021)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  46. M. Nawaz, M.A. Almessiere, S.A. Almofty, C.D. Gungunes, Y. Slimani, A. Baykal, J. Photochem. Photobiol. B Biol. 196, 111506 (2019)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  47. H.K. Egzar, M.S. Mashkour, A.M. Juda, Asian Trans. Basic Appl. Sci. 03, 23 (2013)

    Google Scholar 

  48. R. Vershney, K. Chelaramani, A. Bhardwaj, N. Siddiqui, S. Kumar Verma, Orient. J. Chem. 34, 3140 (2018)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  49. L.G. Devi, N. Kottam, B.N. Murthy, S.G. Kumar, J. Mol. Catal. A Chem. 328, 44 (2010)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  50. K.D. Radosavljević, J.D. Lović, D.Ž Mi**, S.D. Petrović, M.B. Jadranin, A.R. Mladenović, M.L. Avramov Ivić, Chem. Pap. 71, 1217 (2017)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

Download references

Acknowledgements

Authors would like to extend their gratitude to the JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research, Mysuru, India, for their unwavering support in providing necessary facilities.

Funding

This research did not receive any specific grant from any funding agencies.

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Environmental Science, Faculty of Natural Science, JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research, S. S. Nagar, Mysore, Karnataka, 570015, India

    Thinley Tenzin, Shivamurthy Ravindra Yashas, Kotermane Mallikarjunappa Anilkumar & Harikaranahalli Puttaiah Shivaraju

  2. Center for Water, Food and Energy, GREENS Trust, Harikaranahalli, Dombaranahalli Post, Turuvekere Taluka, Tumkur, 572215, India

    Harikaranahalli Puttaiah Shivaraju

Authors
  1. Thinley Tenzin
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Shivamurthy Ravindra Yashas
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Kotermane Mallikarjunappa Anilkumar
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  4. Harikaranahalli Puttaiah Shivaraju
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Contributions

TT: Laboratory experimentations, analysis of characterization results, result analysis and manuscript writing. SRY: Laboratory experimentations, analysis of characterization results, result analysis and manuscript writing. KMA: Data analysis, result interpretation and manuscript draft corrections. HPS: directed and conceptualized the study and finally proofread the manuscript.

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Harikaranahalli Puttaiah Shivaraju.

Ethics declarations

Conflict of interest

None of the authors have any competing interests in the manuscript.

Additional information

Publisher's Note

Springer Nature remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this article

Tenzin, T., Yashas, S.R., Anilkumar, K.M. et al. UV–LED driven photodegradation of organic dye and antibiotic using strontium titanate nanostructures. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 32, 21093–21105 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-021-06609-8

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-021-06609-8

Search

Navigation