Green synthesis of titanium dioxide nanoparticles and their multifaceted applications

N. Maheshna; D. Roopa; R. Karthick; Harishchander Anandaram; J. Prince Antony; R. K. Sangeetha; M. Anusuya

doi:10.53730/ijhs.v6nS3.7210

Authors

N. Maheshna Associate Professor of Civil Engineering in New Horizon College of Engineering, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
D. Roopa Professor of Civil Engineering in New Horizon College of Engineering, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
R. Karthick Assistant Professor of Physics in Periyar Maniammai Institute of Science & Technology, Thanjavur, Tamilnadu, India
Harishchander Anandaram Assistant Professor of Centre for Excellence in Computational Engineering and Networking in Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, India
J. Prince Antony Assistant Professor of Hotel Management in SRM Institute of Science & Technology, Triuchirapalli, Tamilnadu, India
R. K. Sangeetha Assistant Professor of Physics in Sri Eshwar College of Engineering, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, India
M. Anusuya
sarananu94@gmail.com
Professor of Physics and Registrar of Indra Ganesan Group of Institutions, Trichy, Tamilnadu, India

Keywords:

TiO2, dye degradation, photocatalytic dye degradation, Tulsi, antibacterial activity

Abstract

Herein, we have prepared TiO2 photocatalyst using simple solution evaporation method for degradation of dye contaminant. The structural and optical possessions of the prepared photocatalyst have been categorized by a series of methods such as FTIR, XRD, SEM coupled with EDAX and UV-DRS. The photocatalytic activity of the obtained TiO2 nanoparticles were investigated by monitoring the degradation of solution of Methylene Blue (MB) as model dye molecule, using simulated solar irradiation. Photo-degradation experimental results point out that the prepared TiO2 photocatalyst exhibits advanced photocatalytic action over commercially available powder TiO2. The bacterial activity of TiO2 nanoparticles monitored by using E.coli and S.aureus bacterial strains. The antimicrobial activity of the synthesized sample shows a good result against gram positive bacteria. The synthesized nano materials have great prospective to contribute in the wastewater treatment and bio-medical management technologies.

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