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ENHANCED PHOTOCATALYTIC
MEMBRANE USING CARBON DOTS/
TITANIUM OXIDE FOR DEGRADATION
OF PHARMACEUTICALS
INTRODUCTION
To investigate the
degradation efficiency of the
To prepare hybrid N- photocatalytic membrane on
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CD/TiO2 with different pharmaceutical pollutant
N-CD content via in-situ under different operating
hydrothermal method. parameters.
To develop nitrogen To fabricate visible light-
doped carbon dots
(N-CD) from
oil palm frond using
02 responsive photocatalytic
membrane through the
coupling of the N-CD/TiO2
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hydrothermal method. with ultrafiltration
membrane.
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SYNTHESIS METHOD OF NANOHYBRID COMPOSITES
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N-CD/TIO2 IMMOBILIZED ON MEMBRANE
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RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
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Synthesis of N-CD
Ultrasonication
Hydrothermal
180 ℃, 12 h
Isopropanol Centrifugation
Ethylenediamine
Oil Palm
Frond
N-CD
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Stir under room temperature
Synthesis of N-CD/ TiO2
Age for 2 h
Titanium (IV)
Isopropoxide
+ Isopropanol
N-CD +
Distilled water
Visible light
N-CD/ TiO2
photocatalyst
Dichlorofenac
Sodium (DCF) UV-Vis Spectrophotometer
Coagulation bath
83 wt% NMP
16 wt% PES
1 wt% PVP
Soak PES
Stir at 60 ℃ for 6 h membrane in DI
prior to use
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Deposition of N-CD/TiO2 on PES membrane
(Chemical grafting and photo-induced polymerisation)
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Dip PES support membrane in
After polymerisation the polymer solution for 2 min
Dried at
75 ℃ for 4 h
N-CD photocatalyst
Acrylic acid monomer
Ethylene glycol
Potassium persulfate
Irradiate grafted
membrane with UV light
Stir for 20 min for 15 min
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METHODOLOGY FLOWCHART
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• Hydrothermal TEM • N-CD/TiO2 SEM • pH of solution
duration XRD loading EDX (3,5,7,9,11)
(4h, 8h, 12h, 16h) FTIR on membrane XPS • Initial DCF
RAMAN (0.1g, 0.5g, concentration
• Volume ratio of UV-Vis 1g, 2g) (2, 3, 4, 5 ppm)
N-CD to TTIP PL • Light intensity
(0.5, 1, 1.5, 2 :5) (10W, 20W, 30W,
40W)
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EXPECTED OUTCOME
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EXPECTED OUTCOME
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LITERATURE REVIEW
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