Visible Light Photoelectrocatalytic Degradation of Rhodamine B Using Ti/TiO2-NiO Photoanode

Ari  Wisnugroho; Setyo  Pramono; Ari Handono  Ramelan; Edi  Pramono; Teguh Endah  Saraswati; Candra  Purnawan; Sayekti  Wahyuningsih

doi:10.4236/jep.2014.517154

JEP Vol.5 No.17 , December 2014

Visible Light Photoelectrocatalytic Degradation of Rhodamine B Using Ti/TiO2-NiO Photoanode

Sayekti Wahyuningsih^*, Candra Purnawan, Teguh Endah Saraswati, Edi Pramono, Ari Handono Ramelan, Setyo Pramono, Ari Wisnugroho

Abstract: The method of Ti/TiO2-NiO photoelectrode prepared by using sol-gel method continued by calcination process was introduced. The prepared TiO2-NiO film was observed with XRD and TEM. The anatase-rutile TiO2 was mainly on the prepared TiO2-NiO composite surface electrode. In addition to NiO, the composite also formed NiTiO3 that increased with increasing calcination temperature. Photoelectrocatalytic degradation of Rhodamine B (RB) using this electrode was investigated, and anodic potential and pH were optimized. RB degradation was investigated under different conditions, and it showed that photoelectrocatalytic degradation could achieve efficient and complete mineralization of organic pollutant. Through comparison of the photoelectrocatalytic oxidation using the Ti/TiO2-NiO electrode operated by single photoanode with the Ti/TiO2-NiO electrode operated by several photoanode, it was found that the photoelectrocatalytic efficiency of that by series photoanodes was higher. Additionally, photoelectrocatalytic system was performed at the several different photoelectrodes, which verified the higher photocatalytic activity compared with the single photoelectrode.

Keywords: Ti/TiO2-NiO Photoelectrode, Visible Light, Photoelectrocatalysis Degradation, Rhodamine B

Cite this paper: Wahyuningsih, S. , Purnawan, C. , Saraswati, T. , Pramono, E. , Ramelan, A. , Pramono, S. and Wisnugroho, A. (2014) Visible Light Photoelectrocatalytic Degradation of Rhodamine B Using Ti/TiO2-NiO Photoanode. Journal of Environmental Protection, 5, 1630-1640. doi: 10.4236/jep.2014.517154.

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