SYNTHESIS AND PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITY OF TIO2/AG

Over the last decade, titanium dioxide (TiO₂), in particular, anatase phase became the most studied semiconductor photocatalyst due to its high photocatalytic efficiency under UV irradiation, low cost, high stability, and low toxicity. These characteristics allow the degradation of toxic and biological waste present in air and water, efforts have been devoted to modify and enhance them. In this work, TiO₂ samples were synthesized with different silver carbonate (Ag₂CO₃) concentrations. Under UV light, the results showed an enhancement in photocatalytic performance in degradation of Rhodamine-B dye compared to pure TiO₂. An increase of 25% on Rhodamine-B by TiO₂/Ag degradation was noticed.