In Situ Synthesis, Characterization, and Catalytic Performance of Polypyrrole Polymer-Incorporated Ag₂MoO₄ Nanocomposite for Detection and Degradation of Environmental Pollutants and Pharmaceutical Drugs
2019
Abinaya, Manickavasagan | Rajakumaran, Ramachandran | Chen, Shen-Ming | Karthik, Raj | Muthuraj, Velluchamy
Material combinations of semiconductor with conducting polymer are gaining growing interest due to their enhanced activities in photocatalysis as well as electrochemical sensing. In this present work, we report a facile in situ synthesis of polypyrrole (PPy) polymer-incorporated silver molybdate (Ag₂MoO₄) nanocomposite that is utilized as a photocatalyst and electrocatalyst for the degradation of pollutant heavy metals, namely, methylene blue (MB) and heavy metal (Cr(VI)), and ciprofloxacin (CIP) and for detection of the drug, azomycin. The synthesized nanocomposite was characterized by various theoretical, spectral, and microscopic studies. Matching of the powder X-ray diffraction pattern with JCPDS no. 76-1747 confirmed the formation of α-Ag₂MoO₄/PPy. The surface topography and spherical morphology of the nanocomposite were studied using field emission-scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy. Fourier transform infrared spectral detail expounds the smooth incorporation of PPy to Ag₂MoO₄. The as-synthesized nanocomposite performs as an efficient photocatalyst in the degradation of MB (99.9%), Cr(VI) (99%), and CIP drug (99.8%) within 10 min. In addition to this, the Ag₂MoO₄/PPy-modified glassy carbon electrode (GCE) demonstrated excellent electrocatalytic activity in terms of a higher cathodic peak current and lower peak potential when compared with other modified and unmodified GCEs for the detection of azomycin. The Ag₂MoO₄/PPy/GCE displayed a broader linear response range and lower detection limit of 0.5–499 μM and 65 nM, respectively. Moreover, other potentially co-interfering compounds, such as a similar functional group-containing biological substances and inorganic species, have no interference effect toward azomycin sensing.
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