The effect of Titanium dioxide precursors variation to morphology of TiO2/ZSM-5 composite

Abstract

TiO2 photocatalyst is one of the Advanced Oxidation Processes (AOPs) methods which is very potential to be applied to treat wastewater. Modification of TiO2 with the addition of ZSM-5 as supporting material can increase the adsorption capacity and conductivity of water molecules. Those properties enable TiO2/ZSM5 composites to conduct photodegradation process within dye waste. TiO2/ZSM5 composites were prepared by sol gel method. The synthesized materials were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Energy Dispersive X-ray Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM-EDX), and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET). The effect of 2-Propanol to TiO2/ZSM-5 Composite Morphology was studied. The results from X-Ray Diffraction analysis revealed that the peak indicating the presence of anatase TiO2 on sample 2.5;5; and 10% TiO2/ZSM-5 composite. The increasing effect of Titanium precursors to TiO2/ZSM-5 composite carried out agglomerates on external surface of ZSM-5 as seen in SEM which was supported by surface area data from BET.