Enhanced photocatalytic urea oxidation under neutral medium by reduced graphene oxide coated TiO2 nanoparticles
Nowadays, fertilizers are used to boost crop production. Nitrogenous fertilizers are assimilated as nitrate. Unfortunately, 60–70% of nitrogen is lost due to different leaching processes. Photocatalytic urea oxidation is now emerging as a new methodology. Nitrate conversion is favorable under alkali...
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| description | Nowadays, fertilizers are used to boost crop production. Nitrogenous fertilizers are assimilated as nitrate. Unfortunately, 60–70% of nitrogen is lost due to different leaching processes. Photocatalytic urea oxidation is now emerging as a new methodology. Nitrate conversion is favorable under alkaline pH. However, it can subsequently cause deprotonation of ammonium ions to result ammonia leaching. In this report, efficiencies of bare and RGO loaded TiO2 were examined. In the presence of NaF, the nanocomposite possesses a 9.8(1)% nitrate yield, significantly greater than the other analogous reactions. Such observation will be helpful in developing new methodologies to afford sustainable agriculture. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4a97b54ad0c246b5a5e5081dd8232c022023-05-31T04:43:51ZengElsevierCatalysis Communications1873-39052023-06-01179106690Enhanced photocatalytic urea oxidation under neutral medium by reduced graphene oxide coated TiO2 nanoparticlesPalak Soni0Bonamali Pal1Raj Kumar Das2School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Patiala 147004, Punjab, IndiaCorresponding author.; School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Patiala 147004, Punjab, IndiaCorresponding author.; School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Patiala 147004, Punjab, IndiaNowadays, fertilizers are used to boost crop production. Nitrogenous fertilizers are assimilated as nitrate. Unfortunately, 60–70% of nitrogen is lost due to different leaching processes. Photocatalytic urea oxidation is now emerging as a new methodology. Nitrate conversion is favorable under alkaline pH. However, it can subsequently cause deprotonation of ammonium ions to result ammonia leaching. In this report, efficiencies of bare and RGO loaded TiO2 were examined. In the presence of NaF, the nanocomposite possesses a 9.8(1)% nitrate yield, significantly greater than the other analogous reactions. Such observation will be helpful in developing new methodologies to afford sustainable agriculture.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1566736723000924Hybrid compositesPhotocatalytic degradationUrea oxidationNitrate productionSustainable agriculture |
| spellingShingle | Palak Soni Bonamali Pal Raj Kumar Das Enhanced photocatalytic urea oxidation under neutral medium by reduced graphene oxide coated TiO2 nanoparticles Catalysis Communications Hybrid composites Photocatalytic degradation Urea oxidation Nitrate production Sustainable agriculture |
| title | Enhanced photocatalytic urea oxidation under neutral medium by reduced graphene oxide coated TiO2 nanoparticles |
| title_full | Enhanced photocatalytic urea oxidation under neutral medium by reduced graphene oxide coated TiO2 nanoparticles |
| title_fullStr | Enhanced photocatalytic urea oxidation under neutral medium by reduced graphene oxide coated TiO2 nanoparticles |
| title_full_unstemmed | Enhanced photocatalytic urea oxidation under neutral medium by reduced graphene oxide coated TiO2 nanoparticles |
| title_short | Enhanced photocatalytic urea oxidation under neutral medium by reduced graphene oxide coated TiO2 nanoparticles |
| title_sort | enhanced photocatalytic urea oxidation under neutral medium by reduced graphene oxide coated tio2 nanoparticles |
| topic | Hybrid composites Photocatalytic degradation Urea oxidation Nitrate production Sustainable agriculture |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1566736723000924 |
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