Melinda Fitri

Ms. Melinda Fitri

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Academic Career Length

4Years (2023-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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30 March 2023 in Crystals
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MUMaisari Utami
Maisari Utami
SWShaobin Wang
Shaobin Wang
FFFebi Indah Fajarwati
Febi Indah Fajarwati
SSSiva Nur Salsabilla
Siva Nur Salsabilla
TDTania Amara Dewi
Tania Amara Dewi
MFMelinda Fitri
Melinda Fitri
Rhodamine B (RhB) is extensively used for dyeing purposes, and cannot be completely removed using traditional water treatment technologies. Here, we report for the first time the photodegradation of RhB using nitrogen-doped titanium dioxide (N-TiO2) on reduced graphene oxide (rGO) composite (N-TiO2/rGO). The work primarily highlights the synergistic effect of the incorporation of N-TiO2 and rGO and its kinetic study for the photodegradation of RhB. The N-TiO2/rGO composite was synthesized by dispersing titanium(IV) isopropoxide and urea, followed by annealing treatment via the hydrothermal method with rGO. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images illustrated that N-TiO2 particles with an irregular round shape and white color were dispersed onto the rGO surface. X-Ray diffraction (XRD) patterns revealed that N-TiO2/rGO composite showed an anatase phase of TiO2 with a diffraction peak of 2θ = 25.622°. The gas sorption analysis (GSA) showed that N-TiO2/rGO had surface area, pore volume, and pore size of 53.393 m2/g, 0.096 cc/g, and 3.588 nm, respectively. The thermogravimetric-differential thermal analysis (TG-DTA) showed an anatase phase of TiO2 that appeared at a temperature of 200–500 °C, with a weight loss of 2.50%. According to the ultraviolet-visible diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (UV-Vis DRS) study, TiO2, N-TiO2, and N-TiO2/rGO had band gap energies of 3.25, 2.95, and 2.86 eV, respectively. The highest photodegradation of RhB was obtained at the optimum condition in pH 2 with a photocatalyst mass of 20 mg and an irradiation time of 90 min. The photocatalytic activity of N-TiO2/rGO using visible light showed a higher percentage of photodegradation at 78.29%, compared to 44.08% under UV light. The kinetic study of the photodegradation of RhB using N-TiO2/rGO followed the pseudo-second-order model.

8 May 2023 in Chemosphere
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MUMaisari Utami
Maisari Utami
SWShaobin Wang
Shaobin Wang
MMMuhammad Miqdam Musawwa
Muhammad Miqdam Musawwa
TPTri Esti Purbaningtias
Tri Esti Purbaningtias
MFMelinda Fitri
Melinda Fitri
Ravindran BalasubramaniRavindran Balasubramani
Ravindran Balasubramani