SYNTHESIS OF Fe-BTC/GO NANO COMPOSITE BY HYDROTHERMAL METHOD WITHOUT USING ORGANIC SOLVENT

Abstract

  An Fe-BTC/graphene oxide (GO) composite was successfully synthesized by hydrothermal method. The samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), N₂ adsorption - desorption (BET), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). The as-prepared  Fe-BTC/GO nanocomposite was tested the photocatalytic degradation of reactive dye (reactive red-RR195) in aqueous solution. The Fe-BTC/GO composite exhibited excellent photocatalytic activity. The research suggested a potential application of Fe-BTC/GO composite as a highly efficient photocatalytic degradation of reactive dye in aqueous solution.