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Synthesis Of Porous TiO2 With Starch Template And Its Photoactivity Towards Photodegradation Of Methylene Blue Gani Purwiandono; Indriana Kartini
EKSAKTA: Journal of Sciences and Data Analysis VOLUME 15, ISSUE 1-2, 2015
Publisher : Fakultas Matematika dan Ilmu Pengetahuan Alam

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.20885/eksakta.vol15.iss1-2.art1

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Hydrothermal synthesis of TiO2 using starch as pores forming agent has been investigated. The research aimed to investigate the effect of crystallinity and porosity of TiO2 to its photocatalytic activity using photodegradation of methylene blue. TiO2 was synthesized without starch and with various starch concentration (0.5%, 2.5%, 5%, 10% w/v). The starch was dissolved in ethanol,and then was added drop wisely into titanium (IV) tetraisopropoxide(TTIP) solution. The mixture was treated hydrothermally at 100 ºC for 4 h. Starch templatewas removed through calcination at 450 ºC for 4 h. The synthesized TiO2 was characterized by FT-IR spectrophotometry. The effect of starch concentration toTiO2 crystallinity was analyzed using XRD. The porosity of the synthesized TiO2 was determined using N2 gas sorption analyzer. The photocatalytic activity of TiO2 was monitored through the photodegradation of methylene blue. The XRD patterns show that the TiO2 synthesized with various starch concentration consists mainly of anatase crystalline. The particle size of TiO2 synthesized with starch 5% w/v is 11.32 nm with the specific surface area (SBET) of 110.189 m2/g, the total pore volume of 0.2cc/g and the pore diameter of 3.62 nm. The photoactivity test demonstrates that the synthesized TiO2 could degrade methylene blue up to 56.9% under UV irradiation for 30 minutes
Green Chemistry: Effect of Microwave Irradiationon Synthesis of Chitosan for Biomedical Grade Applications of Biodegradable Materials Amri Setyawati; Deni Pranowo; Indriana Kartini
EKSAKTA: Journal of Sciences and Data Analysis VOLUME 16, ISSUE 2, August 2016
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.20885/eksakta.vol16.iss2.art8

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Microwave assisted chitosan synthesis as biodegradable material for biomedical application has been done. The purpose of this research is to synthesis of chitosan with high DD and low molecular weight using microwave energy, the study of reaction conditions include parameters of power and reaction time. Chitosan was prepared by deacetylation of chitin with 60% NaOH solution. Conventional method has been done by reflux for 90minutes, resulting chitosan with DD of 79.5%, 72.6% yields and molecular weight 6051 g/mol. Green chemistry method using microwave radiation at 800 Watts for 5 minutes has produced chitosan with highest DD, yield and molecular weight of 86%, 75% and 3797 g/mole respectively. Synthesis of Chitosan by microwave radiation method can save 10x electrical energy for the reaction, also rapidly and effectively to produce chitosan with low molecular weight compared to conventional methods