Nuryono Nuryono
Department of Chemistry, Faculty Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Sekip Utara, PO BOX BLS 21, Yogyakarta 55281, Indonesia

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Simple One-Pot Synthesis of Sulfonic-Acid-Functionalized Silica for Effective Catalytic Esterification of Levulinic Acid Desinta Dwi Ristiana; Suyanta Suyanta; Nuryono Nuryono
Indonesian Journal of Chemistry Vol 22, No 1 (2022)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.22146/ijc.68301

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Silica functionalized with sulfonic acid catalyst (SiO2−SO3H) was synthesized through a one-pot method and evaluated as the catalyst material for esterification of levulinic acid in an excess amount of ethanol. Sodium silicate solution was used as the silica source, and then a silane coupling agent, namely GPTMS, was used to incorporate the sulfonic group of 2-aminoethanesulfonic acid (AS) into the silica. Functionalization of AS using GPTMS in the slightly acidic condition has been successfully carried out based on the characterization with FTIR, SEM-EDX, and TGA measurements. Catalyst with the AS to SiO2 molar ratio of 5:6 (SiO2−SO3H(5)) showed the highest acid content (1.02 mmol g–1) and the highest conversion of levulinic acid (70%). The reaction followed pseudo-first-order with the rate constant of 0.00414 min–1. Catalyst material was regenerated by washing with alcohol and water, and the catalyst material can be reused at least for 3 cycles. From this study, the SiO2−SO3H produced from a green process is an effective catalyst to produce esters used in fuel additives.
Preparation of Iron-Doped SiO2/TiO2 Using Silica from Sugarcane Bagasse Ash for Visible Light Degradation of Congo Red Nawwal Hikmah; Dewi Agustiningsih; Nuryono Nuryono; Eko Sri Kunarti
Indonesian Journal of Chemistry Vol 22, No 2 (2022)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.22146/ijc.69501

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Iron(III)-doped SiO2/TiO2 composite (SiO2/TiO2-Fe) has been prepared from sugarcane bagasse ash for photocatalytic degradation of Congo Red. This research was initiated by preparing SiO2 from sugarcane bagasse ash through a sol-gel method. The SiO2/TiO2-Fe was obtained by mixing SiO2 gel with TiO2-Fe sol which was produced with titanium tetraisopropoxide (TTIP) as precursor and FeCl3·H2O as the dopant source. Dopant concentration was varied by 0, 1, 3, 5, 7% (w/w). The prepared materials were characterized by FT-IR, XRD, SR-UV, XRF, SAA, and SEM-EDX. The photocatalytic activity was evaluated for Congo Red degradation in a closed reactor under visible light illumination. The degradation yield was determined by the UV-Visible spectrophotometry method. Results showed that SiO2 was successfully extracted from bagasse ash with a silica content of 90.87%. The SiO2/TiO2-Fe composite was successfully prepared with the bandgap energy value (Eg) decreasing as the dopant concentration increased. The optimum Eg of 2.63 eV was obtained at the concentration of Fe was 5%. Under that condition, the SiO2/TiO2-Fe photocatalyst degraded Congo Red solution by 98.18 % under visible light at pH 3 with a mass of 30 mg for 90 min. The SiO2/TiO2-Fe composite is expected to be a photocatalyst material candidate for dye wastewater treatment.