A Study of Photocatalytic Degradation of Betalain Pigment from Kitchen Waste, Semiconductive Nanostructured TiO2 Used as a Photocatalyst

Abstract

Well crystallinenanostructured TiO2 powder was synthesised by Co-precipitation method using Titanium (IV) isopropoxide and CTAB are precursor materialsto maintain in 1:1 ratio concentration. The synthesised power was structurally, morphologically and optically analysed to using X-ray Diffraction (XRD), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and UV-Vis absorption spectra. The betalain pigment of polluted water was prepared from Beta vulgaris extract at room temperature (RT). The 89% of betalain pigment was degraded at 40 min from Beta vulgaris extract polluted water using as-prepared TiO2 powder as a photocatalystmaterial under visible light.