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Year 2026 Volume 24, Issue 2
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Mohammad Nour Ahmad ALKHODER

Department of Chemistry, Homs University, Homs, Syria

Catalytic Activity of TiO2 Nanoparticles Prepared by Green Synthesis

525–531 (2026)

PACS numbers: 61.05.cp, 78.30.Fs, 81.16.Be, 81.20.Ka, 82.33.Ln, 82.65.+r, 89.60.Ec

Received 16 September, 2024

In this paper, TiO2 nanoparticles (NPs) are synthesized by biosynthesis method using Aloe vera gel/leaf aqueous extract. The obtained NPs are characterized using IR spectroscopy and XRD methods. The IR results show the absorption bands of Ti–O at 724 cm−1 and Ti–O–Ti at 662 cm−1, while the powder XRD pattern confirms the tetragonal anatase-type structure with NPs’ size of 29.34 nm. TiO2 NPs are used as catalyst for degradation of methylene blue, using hydrogen peroxide as oxidant. The catalytic activity is estimated.

KEY WORDS: TiO2 nanoparticles, plant extract, Aloe vera gel, methylene blue degradation

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15407/nnn.24.02.0525

Citation:
Mohammad Nour Ahmad Alkhoder, Catalytic Activity of TiO2 Nanoparticles Prepared by Green Synthesis, Nanosistemi, Nanomateriali, Nanotehnologii, 24, No. 2: 525–531 (2026); https://doi.org/10.15407/nnn.24.02.0525
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