01874nas a2200205   4500008004100000022001400041245009700055210006900152260000800221300001600229490000700245520116600252100002101418700002001439700002401459700002201483700002101505700002101526856012101547       2016                        eng d  a0957-452200aRu-TiO2 semiconducting nanoparticles for the photo-catalytic degradation of bromothymol blue0 aRuTiO2 semiconducting nanoparticles for the photocatalytic degra  cDEC  a13065-130740 v273 a<p>Photo-catalytic degradation of bromothymol blue (BTB) in an aqueous medium by Ru-TiO2 using UVC (254 nm) irradiation was investigated for a pH range of 4.0-8.0. The liquid impregnation method was used to synthesize 0.2, 0.4 and 0.8 % ruthenium doped TiO2 (Ru-TiO2) nanoparticles. The characterizations of resulting nanoparticles were done using X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy analysis. The crystallite sizes of doped and undoped nanoparticles were determined from X-ray diffraction spectra using Scherrer equation. The average crystallite size of undoped TiO2 was found to be 17.00 nm, whereas the crystallite sizes of 0.2, 0.4 and 0.8 % Ru-TiO2 were 16.67, 15.70 and 14.40 nm respectively. The TEM images confirm the particle sizes to be 10-40 nm. Pseudo-first order rate constants (k(obs)) determined were found to decrease with increase in pH. The effect of BTB Concentration, catalyst dosage, a percentage of doping of photo catalyst, pH and UV light intensity of BTB on the degradation rate were also examined.</p>1 aKulkarni, R., M.1 aMalladi, R., S.1 aHanagadakar, M., S.1 aDoddamani, M., R.1 aSanthakumari, B.1 aKulkarni, S., D.  uhttps://library.ncl.res.in/content/ru-tio2-semiconducting-nanoparticles-photo-catalytic-degradation-bromothymol-blue