Graphene oxide and cobalt tin oxide nanocomposite and method of use
AssigneeKing Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
InventorsMohammad Ramzan Saeed Ashraf Janjua, Saba Jamil, Hasnaat Ahmad, Shafiq Ur-Rehman, Shanza Rauf Khan
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Abstract
A method for using a nanocomposite of tin cobalt oxide nanocubes and graphene oxide to photo-catalytically degrade a portion of an organic contaminant in a solution. The nanocubes have an average side length in a range of 400 nm-1.5 μm and a carbon to tin molar ratio in a range of 10:1-25:1. The nanocomposite may also be used for enhancing the efficiency of a liquid fuel.
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A method of reducing an organic contaminant concentration in a solution, the method comprising:
- mixing the solution with a nanocomposite and hydrogen peroxide to form a mixture;
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- irradiating the mixture to photo-catalytically degrade a portion of the organic contaminant;
- wherein the solution has an organic contaminant concentration of 5-200 ppm, and
- wherein the nanocomposite comprises tin cobalt oxide nanocubes and graphene oxide.
A method of enhancing the efficiency of a liquid fuel, comprising:
- mixing a nanocomposite with the liquid fuel to produce an enhanced liquid fuel having a calorific value that is greater than the calorific value of the liquid fuel,
- wherein the nanocomposite comprises tin cobalt oxide nanocubes and graphene oxide,
- wherein the nanocubes have a cobalt to tin molar ratio in a range of 2:1-4:1, and
- wherein the nanocomposite is present at a concentration in a range of 15-120 ppm.
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