Facile synthesis of TiO2/Chitosan nanohybrid for adsorption-assisted rapid photodegradation of an azo dye in water

A series of bifunctional nanohybrids containing different proportions of chitosan and titanium dioxide (TiO2) were prepared through precipitation technique and applied for removal of a model anionic azo dye, Remazol Orange 3R (RO), from aqueous solution. This study reveals the dual benefit of adsorption and photocatalytic degradation of RO by TiO2/Chitosan nanohybrids. Nanohybrid fabricated from 80% TiO2 (w/w) and 20% chitosan (w/w) termed as...