Photocatalytic Degradation of Methylene Blue and Antibacterial Activity of Mesoporous TiO₂-SBA-15 Nanocomposite Based on Rice Husk

Table 1

Unit cell parameter and texture characteristics of pristine SBA-15 and TiO₂-SBA-15 nanocomposite containing various TiO₂ contents.

Sample	TiO2 loading^a (wt%)	TiO2 loading^b (wt%)	/nm^a	/(m^2g^-1)^b	/(cm^3/g)^c	/Ads/nm^d	/(nm)^e	/eV
SBA-15	—	—	14.43	869	1.24	5.7	6.28	—
5%TiO2-SBA-15	5	4.54	15.05	702	1.13	6.4	6. 40	3.09
10%TiO2-SBA-15	10	9.73	16.51	695	0.95	5.5	7.40	3.01

^aTiO₂ concentration in the gel. ^bTiO₂ concentration in the calcined materials measured by ICP.