Study of molar properties of GO after doping with transition metals for photodegradation of fluorescent dyes.

We synthesized graphene oxide (GO) doped with transition metal ions and characterized it using XPS, FT-IR, TGA/DTG, XRD, SEM, AFM, ICP-OES, UV/vis, and Raman spectroscopy. An intrinsic viscosity [ η ] of 0.002-0.012 g% @ 0.002 aq-GO was determined for viscosity average molecular weight ( M v ) of GO at 288.15, 298.15, and 308.15 K. Mark-Houwink (M-H) constants k (cm 3 g -1 ) and a (cm 3 mol g -2 ) were calculated for 5-15 mg/100 mL polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP), using 29, 40, 55 kg mol -1 as markers for calculating M v by fitting the [ η ] to the Mark-Houwink-Sakurada equation (MHSE). We obtained 48 134.19 g mol -1 M v at 298.15 K, and the apparent molar ( V ϕ m , cm 3 mol -1 ), limiting molar volumes ( V 0 GO ) GO⃑0 , enthalpy (Δ H m , J mol -1 ), entropy (Δ S m , J mol -1 K -1 ), viscosity ( η m , mPa s mol -1 ), surface tension ( γ m , mN m -1 mol -1 ), friccohesity ( σ m , scm -1 mol -1 ), fractional volume ( ϕ m , cm 3 mol -1 ), isentropic compressibility ( K sϕ,m , 10 -4 cm s 2 g -1 mol), infer GO molar consistency throughout the chemical processes. Molar properties (MPs) infer a GO monodispersion producing negative electrons (e - ) and positive holes (h + ) under sunlight. The transition metal ions (Fe 2+ , Mn 2+ , Ni 2+ , Cr 3+ , TMI) doped onto GO (TMI-GO), can photodegrade methylene blue (MB) in 60 min compared with 120 min using GO alone. The 4011 C atoms, 688 hexagonal sheets, 222 π-conjugations, and 4011 FE were calculated from the 48 134.19 g mol -1 . The functional edges are the negative and positive holes generating centres of the GO 2D sheets.