%0 Journal Article %@ 18237010 %A Samsudin, M.F.R. %A Maeght, F. %A Kamarudin, N. %A Sufian, S. %D 2020 %F scholars:13694 %I Microscopy Society of Malaysia %J Malaysian Journal of Microscopy %N 2 %P 37-43 %T Sonochemical deposition of the la and ce nanoparticles on the tio2 photocatalyst for degradation of antibiotic %U https://khub.utp.edu.my/scholars/13694/ %V 16 %X Novel La-Ce-TiO2 photocatalysts were successfully synthesized via a facile sonochemical-assisted synthesis method. The photocatalytic degradation of the amoxicillin antibiotic was investigated via the addition of rare-earth metals, namely Lanthanum and Cerium nanoparticles as cocatalysts on the surface of TiO2. The synergistic interaction between La and Ce nanoparticles loaded on the TiO2 shows a profound activity as the amoxicillin removal via La-Ce-TiO2 photocatalyst was double than the pure TiO2 sample. Obviously, the sonochemical-assisted method played an important role in minimizing the particles aggregation and thus improving the photocatalytic activity. © Malaysian Journal of Microscopy (2020). All rights reserved. %Z cited By 3