Decabromodiphenyl ether (BDE209) is a persistent aromatic compound widely associated with environmental pollutants. Given its persistence and possible bioaccumulation, exploring a feasible technique to eradicate BDE209 efficiently is critical for today’s environmentally sustainable societies. Herein, an advanced nanocomposite is elaborately constructed, in which a large number of titanium dioxide ( TiO2) nanoparticles are anchored uniformly on two-dimensional graphene oxide (GO) nanosheets ( TiO2/GO) via a modified Hummer’s method and subsequent solvothermal treatment to achieve efficient photocatalytic degradation BDE209. The obtained TiO2/ GO photocatalyst has excellent photocatalytic due to the intense coupling between conductive GO nanosheets and TiO2 nanoparticles. Under the optimal photocatalytic degradation test conditions, the degradation efficiency of BDE209 is more than 90%. In addition, this study also provides an efficient route for designing highly active catalytic materials.

TiO2 nanoparticles anchored on graphene oxide nanosheets as a highly active photocatalyst for decabromodiphenyl ether degradation
    Abstract
    1 Introduction
    2 Experimental section
        2.1 Chemicals
        2.2 Fabrication of graphene oxide (GO)
        2.3 Preparation of TiO2 nanoparticles anchored on graphene oxide nanosheets (TiO2GO)
        2.4 Physical characterization
        2.5 Photocatalytic degradation analysis
    3 Results and discussion
    4 Conclusions
    Acknowledgements 
    References

• Man Yang(Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430205, People’s Republic of China)
• Yilun Zou(Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430205, People’s Republic of China)
• Lei Ding(Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430205, People’s Republic of China)
• Yang Yu(Applied Technology Research of Reconstituted Tobacco Hubei Province Key Laboratory, Hubei Xinye Reconstituted Tobacco Development Co., Ltd, China Tobacco Hubei Industrial Co., Ltd., Wuhan, Hubei 430000, People’s Republic of China)
• Jinai Ma(Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430205, People’s Republic of China)
• Lei Li(Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430205, People’s Republic of China)
• Ande Fudja Rafryanto(Nano Center Indonesia, Jalan Raya PUSPIPTEK, South Tangerang, Banten 15314, Indonesia)
• Jing Zou(Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430205, People’s Republic of China)
• Arramel(Nano Center Indonesia, Jalan Raya PUSPIPTEK, South Tangerang, Banten 15314, Indonesia)
• Haitao Wang(Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430205, People’s Republic of China)