scholarly journals Photocatalytic degradation of malachite green dye using zero valent iron doped polypyrrole

2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 200638-0
Author(s):  
Bircan HASPULAT TAYMAZ ◽  
Handan KAMIŞ ◽  
Özge YOLDAŞ

The zero valent iron doped polypyrrole (Ppy/Fe) was synthesized via chemical oxidative polymerization method in diethylene glycol medium for the first time in this study. The characterization of synthesized Ppy and Ppy/Fe composites was realized by using fourier transform infrared spectrometer (FTIR), UV-visible diffuse reflectance spectrometer (DRS), scanning electron microscope (SEM), elemental dispersion X-ray analysis (EDX), four point probe electrical conductivity X-Ray diffraction spectroscopy (XRD) and pH at point of zero charge (pHpzc) methods. These characterizations show that there is an interaction between zero valent iron (Fe0) and Ppy polymer. The photocatalytic activity of synthesized Ppy and Ppy/Fe composite were investigated by degradation of malachite green (MG) dye under UV light irradiation. Ppy/Fe composite was achieved complete degradation within 60 min, which is 5.92 times faster than pure Ppy. The effect of irradiation time, ratio of Ppy and Fe0 in the synthesized composites, photocatalyst amount to photocatalytic efficiency of Ppy/Fe is studied. Also, the photocatalytic stability of Ppy/Fe is investigated under UV light illumination for degradation MG dye.

2015 ◽  
Vol 827 ◽  
pp. 19-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nur Afifah ◽  
Nadia Febiana Djaja ◽  
Rosari Saleh

In this study, the photocatalytic activity of pure Fe- doped ZnO and Fe- doped ZnO/Montmorillonite nanocomposite has been investigated for the degradation of malachite green under UV light irradiation. Both photocatalysts were synthesized using co-precipitation method and characterized by X-ray diffraction, energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, Fourier-transform infrared absorption, and electron spin resonance. The results showed that the photocatalytic efficiency is better in the presence of montmorillonite compared to pure Fe- doped ZnO. To detect the possible reactive species involved in degradation of organic dyes control experiments with introducing scavengers into the solution of organic dyes were carried out. It is found that electron plays an important role in the degradation of malachite green.


2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. K. Singh ◽  
Umesh T. Nakate

TiO2 and ZnO nanoparticles (NPs) were synthesized using microwave-assisted method. Synthesized NPs were characterized for their structure, morphology, and elemental composition using X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS). The crystallite size of synthesized NPs of TiO2 and ZnO was about 12.3 and 18.7 nm as obtained from the Scherrer formula from the most intense XRD peak. The synthesized NPs have been found to be in stoichiometric ratio having anatase and hexagonal wurtzite structure for TiO2 and ZnO, respectively, and are spherical in shape. Surface area of TiO2 and ZnO NPs was found to be about 43.52 m2/g and 7.7 m2/g. Photocatalytic (PC) properties of synthesized NPs were studied for malachite green (MG) dye under UV light. TiO2 NPs were found to be highly photocatalytically active among the two, having efficiency and apparent photodegradation rate of 49.35% and , respectively.


2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Adugna Nigatu Alene ◽  
Gietu Yirga Abate ◽  
Adere Tarekegne Habte ◽  
Desiew Mekuanint Getahun

The aim of this study was to investigate the adsorption characteristics of malachite green (MG) dye onto the raw (RLAPW) and activated (ALAPW) surface of Lupinus albus seed peel waste prepared via physicochemical activation under alkaline condition as a dye adsorbent. Proximate analysis, surface area (Sears’ method), point of zero charge (pHzpc), and FTIR analysis were used to characterize the adsorbents. The effects of operational parameters such as pH (4) for ALAPW and pH (6) for RLAPW, adsorbent dose (0.2 g), initial dye concentration (30 mg/L), contact time (60 min), and temperature (298 K) were optimized. The experimental data well fitted with the Freundlich adsorption isotherm with the adsorption capacity of 7.3 mg/g for activated Lupinus albus seed peel waste (ALAPW) and Sips isotherm for raw Lupinus albus seed peel waste (RLAPW) with the adsorption capacity of 6.6 mg/g. The kinetics data well fitted to pseudo-second-order kinetic model for both adsorbents. Thermodynamic study revealed that the bioadsorption process using bioadsorbents was spontaneous and exothermic in nature. Desorption experiment was conducted and showed desorption efficiency at an acidic pH of 2. The results showed that the prepared adsorbents exhibited good adsorption capacity and can be used as an alternative adsorbent for the adsorptive removal of malachite green dyes.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chukwunonso Onyenanu ◽  
Lovet Emembolu

Abstract Photocatalytic activity of the natural semiconducting sphalerite mineral from Abuni, Nasarawa State, Nigeria was studied for the degradation of methylene blue (MB). Natural Sphalerite as a visible – light responsive photocatalyst was characterized by X ray diffraction (XRD), X ray fluorescence (XRF) and surface area analysis. To further enhance the photocatalytic activity of natural Sphalerite, the chemical composition of the sphalerite was varied via leaching with oxalic acids. The photocatalytic activity of the Natural sphalerite, leached sphalerite and as well as the calcined leachates was tested for MB degradation under visible light illumination. The result shows a very high percentage of MB degradation by natural sphalerite after 60mintues of light irradiation time. A composite of ZnO -α –Fe2O3 -ϒ-Fe2O3 with traces amount of MoO and MnO2 was synthesized by calcination of the obtained leachates at 1000°C for 4hours. The photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue dye follows pseudo first order kinetics.


Author(s):  
Lorena MENDEZ-ALVARADO ◽  
Miguel A. RIVERA-FLORES ◽  
Miguel A. SANDOVAL ◽  
Rosalba FUENTES

Objectives. Among strategies used to improve the photocatalytic properties of titanium dioxide (TiO2), coupled semiconductor has been widely studied. Bismuth oxychloride (BiOCl) semiconductor has been highlighted, specially, with hierarchical structures (3D), because it has been shown to have higher performance in the photodegradation of organic dyes in wastewater. Therefore, in this work the degradation efficiency of acid orange 7 (AO7) was studied using TiO2 (P25 Degussa), synthesized BiOCl with hierarchical structure, and mixtures of them as photocatalysts. Methodology. BiOCl was synthesized by the solvothermal method. The BiOCl was characterized by different techniques such as X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). In addition, the pore distribution and the surface area were determined. Photocatalytic experiments were carried out with a photocatalyst dose of 1 g‧L-1, initial dye concentration of 50 mg‧L-1, and UV light illumination. Contribution. The interaction of P25 Degussa with BiOCl microspheres (75/25, respectively) improved the photocatalytic degradation achieving a 50% degradation efficiency.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anthony Ekennia ◽  
Dickson N. Uduagwu ◽  
Njemuwa N. Nwaji ◽  
Olawale J. Olowu ◽  
Obianuju L. Nwanji ◽  
...  

Abstract We report on hydrothermal synthesis of biogenic silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) using aqueous leaf extract of Alchornea laxiflora for threefold applications in antibacterial screening against Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus, tyrosinase inhibition of mushroom tyrosine enzymes with 3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine as a substrate and photocatalytic degradation of malachite green dye. The mode of action for the tyrosinase application and kinetics of both the tyrosinase and photocatalytic activities were provided. The localized surface resonance bands of the AgNPs were observed within the range of 424 – 435 nm from the electronic spectral analysis. Fourier transform-infrared studies reveal the functional groups of plant metabolites such as phenolic compounds and amines on the nanoparticles. The Energy Dispersive X-ray result reveals the presence of silver and other elemental compositions from the plant extract. X-ray diffraction result showed a face-centred cubic crystalline structure for the AgNPs. The SEM analyses reveal that the nanoparticles are spherical in shape with average size range of 20-52 nm. The AgNPs exhibited a dose dependent tyrosinase inhibition activity with IC50 of 20.83 µg/ml and a competitive mode of inhibition. The results of photocatalytic degradation of malachite green dye depicted rapid photo inspired degradation of 86 % in less than a min and at reaction rate of 0.136 min-1. The silver nanoparticles showed enhanced antibacterial activities compared to the precursors: silver nitrate and aqueous extract of Alchornea laxiflora.


2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
M Haridevi ◽  
S Prabu ◽  
M Lakshmi Devi ◽  
E Bhakya Lakshmi ◽  
K Mohanraj ◽  
...  

The Co3O4-PANI nanocomposites has been synthesized by chemical oxidative polymerization method using cobalt chloride. It is a simple and low cost method to prepare nanocomposite. The prepared samples were characterized by using Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Fourier Transform Spectroscopy (FTIR) to get surface morphology, idea of getting particles of nano sized range so that further characterization can be done, to study the net surface charge of the nanoparticles by Zeta potential, photoluminescence of synthesized nanocomposite and measure photocatalytic activity of the synthesized nanomaterials was successfully tested for photo degradation of dye under UV light were studied


2020 ◽  
Vol 16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lili Yang ◽  
Chuanguo Li ◽  
Wenjie Zhang

BACKGROUND: Photocatalytic oxidation of organic pollutants in the environment has been studied for more than half a century. Titanate has the activity on degradation of organic pollutants under UV light illumination. Template directed sol-gel method is capable of producing porous structure in titanate during high temperature thermal treatment. METHODS: The materials were characterized using X-ray powder diffraction, transmission electron microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, surface area and pore size analyses, UV-Visible spectrometry, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Photocatalytic activity of the CeTi2O6 material was evaluated through ofloxacin degradation. RESULTS: Brannerite structured CeTi2O6 was the major component in the samples, and the addition of CTAB caused a slight growth of CeTi2O6 crystals. Porous structure formed in the porous sample after the removal of CTAB template, and the surface area and pore volume were greatly enlarged. The first order reaction rate constant for photocatalytic degradation of ofloxacin was 9.60×10-3 min-1 on the nonporous CeTi2O6 sample, and it was as large as 2.44×10-2 min-1 on the porous CeTi2O6 sample. The addition of CTAB can influence the physico-chemical properties of the porous CeTi2O6, such as the improved activity on photocatalytic degradation of ofloxacin. CONCLUSION: The CeTi2O6 samples were composed of majority brannerite CeTi2O6, and CeTi2O6 crystallite sizes for the nonporous and porous samples were 38.1 and 43.2 nm. The burning up of CTAB during calcination produced abundant pores in the porous material. After 50 min of reaction, photocatalytic degradation efficiencies on the nonporous and porous CeTi2O6 samples were 38.1% and 70.5%.


2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mingjie Ma ◽  
Weijie Guo ◽  
Zhengpeng Yang ◽  
Shanxiu Huang ◽  
Guanyu Wang

TiO2/fine char (FC) photocatalyst was prepared via sol-gel method with tetrabutyl titanate as the precursor and FC as the carrier. The structural property of TiO2/FC photocatalyst was investigated by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and the photocatalytic activity of TiO2/FC was evaluated by photocatalytic degradation of rhodamine B (RhB) aqueous solution under UV light irradiation. The results showed that TiO2was successfully coated on the surface of FC, and the TiO2/FC photocatalyst had better photocatalytic efficiency and stability for degradation of RhB under UV light illumination as compared to that of the pure TiO2and FC. The study provided a novel way for the application of FC to the photocatalytic degradation of organic wastes.


2018 ◽  
Vol 779 ◽  
pp. 97-101 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shynggys Sadyk ◽  
Timur Sh. Atabaev

In this study, a facile method was used to prepare ZnO tetrapods for potential dye degradation applications. Field emission scanning electron microscope (FESEM), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX) and UV-Vis spectroscopy were employed to investigate the morphology, chemical composition, and photocatalytic properties of prepared ZnO tetrapods. A Rhodamine B (RB) dye was used as a model dye to study the photocatalytic activity of the prepared sample. It was shown that RB dye can be efficiently degraded in the presence of ZnO tetrapods under continuous UV-light illumination. Thus, prepared ZnO tetrapods with excellent photocatalytic properties can be potentially used in wastewater treatment.


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