Investigation of the effect of magnesium and activated carbon on the photocatalytic degradation reaction of ZnO photocatalyst

2021 ◽  
Vol 209 ◽  
pp. 212-218
Author(s):  
M. Sait Çevik ◽  
Ömer Şahin ◽  
Orhan Baytar ◽  
Sabit Horoz ◽  
Arzu Ekinci
2022 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 23
Author(s):  
Minghan Qu ◽  
Tong He ◽  
Tianyi Liu ◽  
Chensha Li

The in-situ reaction process was used to prepare composite materials loaded with cadmium sulfide, which were respectively loaded by carbon nanotubes, activated carbon, and carbon nanotube/activated carbon composites for the study of photocatalytic degradation of methyl orange. The results show that when carbon nanotubes and activated carbon are used as carriers, the photocatalytic degradation reaction rate constants are 3.6 times and 8.8 times higher than those without a carrier. The photocatalytic performance of the carbon nanotube/activated carbon composite carrier with a mass ratio of 20: 80 to support cadmium sulfide is significantly higher than that of cadmium sulfide supported by carbon nanotubes and activated carbon respectively, and its photocatalytic degradation reaction rate constant is 30% – 40% higher than that under the condition of activated carbon alone as carrier. It shows that when the modified activated carbon is used as a photocatalyst carrier, carbon nanotubes have a significant effect in improving the efficiency of degrading organic matter.


Catalysts ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 7
Author(s):  
Emmanuel Kweinor Tetteh ◽  
Sudesh Rathilal

This study presents a hybridized photocatalyst with adsorbate as a promising nanocomposite for photoremediation of wastewater. Photocatalytic degradation of bromophenol blue (BPB) in aqueous solution under UV-irradiation of wavelength 400 nm was carried out with TiO2 doped with activated carbon (A) and clinoptilolite (Z) via the co-precipitation technique. The physiochemical properties of the nanocomposite (A–TiO2 and Z–TiO2) and TiO2 were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. Results of the nanocomposite (A–TiO2 and Z–TiO2) efficiency was compared to that with the TiO2, which demonstrated their adsorption and synergistic effect for the removal of chemical oxygen demand (COD) and color from the wastewater. At an optimal load of 4 g, the photocatalytic degradation activity (Z–TiO2 > A–TiO2 > TiO2) was found favorably by the second-order kinetic model. Consequently, the Langmuir adsorption isotherms favored the nanocomposites (Z–TiO2 > A–TiO2), whereas that of the TiO2 fitted very well on the Freundlich isotherm approach. Z–TiO2 evidently exhibited a high photocatalytic efficacy of decomposition over 80% of BPB (COD) at reaction rate constant (k) and coefficient of determination (R2) values of 5.63 × 10−4 min−1 and 0.989, respectively.


2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pham Dinh Du ◽  
Huynh Thi Minh Thanh ◽  
Thuy Chau To ◽  
Ho Sy Thang ◽  
Mai Xuan Tinh ◽  
...  

In the present paper, the synthesis of metal-organic framework MIL-101 and its application in the photocatalytic degradation of Remazol Black B (RBB) dye have been demonstrated. The obtained samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscope (TEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and nitrogen adsorption/desorption isotherms at 77 K. It was found that MIL-101 synthesized under optimal conditions exhibited high crystallinity and specific surface area (3360 m2·g-1). The obtained MIL-101 possessed high stability in water for 14 days and several solvents (benzene, ethanol, and water at boiling temperature). Its catalytic activities were evaluated by measuring the degradation of RBB in an aqueous solution under UV radiation. The findings show that MIL-101 was a heterogeneous photocatalyst in the degradation reaction of RBB. The mechanism of photocatalysis was considered to be achieved by the electron transfer from photoexcited organic ligands to metallic clusters in MIL-101. The kinetics of photocatalytic degradation reaction were analyzed by using the initial rate method and Langmuir-Hinshelwood model. The MIL-101 photocatalyst exhibited excellent catalytic recyclability and stability and can be a potential catalyst for the treatment of organic pollutants in aqueous solutions.


Author(s):  
Suzamar M. C. Rosa ◽  
Arlene B. S. Nossol ◽  
Edson Nossol ◽  
Aldo J. G. Zarbin ◽  
Patricio G. Peralta-Zamora

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