Photocatalytic degradation of Dyes in Water by Analytical Reagent Grade Photocatalysts

Photocatalytic degradation of Dyes in Water by Analytical Reagent Grade Photocatalysts – A comparative study

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作者：

Dnyaneshwar R. Shinde，Popat S. Tambade，Manohar G. Chaskar，Kisan M. Gadave

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摘要：

In a search of low cost photocatalyst for dye degradation we have evaluated photocatalytic activity of the Analytical Reagent (AR) grade ZnO, TiO2 and SnO2. The photocatalytic activity was evaluated towards the decolourization of structurally diverse dyes such as crystal violet, basic blue and methyl red under solar irradiation and compared with benchmark Degussa P-25 (TiO2) photocatalyst. The received metal oxides were characterized by the different physicochemical methods of analysis. Powder XRD analysis showed that these metal oxides are polycrystalline in nature and crystallized in different crystalline phases. The crystalline phases of these oxides were found to be hexagonal for ZnO, tetragonal for TiO2 and rutile for SnO2. Particle morphology was analysed through SEM imaging and it showed that these oxides consists of different particle morphologies and have different particle sizes. Band gap was evaluated from diffuse reflectance spectra and it was found to be 3.24, 3.20 and 3.66 eV respectively for ZnO, TiO2 and SnO2. Among the three AR grade oxides, ZnO exhibited highest photocatalytic activity which is even higher than Degussa P-25 (TiO2) photocatalyst. About 20 % enhancement in the photocatalytic activity of AR grade ZnO was observed when silver metal loaded of on ZnO surface.

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DOI：

10.5194/dwes-2017-2010.5194/dwes-2017-20-supplement

年份：

2017