Photocatalytic Activity of SrAl2O4:xCu Powders under Solar Irradiation

2017 ◽  
Vol 16 ◽  
pp. 63-66 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aurora Berlanga ◽  
Reyes Garcia-Diaz ◽  
Carlos Rodriguez Garcia ◽  
Jorge Oliva ◽  
Maria Teresa Romero ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Photocatalytic Activity ◽  
Photocatalytic Degradation ◽  
Monoclinic Phase ◽  
Combustion Method ◽  
Solar Irradiation ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Dye Pollutants ◽  
Diffraction Patterns ◽  
Absorbance Band

Cooper doped SrAl2O4:xCu powders were synthesized by combustion method. The doping concentrations were x= 0.1%, 0.3%, 0.5%, and 1.0 at.%. X-ray diffraction patterns indicate that all Cu doped/undoped powders has monoclinic phase. Also, TEM images show that the size of the nanoparticles decreases as the content of Cu increases. The photocatalytic degradation of Congo red (CR) was studied by monitoring intensity of its characteristic absorbance band centered at 494 nm. The best result was obtained with the 0.1% Cu doped sample, since it degraded 100% of CR after 120 minutes under sunlight excitation. Hence, our results suggest that SrAl2O4:xCu powders could be suitable candidates for photocatalytic degradation of dye pollutants under sunlight.

W-Doped TiO2 Preparation and Photocatalytic Degradation of Guaiacol

2014 ◽  
Vol 513-517 ◽  
pp. 33-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zi Chang Xie ◽  
Ying Wang ◽  
Peng Wang ◽  
Lei Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Photocatalytic Activity ◽  
Visible Light ◽  
Photocatalytic Degradation ◽  
Degradation Rate ◽  
Amorphous State ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Model Compounds ◽  
Plant Fibers ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Crystallite Structure

In this paper, W-doped TiO2 (W-TiO2) powder was prepared in hydrothermal method by mixing TiO2 and ammonium metatungstate. The catalysts were characterized by X-ray diffraction and ultraviolet spectrophotometer. The results displayed that W-TiO2 showed an anatase crystallite structure with 2 % W content. W-element in W-TiO2 was amorphous state. The guaiacol was degraded with the W-TiO2 in the visible light. It was a model compounds of lignin existed in the plant fibers. The degradation rate of guaiacol was increased with the photocatalytic time, as high as 88.21 % after 360 min irradiation. It was concluded that the W-TiO2 had an obvious photocatalytic activity under visible light. It can be used in the photocatalytic degradation of lignin.

scholarly journals Copper oxide supported on graphene for phodegradation of rhodamine B

2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nurul Sahida Hassan ◽  
Nurul Jamilah Roslani ◽  
Aishah Abdul Jalil ◽  
Sugeng Triwahyono ◽  
Nur Fatien Salleh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Photocatalytic Activity ◽  
Copper Oxide ◽  
Photocatalytic Degradation ◽  
Rhodamine B ◽  
Industrial Wastewater ◽  
Water Contamination ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Composite Photocatalyst ◽  
X Ray ◽  
First Order

In recent years, dyes are one of the major sources of the water contamination that lead to environmental problems. For instance, Rhodamine B (RhB) which was extensively used as a colorant in textile industries is toxic and carcinogenic. Among many techniques, photocatalytic degradation become the promising one to remove those dyes from industrial wastewater. Recently, graphene has shown outstanding performance in this application due to its intrinsic electron delocalisation which promotes electron transport between composite photocatalyst and pollutant molecules. While, copper oxide (CuO) is well-known has a lower bandgap energies compared to other semiconductors. Therefore, in this study, copper oxide supported on graphene (CuO/G) was prepared and its photocatalytic activity was tested on degradation of RhB. The catalysts were characterized by X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) and Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) Spectroscopy. The results showed that the interaction between copper and graphene support could enhance the photocatalytic activity. The 5 wt% CuO/G was found to give the highest degradation (95%) of 10 mg L-1 of RhB solution at pH 7 using 1 g L-1 catalyst after 4 hours under visible light irradiation. The photodegradation followed the pseudo first-order Langmuir-Hinshelwood kinetic model. This study demonstrated that the CuO/G has a potential to be used in photocatalytic degradation of various organic pollutants.

scholarly journals EFFECT OF OPERATIONAL PARAMETER ON PHOTOCATALYTIC DEGRADATION OF OXAMYL PESTICIDE

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (12) ◽  
pp. 74-84
Author(s):  
Brijesh Pare ◽  
Satish Piplode ◽  
Vaishali Joshi
Keyword(s):  
Photocatalytic Activity ◽  
Photocatalytic Degradation ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Light Irradiation ◽  
Solar Light ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Operational Parameter ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Solar Light Irradiation ◽  
Scanning Electron

Flower like bismuth oxy chloride (BiOCl) was successfully synthesized by a simple hydrolytic method at room temperature. The precursor and as-prepared samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), High Resolution Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope (HR FESEM). The results indicated that the as-prepared BiOCl sample is self-assembled hierarchically with nano sheets. The photocatalytic activity of BiOCl was tested on the degradation of the Oxamyl (OM) under solar light irradiation. The results showed that pesticide molecules could be efficiently degraded over BiOCl under solar light irradiation. All the experiment were carried out in the following reaction condition, [OM] = 10-4 mol dm-3, BiOCl NPs= 40mg/50ml, pH= 6.3. Effect of operational parameter such as concentration of H2O2, K2S2O8, FeCl3, Fenton’s reagent (Fe3+/H2O2) and N2, O2 purging on the photocatalytic degradation was observed.

scholarly journals Photocatalytic Activity and Optical Properties of Blue Persistent Phosphors under UV and Solar Irradiation

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. R. García ◽  
L. A. Diaz-Torres ◽  
J. Oliva ◽  
M. T. Romero ◽  
P. Salas
Keyword(s):  
Photocatalytic Activity ◽  
Annealing Temperature ◽  
Uv Light ◽  
Solar Irradiation ◽  
Photoluminescence Spectra ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Water Cleaning ◽  
Different Temperatures ◽  
The Eu

Blue phosphorescent strontium aluminosilicate powders were prepared by combustion synthesis route and a postannealing treatments at different temperatures. X-ray diffraction analysis showed that phosphors are composed of two main hexagonal phases: SrAl2O4and Sr3Al32O51. The morphology of the phosphors changed from micrograins (1000°C) to a mixture of bars and hexagons (1200°C) and finally to only hexagons (1300°C) as the annealing temperature is increased. Photoluminescence spectra showed a strong blue-green phosphorescent emission centered atλem=455 nm, which is associated with4f65d1→4f6  (8S7/2)transition of the Eu2+. The sample annealed at 1200°C presents the highest luminance value (40 Cd/m2) with CIE coordinates (0.1589, 0.1972). Also, the photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue (MB) under UV light (at 365 nm) was monitored. Samples annealed at 1000°C and 1300°C presented the highest percentage of degradation (32% and 38.5%, resp.) after 360 min. In the case of photocatalytic activity under solar irradiation, the samples annealed at 1000°C, 1150°C, and 1200°C produced total degradation of MB after only 300 min. Hence, the results obtained with solar photocatalysis suggest that our powders could be useful for water cleaning in water treatment plants.

scholarly journals Improvement of the Photocatalytic Activity of ZnO/Burkeite Heterostructure Prepared by Combustion Method

Catalysts ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. 817 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Luna-Flores ◽  
M.A. Morales ◽  
R. Agustín-Serrano ◽  
R. Portillo ◽  
J.A. Luna-López ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Photocatalytic Activity ◽  
Combustion Method ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Solution Combustion ◽  
Solution Combustion Method ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Sem Image ◽  
Particle Aggregates ◽  
One Step ◽  
Ph Dependent

In this work, a novel route is discussed to produce in one step ZnO/Burkeite powders by the modified solution combustion method. The ZnO particles enhance the photocatalytic activity in the degradation of Rhodamine B, in which Burkeite mineral acts as a support due to the pH-dependent morphology of the particle aggregates of the as-synthesized powders. The X-ray diffraction (XRD) characterization shows the presence of a heterostructure: ZnO/Burkeite. The Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) image shows a morphological dependence with the pH of the solution used for the synthesis. The results show that the system with the highest degradation (92.4%) corresponds to the case in which ZnO/Burkeite heterostructure was synthesized with a pH 11.

scholarly journals Zirconia nanoparticle-modified graphitic carbon nitride nanosheets for effective photocatalytic degradation of 4-nitrophenol in water

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohanna Zarei ◽  
Jamil Bahrami ◽  
Mohammad Zarei
Keyword(s):  
Photocatalytic Activity ◽  
Photocatalytic Degradation ◽  
Carbon Nitride ◽  
Diffuse Reflectance Spectroscopy ◽  
Graphitic Carbon ◽  
Graphitic Carbon Nitride ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Zirconia Nanoparticle ◽  
Carbon Nitride Nanosheets

Abstract Zirconia (ZrO2)-modified graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) nanocomposite was used for effective photodegradation of 4-nitrophenol (4-NP) in water. The ZrO2 nanoparticles, g-C3N4 nanosheets, and ZrO2/g-C3N4 nanocomposite were well characterized by including N2 adsorption, X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, field emission scanning electron microscopy, UV–Vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy, photoelectrochemical measurements, and photoluminescence spectroscopy methods. ZrO2/g-C3N4 nanocomposites were formed at room temperature using sonication and used for effective for photodegradation of 4-NP under irradiation with visible light. The nanocomposite samples resulted in a significant increase in photocatalytic activity compared with single-component samples of g-C3N4. In particular, the ZrO2/g-C3N4 nanocomposite exhibited the significant increase in the photocatalytic activity. The ZrO2/g-C3N4 nanocomposite showed an excellent catalytic activity toward the reduction of 4-NP in aqueous medium. Further, ZrO2/g-C3N4 nanocomposite can be reused several times for photocatalytic degradation as well as for 4-NP adsorption.

Degradation of phenol by using magnetic photocatalysts of titania

2013 ◽  
Vol 67 (7) ◽  
pp. 1434-1441 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chiung-Fen Chang ◽  
I.-Peng Tseng
Keyword(s):  
Heat Treatment ◽  
Photocatalytic Activity ◽  
Single Phase ◽  
Health Impacts ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Final Temperature ◽  
Soaking Time ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Green Materials ◽  
Diffraction Patterns

Magnetic TiO2 (MT) composites were prepared and applied to degrading phenol, which is one of the listed priority pollutants. The effects of heat treatment under preparation on the photocatalytic activity of MT composites have been investigated by varying the soaking time under a constant final temperature of 823 K. The total organic carbon and ring-remaining intermediates of o-DHB, p-DHB and 1,4-BQ in solution were detected during the photodegradation of phenol. All the resulting MT composites were the single-phase anatase and magnetite judged by X-ray diffraction patterns. The calcination of the as-prepared particles was proven to be extremely crucial to the photocatalytic activity. The best condition of heat treatment was found to be soaking time of 2 h at T = 823 K due to the good performance of photocatalytic activity, stable magnetic property, and reusability over three times. The results lead to the conclusion that recyclable MT composites prepared in this study, which belonged to the category of recyclable green materials, exhibit good photocatalytic activity to degrade phenol so as to possess applicable potential for the degradation of refractory organics in the aqueous solution. Furthermore, the environmental and health impacts were reduced as MT composites were applied in the treatment of water pollution.

scholarly journals Correlations between structure, microstructure, density and dielectric properties of the lead-free ferroelectrics Bi0.5(Na,K)0.5TiO3

2015 ◽  
Vol 05 (04) ◽  
pp. 1550028 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Anjali ◽  
T. G. Ajithkumar ◽  
P. A. Joy
Keyword(s):  
Monoclinic Phase ◽  
Structural Transition ◽  
Lead Free ◽  
Linear Variation ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Close Relationship ◽  
Diffraction Patterns ◽  
Microstructure Density ◽  
Ferroelectric Oxides

Solid solutions of the lead-free ferroelectric oxides Bi[Formula: see text]Na[Formula: see text]TiO3 (BNT) and Bi[Formula: see text]K[Formula: see text]TiO3 (BKT), represented as ([Formula: see text])BNT–xBKT, are studied for very close compositions in the range [Formula: see text] to understand the correlation between the structure and the properties. Compositions are varied in steps of [Formula: see text] in the range [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text] in the range [Formula: see text], to precisely locate the structural transition as well as the morphotropic phase boundary (MPB) region and the compositional region of best performance. Rietveld refinement analysis of the powder X-ray diffraction patterns showed monoclinic phase up to x = 0.17 and a mixture of monoclinic and tetragonal phases for [Formula: see text]. Similarly, the density and the dielectric constant showed linear variation up to [Formula: see text] and a large increase above this composition, showing maximum values in the compositional range [Formula: see text], corresponding to the MPB region. Microstructural features also showed corresponding changes, indicating close relationship between the structure, microstructure and properties of the different compositions.

scholarly journals Preparation and Photocatalytic Activity of TiO2/Fine Char for Removal of Rhodamine B

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mingjie Ma ◽  
Weijie Guo ◽  
Zhengpeng Yang ◽  
Shanxiu Huang ◽  
Guanyu Wang
Keyword(s):  
Photocatalytic Activity ◽  
Photocatalytic Degradation ◽  
Rhodamine B ◽  
Uv Light ◽  
Sol Gel ◽  
Tetrabutyl Titanate ◽  
Light Illumination ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Uv Light Irradiation

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.

scholarly journals Synthesis of CuO/ZnO Nanocomposites and Their Application in Photodegradation of Toxic Textile Dye

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 91 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdullah Al Mamun Sakib ◽  
Shah Md. Masum ◽  
Jan Hoinkis ◽  
Rafiqul Islam ◽  
Md. Ashraful Islam Molla
Keyword(s):  
Textile Wastewater ◽  
Combustion Method ◽  
Solar Irradiation ◽  
Textile Dye ◽  
Oh Radicals ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Sunlight Irradiation ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Zno Crystal ◽  
Direct Solar Irradiation

CuO/ZnO composites are synthesized using a simple mechanochemical combustion method. X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) are used to characterize the prepared oxides. X-ray diffraction reveals that the prepared CuO/ZnO exhibit a wurtzite ZnO crystal structure and the composites are composed of CuO and ZnO. The strong peaks of the Cu, Zn, and O elements are exhibited in the EDX spectrum. The FTIR spectra appear at around 3385 cm−1 and 1637 cm−1, caused by O–H stretching, and 400 cm−1 to 590 cm−1, ascribable to Zn–O stretching. The photocatalytic performances of CuO/ZnO nanocomposites are investigated for the degradation of methylene blue (MB) aqueous solution in direct solar irradiation. The degradation value of MB with 5 wt % CuO/ZnO is measured to be 98%, after 2 h of solar irradiation. The reactive •O2− and •OH radicals play important roles in the photodegradation of MB. Mineralization of MB is around 91% under sunlight irradiation within 7 h. The photodegradation treatment for the textile wastewater using sunlight is an easy technique—simply handled, and economical. Therefore, the solar photodegradation technique may be a very effective method for the treatment of wastewater instead of photodegradation with the artificial and expensive Hg-Xe lamp.

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