Visible light sensitive activated carbon-metal oxide (TiO2, WO3, NiO, and SnO) nano-catalysts for photo-degradation of methylene blue: a comparative study
- 7 February 2018
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Toxicological & Environmental Chemistry
- Vol. 100 (2) , 143-156
Abstract
Four composites of metal oxide doped with activated carbon with a metal oxide weight of 20% were prepared using mechano-mixing method. The nano-catalysts were characterized by N2-adsorption–desorption, X-ray diffraction analysis, transmission electron microscopy, Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, UV-diffuse reflectance, and photoluminescence spectroscopy. Photo-catalytic degradation of methylene blue dye under UV 254 nm and visible light was examined. In general, prepared catalysts are more active for degradation of dye under visible light than UV, reaching 96% within 180 min irradiation using the SnO catalyst. Photo-degradation of methylene blue followed pseudo first order reaction mechanism with a rate constant of 14.8 × 10−3 min−1, and the time required for removal of 50% of dye was 47 min.Keywords
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