1. Photocatalytic discoloration of Acid Red 14 aqueous solution using titania nanoparticles immobilized on graphene oxide fabricated plate.
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Akerdi AG, Bahrami SH, Arami M, and Pajootan E
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- Carbon, Catalysis, Microscopy, Electron, Scanning, Oxides chemistry, Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared, X-Ray Diffraction, Azo Compounds chemistry, Electrochemical Techniques, Environmental Restoration and Remediation, Graphite chemistry, Metal Nanoparticles chemistry, Photochemical Processes, Titanium chemistry, Water Pollution, Chemical
- Abstract
Textile industry consumes remarkable amounts of water during various operations. A significant portion of the water discharge to environment is in the form of colored contaminant. The present research reports the photocatalytic degradation of anionic dye effluent using immobilized TiO2 nanoparticle on graphene oxide (GO) fabricated carbon electrodes. Acid Red 14 (AR 14) was used as model compound. Graphene oxide nanosheets were synthesized from graphite powder using modified Hummer's method. The nanosheets were characterized with field emission scanning electron microscope (FESEM) images, X-ray diffraction (XRD) and FTIR spectrum. The GO nanoparticles were deposited on carbon electrode (GO-CE) by electrochemical deposition (ECD) method and used as catalyst bed. TiO2 nanoparticles were fixed on the bed (GO-CE- TiO2) with thermal process. Photocatalytic processes were carried out using a 500 ml solution containing dye in batch mode. Each photocatalytic treatment were carried out for 120 min. Effect of dye concentration (mg/L), pH of solution, time (min) and TiO2 content (g/L) on the photocatalytic decolorization was investigated., (Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)
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- 2016
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