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The application of ZnO/SiO2 nanocomposite for the photocatalytic degradation of a textile dye in aqueous solutions in comparison with pure ZnO nanoparticles

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(2015) The application of ZnO/SiO2 nanocomposite for the photocatalytic degradation of a textile dye in aqueous solutions in comparison with pure ZnO nanoparticles. Desalination and Water Treatment. pp. 2551-2558. ISSN 1944-3994

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Abstract

One of the major disadvantages of the application of ZnO nanoparticles as photocatalyst in photocatalytic systems is photoinstability due to the photocorrosion under UV light irradiation resulting in the significant reduction in their photocatalytic activity. Therefore, in the present study, SiO2 nanopowders were incorporated into the ZnO nanoparticles to enhance their photocatalytic activity for the decolorization of methylene blue (MB) dye in comparison with pure ZnO/UV process. The efficiency of UV/ZnO/SiO2 process was compared with UV/ZnO process for the decolorization of MB dye and the removal of chemical oxygen demand (COD). The effect of various amounts of SiO2 (5, 10, and 15) incorporated into ZnO nanoparticles was studied. At optimal SiO2 loading of 10, the decolorization efficiency of MB and the removal of COD were obtained to be 100 and 81, respectively. However, using UV/ZnO process at the same operational conditions, the decolorization efficiency of MB and the removal of COD were 66 and 44, respectively. An initial pH of 7 and initial dye concentration of 25mg/L were chosen as optimal experimental conditions. It can be stated that the incorporation of SiO2 nanopowders into the ZnO nanoparticles would be beneficial for enhancing their photocatalytic activity.

Item Type: Article
Creators:
CreatorsEmail
Soltani, R. D. C.UNSPECIFIED
Shams Khoramabadi, G.UNSPECIFIED
Godini, H.UNSPECIFIED
Noorimotlagh, Z.UNSPECIFIED
Keywords: Photocatalysis ZnO nanoparticle Nanocomposite Decolorization COD methylene-blue activated carbon waste-water azo-dye removal decolorization optimization adsorption oxide tio2 Engineering Water Resources
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Page Range: pp. 2551-2558
Journal or Publication Title: Desalination and Water Treatment
Journal Index: ISI
Volume: 56
Number: 9
Identification Number: https://doi.org/10.1080/19443994.2014.964781
ISSN: 1944-3994
Depositing User: مهندس مهدی شریفی
URI: http://eprints.medilam.ac.ir/id/eprint/534

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