Revealing the influences of functional groups in azo dyes on the degradation efficiency and power output in solar photocatalytic fuel cell
| Autor: | Li-Ngee Ho, Soon-An Ong, Yee-Shian Wong, Sin-Li Lee, Wan Fadhilah Khalik, Nik Athirah Yusoff |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Environmental Engineering
Chemistry Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health 02 engineering and technology 010501 environmental sciences Photochemistry 01 natural sciences Pollution Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology Concentration ratio chemistry.chemical_compound 020401 chemical engineering Polar effect Photocatalysis Molecule Irradiation 0204 chemical engineering Photodegradation Benzene Waste Management and Disposal Research Article 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Water Science and Technology Naphthalene |
| Zdroj: | J Environ Health Sci Eng |
| ISSN: | 2052-336X |
| Popis: | In this study, the degradation efficiency and electricity generation of the azo dyes affected by the functional groups and molecular structure in a solar photocatalytic fuel cell (PFC) system were investigated and discussed in detail. Four different azo dyes such as, Acid Orange 7 (AO7), Acid Red 18 (AR18), Reactive Black 5 (RB5), Reactive Red 120 (RR120) with different molecular structure were evaluated. The degradation efficiency of AO7, AR18, RB5 and RR120 achieved 5.6 ± 0.3%, 11.1 ± 0.6%, 41.9 ± 0.9% and 52.1 ± 1.3%, respectively, after 6 h irradiated under solar light. In addition, the maximum power density, P(max) for AO7, AR18, RB5 and RR120 was 0.0269 ± 0.01, 0.111 ± 0.03, 1.665 ± 0.67 and 4.806 ± 1.79 mW cm(−2), respectively. Meanwhile, the concentration of COD for AO7, AR18, RB5 and RR120 reduced to 16 ± 0.1, 10 ± 0.3, 7 ± 0.6 and 3 ± 0.9 mg L(−1), respectively. The concentration ratio of benzene / naphthalene, benzene / azo bond and naphthalene / azo bond, respectively, was analyzed to investigate the impact of the functional groups over photodegradation of the azo dyes in PFC. Electron releasing groups (-OH and –NH(2)) and electron withdrawing groups (-SO(3)Na) which attached to the naphthalene or benzene ring also played a pivotal role in the degradation mechanism. |
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