Photodegradation of reactive blue 19 dye using magnetic nanophotocatalyst α-Fe2O3/WO3: A comparison study of α-Fe2O3/WO3 and WO3/NaOH
Autor: | Javad Farahbakhsh, Mohammad Delnavaz, Seyed Sajad Mahdian |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2021 |
Předmět: |
Materials science
Saturation magnetization Scanning electron microscope 0208 environmental biotechnology Ocean Engineering Magnetic nanophotocatalyst 02 engineering and technology 010501 environmental sciences medicine.disease_cause 01 natural sciences River lake and water-supply engineering (General) chemistry.chemical_compound medicine Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy Photodegradation Spectroscopy Reactive blue 19 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Civil and Structural Engineering TC401-506 Tungsten trioxide 020801 environmental engineering α-Fe2O3/WO3 chemistry Transmission electron microscopy UV-C lamps Ultraviolet Nuclear chemistry Visible spectrum |
Zdroj: | Water Science and Engineering, Vol 14, Iss 2, Pp 119-128 (2021) |
ISSN: | 1674-2370 |
Popis: | The photocatalytic degradation of reactive blue 19 (RB19) dye was investigated in a slurry system using ultraviolet (UV) and light-emitting diode (LED) lamps as light sources and using magnetic tungsten trioxide nanophotocatalysts (α-Fe2O3/WO3 and WO3/NaOH) as photocatalysts. The effects of different parameters including irradiation time, initial concentration of RB19, nanophotocatalyst dosage, and pH were examined. The magnetic nanophotocatalysts were also characterized with different methods including scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), photoluminescence (PL), differential reflectance spectroscopy (DRS), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), and vibrating sample magnetometry (VSM). The XRD and FTIR analyses confirmed the presence of tungsten trioxide on the iron oxide nanoparticles. The VSM analysis confirmed the magnetic ability of the new synthesized nanophotocatalyst α-Fe2O3/WO3 with 39.6 emu/g of saturation magnetization. The reactor performance showed considerable improvement in the α-Fe2O3-modified nanophotocatalyst. The impact of visible light was specifically investigated, and it was compared with UV-C light under the same experimental conditions. The reusability of the magnetic nanophotocatalyst α-Fe2O3/WO3 was tested during six cycles, and the magnetic materials showed an excellent removal efficiency after six cycles, with just a 7% decline. |
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