Photocatalytic decolourization of basic green dye by pure and Fe, Co doped TiO2 under daylight illumination
Photocatalytic decolourization of basic green dye by pure and Fe, Co doped TiO2 under daylight illumination
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DOI:
10.1016/j.desal.2010.11.007
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发表时间:
2011-03-15
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9.9
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Saravanan, Pichiah
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作者:
Narayana, R. Lakshmi;Matheswaran, Manickam;Saravanan, Pichiah
In the present study, a pure TiO2 photocatalyst, Fe and Co doped photocatalyst was prepared via sol-gel method. The prepared photocatalysts were tested for its photocatalytic activity by decolorizing a basic dye namely malachite green dye under sunlight. The prepared photocatalysts were characterized with X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscope and UV-Visible spectroscopy. From the decolourizing study, it was observed that Fe-doped TiO2 shown highest photocatalytic activity among the other two with 98% in 3 h. The Kinetics of dye decolourization was rationalized by a modified Langmuir-Hinshelwood model. The overall rate constants (k) for dye decolourization was observed in the order of 0.8 h(-1) for Fe-doped 0.67 h(-1) for Co-doped and 031 h(-1) for pure TiO2. Crown Copyright (C) 2010 Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.