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Article: Batch and Bulk Removal of Hazardous Colouring Agent Rose Bengal by Adsorption over Bottom Ash
RSC Advances 01/2012; 2(22):8381 - 8389. -
Article: Adsorption and desorption studies on hazardous dye Naphthol Yellow S.
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ABSTRACT: In the present study, the batch technique was adopted under a variety of conditions, viz., amount of adsorbent, contact time, concentration, temperature and pH. By using UV spectrophotometer, concentration of dye was measured before and after adsorption. Dye removal data were fitted into the Langmuir and Freundlich adsorption isotherm equations. The values of their corresponding constants were determined. Thermodynamic parameters like free energy (DeltaG), enthalpy (DeltaH) and entropy (DeltaS) of the systems were calculated by using Langmuir constant. The estimated values for (DeltaG) were -8.027x10(3) and -28.46x10(3) kJ mol(-1) over activated carbon and activated de-oiled mustard at 303 K (30 degrees C), indicate toward a spontaneous process. The adsorption process followed pseudo-first-order model. The values of % removal and k(ad) for dye systems were calculated at different temperatures ranging (303-323 K). Desorption studies indicate that elution by dilute NaOH through the fixed bed of the adsorbents columns could be regenerated and a quantitative recovery of Naphthol Yellow S can be achieved.Journal of hazardous materials 10/2010; 182(1-3):749-56. · 4.14 Impact Factor -
Article: Removal and recovery of Chrysoidine Y from aqueous solutions by waste materials.
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ABSTRACT: This article describes the use of bottom ash [a power plant waste] and de-oiled soya [an agricultural waste] as effective adsorbents for the removal of a hazardous azo dye [Chrysoidine Y] from its aqueous solutions. This paper presents an experimental study and discussion of the adsorption characteristics of this dye on the two adsorbents. The adsorbents have been characterized, and also the effects of time, temperature, concentration, pH, and sieve size on the extent of adsorption have been evaluated. Batch adsorption measurements, kinetic studies, and column operations have been performed to elucidate the dye uptake capacity of the adsorbents. The monolayer adsorption capacities at 30 degrees C have been found from Langmuir analysis to be 7.27x10(-5) mol g(-1) and 3.35x10(-5) mol g(-1) for bottom ash and de-oiled soya, respectively. Adsorption kinetics experimental data are indicative of pseudo-second order kinetics during these processes. Column experiments indicate practical utility of the adsorbents for eradicating hazardous dyes from effluents. The recovery of the adsorbed dye from bottom ash and de-oiled soya, have been found to be 85% and 99%, respectively.Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 04/2010; 344(2):497-507. · 3.07 Impact Factor -
Article: Adsorption of hazardous dye crystal violet from wastewater by waste materials.
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ABSTRACT: The adsorption performance of the materials bottom ash (BA), a power plant waste, and de-oiled soya (DOS), a soya bean industry waste for removal of crystal violet dye, has been investigated through batch and column experiments. Batch studies have been performed to describe the impact of parameters such as pH, amount of adsorbent, dye concentration, temperature, and contact time on the removal of the dye. Experimental data have been modeled by using Langmuir, Freundlich, Tempkin, and Dubinin-Radushkevich (D-R) isotherms. Thermodynamic parameters (DeltaG(o), DeltaH(o), and DeltaS(o)) were evaluated for the dye-adsorbent systems, which revealed that the adsorption process is endothermic in nature. Pseudo-first- and second-order kinetic models have been applied to the experimental data and pseudo-second-order kinetics was found to describe the adsorption of the dye (crystal violet) on the adsorbents. In order to achieve bulk removal of the dye, column operations were made. Recovery of the dye was made by eluting HCl solution through the exhausted columns and almost 95% and 78% of the dye was recovered from BA and DOS columns, respectively.Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 03/2010; 343(2):463-73. · 3.07 Impact Factor -
Article: Decoloration Treatment of a Hazardous Triaryl Methane Dye, Light Green SF (Yellowish) by Waste Material Adsorbents
Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 01/2010; 342(2):518–527. · 3.07 Impact Factor -
Article: Adsorptive Removal and Recovery of Hazardous Azo Dye Eriochrome Black T
Toxicological and environmental chemistry 01/2010; 92:1813–182. -
Article: Decoloration treatment of a hazardous triarylmethane dye, Light Green SF (Yellowish) by waste material adsorbents.
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ABSTRACT: An agricultural industry waste, deoiled soya, and a waste of thermal power plants, bottom ash, have been tested for their adsorption ability to remove Light Green SF (Yellowish) dye from wastewaters. The effects of various essential experimental parameters (dye concentration, mesh size, temperature, and pH) have been investigated. A study of four isothermal models, Langmuir, Freundlich, Tempkin, and Dubinin-Radushkevich, has been made and important thermodynamic parameters have been calculated. The decreasing values of enthalpy show that the adsorption process is endothermic. Mechanistic studies reveal the involvement of a pseudo-second-order mechanism to drive the adsorption process in dye-bottom ash and dye-deoiled soya systems. It has been observed that a particle diffusion mechanism was prominent in the case of adsorption of the dye on bottom ash and deoiled soya. Column adsorption and desorption experiments further confirmed the practical application of the present research. The percentage adsorption has been obtained as 88.74% and 89.65% with percentage recovery of 99.82% and 99.08% for bottom ash and deoiled soya, respectively. The experimental results confirmed that triarylmethane dye Light Green SF (Yellowish) can be successfully removed and recovered from aqueous solutions economically and efficiently.Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 10/2009; 342(2):518-27. · 3.07 Impact Factor -
Article: Adsorptive removal of hazardous anionic dye "Congo red" from wastewater using waste materials and recovery by desorption.
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ABSTRACT: The present investigation assesses the applicability of waste materials--bottom ash and deoiled soya--for the removal of the colorant Congo red from wastewaters. The adsorption characteristics and dye removal efficiency of adsorbents have been determined by investigating factors such as effect of pH, effect of concentration of the dye, amount of adsorbents, contact time, and temperature. Langmuir, Freundlich, Tempkin, and Dubinin-Radushkevich isotherm models have been used to evaluate the ongoing adsorption. With the help of adsorption isotherm data different thermodynamic parameters such as free energy; enthalpy, and entropy have been calculated. The estimated free energy has been obtained as -21.52 kJ mol(-1) for bottom ash and -16.88 kJ mol(-1) for deoiled soya. On the basis of pseudo-first-order and pseudo-second-order kinetic equations different kinetic parameters have been obtained. Column operations depicted good adsorptive tendencies for Congo red with 96.95% and 97.14% saturation of dye on bottom ash and deoiled soya, respectively. Regeneration of the saturated columns has been made by eluting NaOH solution and more than 90% dye has been recovered in both cases.Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 08/2009; 340(1):16-26. · 3.07 Impact Factor -
Article: Comparative evaluation of Dy(III) selective poly(vinyl) chloride based membrane electrodes of macrocyclic tetraimine Schiff's bases.
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ABSTRACT: Three different derivatives of macrocyclic tetraimine Schiff's base have been synthesized and explored as a neutral ionophores for preparing poly(vinyl chloride) based membrane sensors selective to Dy(3+). The addition of sodium tetraphenyl borate and various plasticizers, viz., o-NPOE, DBP, DBBP, DOP and CN has been found to substantially improve the performance of the sensors. The best performance was obtained with the sensor no. 1 having membrane of Schiff's base (SL-1) with composition (w/w) SL-1 (4.5%): PVC (30.5%): o-NPOE (59.5%): NaTPB (5.5%). This sensor exhibits Nernstian response with slope 19.4 mV/decade of activity in the concentration range of 10(-8) to 1.0x10(-2)M Dy(3+), performs satisfactorily over wide pH range of (2.8-7.2) with a fast response time (10s). The sensor was also found to work satisfactorily in partially non-aqueous media up to 20% (v/v) content of acetonitrile, methanol or ethanol. The proposed sensor can be used over a period of 1.5 months without significant drift in potentials. The sensor has been also utilized for the determination of Dy(3+) level in different soil samples.Talanta 08/2009; 79(2):528-33. · 3.79 Impact Factor -
Article: Adsorption studies on the removal of coloring agent phenol red from wastewater using waste materials as adsorbents.
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ABSTRACT: Bottom ash, a waste of thermal power plants, and deoiled soya, an agricultural waste material, were employed for successful removal and recovery of hazardous phenol red dye from wastewaters. The adsorption characteristics and operational parameters were determined by monitoring different parameters such as effect of pH, effect of concentration of the dye, amount of adsorbents, contact time, and temperature. The equilibrium data were analyzed on the basis of various adsorption isotherm models, namely Langmuir, Freundlich, Tempkin, and Dubinin-Radushkevich. The highest monolayer adsorption capacity has been obtained for the phenol red-bottom ash system (2.6x10(-5) mol/g) at 50 degrees C. Different thermodynamic parameters such as free energy, enthalpy, and entropy have been calculated and it was concluded that with the increase in temperature adsorption increases, indicating the endothermic nature of the process for both adsorbent materials. Kinetic parameters were derived from pseudo-first-order and pseudo-second-order kinetics. Differentiation between particle and film diffusion mechanisms operative in the present study has been carried out. The column regeneration characteristic has been also investigated and recovery percentage greater than 90% was obtained for both adsorbents by utilizing acidic eluent.Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 06/2009; 337(2):345-54. · 3.07 Impact Factor -
Article: Application of low-cost adsorbents for dye removal--a review.
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ABSTRACT: Dyes are an important class of pollutants, and can even be identified by the human eye. Disposal of dyes in precious water resources must be avoided, however, and for that various treatment technologies are in use. Among various methods adsorption occupies a prominent place in dye removal. The growing demand for efficient and low-cost treatment methods and the importance of adsorption has given rise to low-cost alternative adsorbents (LCAs). This review highlights and provides an overview of these LCAs comprising natural, industrial as well as synthetic materials/wastes and their application for dyes removal. In addition, various other methods used for dye removal from water and wastewater are also complied in brief. From a comprehensive literature review, it was found that some LCAs, in addition to having wide availability, have fast kinetics and appreciable adsorption capacities too. Advantages and disadvantages of adsorbents, favourable conditions for particular adsorbate-adsorbent systems, and adsorption capacities of various low-cost adsorbents and commercial activated carbons as available in the literature are presented. Conclusions have been drawn from the literature reviewed, and suggestions for future research are proposed.Journal of Environmental Management 04/2009; 90(8):2313-42. · 3.24 Impact Factor -
Article: Biosorption of hexavalent chromium by raw and acid-treated green alga Oedogonium hatei from aqueous solutions.
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ABSTRACT: The hexavalent chromium, Cr(VI), biosorption by raw and acid-treated Oedogonium hatei were studied from aqueous solutions. Batch experiments were conducted to determine the biosorption properties of the biomass. The optimum conditions of biosorption were found to be: a biomass dose of 0.8 g/L, contact time of 110 min, pH and temperature 2.0 and 318 K respectively. Both Langmuir and Freundlich isotherm equations could fit the equilibrium data. Under the optimal conditions, the biosorption capacities of the raw and acid-treated algae were 31 and 35.2 mg Cr(VI) per g of dry adsorbent, respectively. Thermodynamic parameters showed that the adsorption of Cr(VI) onto algal biomass was feasible, spontaneous and endothermic under studied conditions. The pseudo-first-order kinetic model adequately describe the kinetic data in comparison to second-order model and the process involving rate-controlling step is much complex involving both boundary layer and intra-particle diffusion processes. The physical and chemical properties of the biosorbent were determined and the nature of biomass-metal ions interactions were evaluated by FTIR analysis, which showed the participation of -COOH, -OH and -NH(2) groups in the biosorption process. Biosorbents could be regenerated using 0.1 M NaOH solution, with up to 75% recovery. Thus, the biomass used in this work proved to be effective materials for the treatment of chromium bearing aqueous solutions.Journal of Hazardous Materials 08/2008; 163(1):396-402. · 4.17 Impact Factor -
Article: Sorption and desorption studies of chromium(VI) from nonviable cyanobacterium Nostoc muscorum biomass.
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ABSTRACT: This communication presents results pertaining to the sorptive and desorptive studies carried out on chromium(VI) removal onto nonviable freshwater cyanobacterium (Nostoc muscorum) biomass. Influence of varying the conditions for removal of chromium(VI), such as the pH of aqueous solution, the dosage of biosorbent, the contact time with the biosorbent, the temperature for the removal of chromium, the effect of light metal ions and the adsorption-desorption studies were investigated. Sorption interaction of chromium on to cyanobacterial species obeyed both the first and the second-order rate equation and the experimental data showed good fit with both the Langmuir and freundlich adsorption isotherm models. The maximum adsorption capacity was 22.92 mg/g at 25 degrees C and pH 3.0. The adsorption process was endothermic and the values of thermodynamic parameters of the process were calculated. Various properties of the cyanobacterium, as adsorbent, explored in the characterization part were chemical composition of the adsorbent, surface area calculation by BET method and surface functionality by FTIR. Sorption-desorption of chromium into inorganic solutions and distilled water were observed and this indicated the biosorbent could be regenerated using 0.1 M HNO3 and EDTA with upto 80% recovery. The biosorbents were reused in five biosorption-desorption cycles without a significant loss in biosorption capacity. Thus, this study demonstrated that the cyanobacterial biomass N. muscorum could be used as an efficient biosorbent for the treatment of chromium(VI) bearing wastewater.Journal of Hazardous Materials 07/2008; 154(1-3):347-54. · 4.17 Impact Factor -
Article: Equilibrium and kinetic modelling of cadmium(II) biosorption by nonliving algal biomass Oedogonium sp. from aqueous phase.
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ABSTRACT: The biosorption of cadmium(II) ions on Oedogonium sp. is studied in a batch system with respect to initial pH, algal dose, contact time and the temperature. The algal biomass exhibited the highest cadmium(II) uptake capacity at 25 degrees C, at the initial pH value of 5.0 in 55 min and at the initial cadmium(II) ion concentration of 200 mg L(-1). Biosorption capacity decreased from 88.9 to 80.4 mg g(-1) with an increase in temperature from 25 to 45 degrees C at this initial cadmium(II) concentration. Uptake kinetics follows the pseudo-second-order model and equilibrium is well described by Langmuir isotherm. Isotherms have been used to determine thermodynamic parameters of the process, viz., free energy change, enthalpy change and entropy change. FTIR analysis of algal biomass revealed the presence of amino, carboxyl, hydroxyl and carbonyl groups, which are responsible for biosorption of metal ions. Acid pretreatments did not substantially increase metal sorption capacity but alkali like NaOH pretreatment slightly enhanced the metal removal ability of the biomass. During repeated sorption/desorption cycles at the end of fifth cycle, Cd(II) sorption decreased by 18%, with 15-20% loss of biomass. Nevertheless, Oedogonium sp. appears to be a good sorbent for removing metal Cd(II) from aqueous phase.Journal of Hazardous Materials 06/2008; 153(1-2):759-66. · 4.17 Impact Factor -
Article: Electroanalytical performance of a terbium(III)-selective sensor based on a neutral ionophore in environmental and medicinal samples.
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ABSTRACT: A new highly selective terbium(III) electrode was prepared with a polymeric film doped using S-2-benzothiazolyl-2-amino-alpha-(methoxyimino)-4-thiazolethiol acetate as an electroactive material, benzyl acetate (BA) as a plasticizer, and potassium tetrakis(4-chlorophenyl) borate (KTpClPB) as an anionic site in the percentage ratio 3.17:1.58:63.4:31.7 (ionophore-KTpClPB-BA-PVC, w/w). The electrode exhibited a linear response with a near Nernstian slope of 19.5 mV/decade within the concentration range 1.5 x 10(-7)-1.0 x 10(-2) M terbium ions, with a working pH range from 2.0 to 8.0, and a fast response time of 10 s and presented satisfactory reproducibility. The limit of detection was 9.3 x 10(-8) M. The results show that this electrode can be used in ethanol media up to 30% (v/v) concentration without interference. It can be used for 3 months without any considerable divergence in the potentials. Selectivity coefficients for terbium(III) with respect to many cations were investigated. The electrode is highly selective for terbium(III) ions over a large number of monovalent, bivalent, and trivalent cations. This shows the valuable property of the proposed electrode. The stability constant of the ionophore towards Tb(3+) ions was determined with the sandwich membrane method. It was successfully used as an indicator electrode in potentiometric determination of terbium(III) ions with EDTA and in direct determination in tap water and binary mixtures with quantitative results. The utility of the proposed electrode was also determined in the presence of ionic and nonionic surfactants and in the presence of fluoride ions in four pharmaceutical (mouthwash) preparations. [figure: see text]Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry 05/2008; 390(8):2171-81. · 3.78 Impact Factor -
Article: Adsorption of basic fuchsin using waste materials--bottom ash and deoiled soya--as adsorbents.
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ABSTRACT: Basic fuchsin, a triaminotriphenylmethane dye, was removed by adsorption utilizing two waste materials--"bottom ash," a power plant waste material, and "deoiled soya," an agriculture waste product. The adsorbents were characterized through IR spectroscopy and differential thermal analysis (DTA). Batch adsorption experiments were carried out by measuring effects of pH, adsorbate concentration, sieve size, amount of adsorbent, contact time, temperature, etc. The results have been verified on the basis of Langmuir and Freundlich adsorption isotherm models and data obtained have been applied to calculate thermodynamic parameters. Specific rate constants for the processes were calculated by kinetic measurements and a pseudo-second-order adsorption kinetics was observed in each case. To identify whether the ongoing process is particle diffusion or film diffusion, the treatment given by Boyd and Reichenberg was employed. To assess the practical utility of the adsorbent, the aqueous adsorbate samples were eluted through fixed-bed columns of respective adsorbents. Attempts were also made to recover the adsorbed dyes by passing suitable solvent through the columns.Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 04/2008; 319(1):30-9. · 3.07 Impact Factor -
Article: Biosorption of lead from aqueous solutions by green algae Spirogyra species: kinetics and equilibrium studies.
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ABSTRACT: Biosorption is the effective method for the removal of heavy metal ions from wastewaters. Results are presented showing the sorption of Pb(II) from solutions by biomass of commonly available, filamentous green algae Spirogyra sp. Batch experiments were conducted to determine the biosorption properties of the biomass and it was observed that the maximum adsorption capacity of Pb(II) ion was around 140mgmetal/g of biomass at pH 5.0 in 100min with 200mg/L of initial concentration. Temperature change in the range 20-40 degrees C affected the adsorption capacity and the nature of the reaction was found to be endothermic in nature. Uptake kinetics follows the pseudo-second-order model and equilibrium is well described by Langmuir isotherm. Isotherms have been used to determine thermodynamic parameters of the process, viz., free energy change, enthalpy change and entropy change. Various properties of the algae, as adsorbent, explored in the characterization part were chemical composition of the adsorbent, thermal analysis by TGA, surface area calculation by BET method, surface morphology with scanning electron microscope images and surface functionality by FTIR. FTIR analysis of algal biomass revealed the presence of amino, carboxyl, hydroxyl and carbonyl groups, which are responsible for biosorption of metal ions. The results indicated that the biomass of Spirogyra sp. is an efficient biosorbent for the removal of Pb(II) from aqueous solutions.Journal of Hazardous Materials 04/2008; 152(1):407-14. · 4.17 Impact Factor -
Article: Process development for the batch and bulk removal and recovery of a hazardous, water-soluble azo dye (Metanil Yellow) by adsorption over waste materials (Bottom Ash and De-Oiled Soya).
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ABSTRACT: Bottom Ash and De-Oiled Soya have been used as adsorbents for the removal of a hazardous azo dye-Metanil Yellow from its aqueous solutions. Adsorption of Metanil Yellow on these adsorbents has been studied as function of time, temperature, concentration and pH. Batch adsorption studies, kinetic studies and column operations enabled extraction of lethal dye from wastewaters. Adsorption equilibrium data confirms both Langmuir and Freundlich isotherm models and monolayer coverage of dye over adsorbents. Kinetic data have been employed to calculate specific rate constants, indicating thereby involvement of first order kinetics in the on-going adsorption and activation energy was determined as 0.813 and 1.060 kJ mol(-1) for Bottom Ash and De-Oiled Soya, respectively. For both adsorbents, the adsorption process has been found governing by film diffusion, over the entire concentration range. Column operations have also been performed for the bulk removal of the dye and also to examine the practical utilization of fixed bed adsorption technique in elimination of dangerous effluent. Saturation factors for Bottom Ash and De-Oiled Soya columns have been calculated as 99.15 and 99.38%, respectively. Attempts have also been made to regenerate the dye from the exhausted columns using aqueous sodium hydroxide as eluent.Journal of Hazardous Materials 04/2008; 151(2-3):821-32. · 4.17 Impact Factor -
Article: Development of membrane electrodes for selective determination of some antiepileptic drugs in pharmaceuticals, plasma and urine.
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ABSTRACT: Newly developed, simple, low-cost and sensitive ion-selective electrodes have been proposed for determination of some antiepileptic drugs such as lamotrigine, felbamate, and primidone in their pharmaceutical preparations as well as in biological fluids. The electrodes are based on poly(vinyl chloride) membranes doped with drug-tetraphenyl borate (TPB) or drug-phosphotungstic acid (PT) ion-pair complexes as molecular recognition materials. The novel electrodes displayed rapid Nernstian responses with detection limits of approximately 10(-7) M. Calibration graphs were linear over the ranges 5.2 x 10(-7)-1.0 x 10(-3), 1.5 x 10(-6)-1.0 x 10(-3), and 2.6 x 10(-7)-1.0 x 10(-3 )M for drug-TPB and 5.8 x 10(-7)-1.0 x 10(-3), 1.8 x 10(-7)-1.0 x 10(-3), and 6.6 x 10(-7)-1.0 x 10(-3) M for drug-PT electrodes, respectively, with slopes ranging from 52.3 to 62.3 mV/decade. The membranes developed have potential stability for up to 1 month and proved to be highly selective for the drugs investigated over other ions and excipients. The results show that the selectivity of the ion-selective electrodes is influenced significantly by the plasticizer. The proposed electrodes were successfully applied in the determination of these drugs in pharmaceutical preparations in four batches of different expiry dates. Statistical Student's t test and F test showed insignificant systematic error between the ion-selective electrode methods developed and a standard method. Comparison of the results obtained using the proposed electrodes with those found using a reference method showed that the ion-selective electrode technique is sensitive, reliable, and can be used with very good accuracy and high percentage recovery without pretreatment procedures of the samples to minimize interfering matrix effects.Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry 12/2007; 389(6):2019-28. · 3.78 Impact Factor -
Article: Photochemical degradation of the hazardous dye Safranin-T using TiO2 catalyst.
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ABSTRACT: Aqueous solutions of Safranin-T, a hazardous textile dye, are photodegraded under ultraviolet light using TiO2 as catalyst. The process has been carried out at different pHs, amounts of catalyst, concentrations of the dye, and effects of the electron acceptor H2O2. It is found that under the influence of TiO2 as catalyst the colored solution of the dye Safranin-T becomes colorless and the process follows first-order reaction kinetics. The optimum conditions for the degradation of the dye have been found as 5.0x10(-5) M dye concentration, pH 5.7, and 12 mg catalyst dose. In order to evaluate the effect of the electron acceptor, the effect of H2O2 on the degradation process is also monitored and it is found that generation of hydroxyl radicals and retardation of electron-hole recombination takes place. Measuring chemical oxygen demand also monitors the toxicity of the degraded dye solution and a significant decrease is observed, which implies that the photodegradation through TiO2 is a safer technique.Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 06/2007; 309(2):464-9. · 3.07 Impact Factor
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Jiwaji University
- School of Studies in Environmental Chemistry
Gwalior, State of Madhya Pradesh, India
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Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal
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Bhopāl, State of Madhya Pradesh, India
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Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
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Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India
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