Photocatalytic degradation of Reactive Blue 21 dye using ZnO nanoparticles : experiment, modelling, and sensitivity analysis

This paper presents the photocatalysis, adsorption, and photolysis of C.I. Reactive Blue 21 dye using synthesized zinc oxide nanoparticles. The density, mean particle diameter, surface area, and porosity of the catalyst were 5550 kg/m3, 1.19 × 10-7, 16,830 m2/kg, and 0.08, respectively. The impact o...

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Veröffentlicht in:Environmental technology. - 1993. - 42(2021), 23 vom: 01. Sept., Seite 3675-3687
1. Verfasser: Rodrigues, Jorge (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Hatami, Tahmasb, Rosa, Jorge Marcos, Tambourgi, Elias Basile
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2021
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Environmental technology
Schlagworte:Journal Article C.I. Reactive Blue 21 Photocatalytic degradation ZnO nanoparticle mathematical modelling sensitivity analysis Metalloporphyrins reactive blue 21 377M303BWG Zinc Oxide SOI2LOH54Z
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Zusammenfassung:This paper presents the photocatalysis, adsorption, and photolysis of C.I. Reactive Blue 21 dye using synthesized zinc oxide nanoparticles. The density, mean particle diameter, surface area, and porosity of the catalyst were 5550 kg/m3, 1.19 × 10-7, 16,830 m2/kg, and 0.08, respectively. The impact of catalyst mass per volume of solution (0.2-1.0 kg/m3) was experimentally investigated in terms of the percentage of dye degradation. Due to the small catalyst porosity, adsorption contributed little to overall degradation. However, the photolysis of the dye was around 12.5%, which occurred predominantly between 0 and 5 min. In the second part of the present study, the photocatalytic degradation of C.I. Reactive Blue 21 was modelled mathematically based on the mass conservation law in the solution and catalyst. The model had two adjustable variables: the convection mass transfer coefficient and the photocatalytic reaction rate constant. The model was solved numerically using the finite difference method and was validated with the experimental data. The validated model was employed to examine the impact of catalyst size and initial pollutant concentration on the photocatalytic degradation
Beschreibung:Date Completed 07.09.2021
Date Revised 07.09.2021
published: Print-Electronic
Citation Status MEDLINE
ISSN:1479-487X
DOI:10.1080/09593330.2020.1740330