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JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
Volume 276, Issue -, Pages 120-128Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2014.05.022
Keywords
Disc-shaped WO3; Sunlight photocatalysis; Phenol degradation
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- Center of Excellence and Environmental Studies (CEES)
- King Abdulaziz University
- Ministry of Higher Education (MoHE), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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The surfactant assisted synthesis of disc-shaped WO3 powder and its photocatalytic performance in sunlight exposure is reported. UV-vis DRS, XRD and FESEM characterized the synthesized WO3. The synthesized powder exhibited a bandgap of similar to 2.55 eV with cubic lattice and high crystallinity. The photocatalytic activity of the synthesized WO3 was examined for the degradation of phenol, resorcinol, 2-chlorophenol and 2-nitrophenol in complete spectrum and visible segment of sunlight. The highly efficient degradation/mineralization of 2-chloro and 2-nitrophenol compared to that of phenol and resorcinol, under identical experimental conditions, suggested the regulatory role of substituents attached to the aromatic ring in degradation/mineralization process. The time-scale HPLC degradation profiles, identification of intermediates by GC-MS and removal of organic carbon during the course of reaction were utilized to approximate the possible route of degradation/mineralization of phenolic substrates. The measurement of the anions released during the photocatalytic process was used to identify the nature of the major oxidants (O-2(center dot-), OH center dot) and the possible interaction sites. A significant decrease in the photocatalytic activity of synthesized WO3, similar to 50%, was observed in visible portion of sunlight however, a sustained activity was observed in the repeated exposures. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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