Journal
MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING B-ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL SOLID-STATE MATERIALS
Volume 269, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.mseb.2021.115170
Keywords
Nanozeolite X; ZnO-CuO/ZXN; Photocatalytic degradation; RSM; Modeling
Funding
- Faculty of Chemistry, the University of Kashan
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ZnO-CuO/Nanozeolite X catalysts were synthesized to enhance the photocatalytic activity of ZnO in the degradation of Methyl Orange. The hybrid catalyst containing 12.3 wt% CuO and 3.7 wt% ZnO/ZXN showed excellent degradation ability. Response surface methodology (RSM) was used to optimize the variables affecting the photodegradation process, with pH, catalyst dosage, initial dye concentration, and irradiation time identified as key factors.
ZnO-CuO/Nanozeolite X catalysts (ZC/ZXN), coated using different amounts of copper and zinc loading, were synthesized to enhance the photocatalytic activity ZnO in the photo-degradation of Methyl Orange (MO). The catalysts is characterized by XRD, FT-IR, DRS, SEM, and EIS techniques. Owing to the effective mole ratio of the semiconductors in the hybridized photocatalysts, the resulting showed the photo-catalyst containing 12.3 wt% CuO and 3.7 wt% ZnO/ZXN (ZC(4)/ZXN) can create excellent degradation ability. Mott-Schottky plot in (Na2SO4, 0.1 M) medium indicates p-n junction with a flat band potential of 0.56 and 1.26 eV Ag/AgCl for ZnO and CuO, respectively. EIS measurements showed the values of R-CT 27.9 Omega for ZC(4)/ZXN. A lower charge transfer resistance of ZC(4)/ZXN is indicative of recombination suppression by improved charge transport to the solution. Response surface methodology (RSM) was selected for optimization and investigation of the combined variables and interaction effects. The quadratic model was well fitted to the experimental data (with values of 0.9824 and 0.9619 for R2 and R2adj). Based on the experimental design results, the photodegradation of MO was mostly affected by the variables of pH, catalyst dosage, initial dye concentration, and irradiation time, respectively. The degradation compounds formed during the photo-degradation process were analyzed by the GC-MS technique. During the degradation, MO was converted to benzene sulfonic acid, N, N.-dimethyl-p-phenylenediamine, etc.
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