Sonophotocatalytic degradation of methyl orange by nano-sized Ag/TiO2 particles in aqueous solutions

Sonophotocatalytic behaviour of methyl orange (MeO) in aqueous solution illuminated by light generated by a xenon lamp was investigated. For all three kinds of photocatalysts: Degussa P25 (75% anatase, 25% rutile, with a surface area of 55.07 m(2)/g), Yili TiO(2) (mainly anatase, with a surface area of 10.45 m(2)/g) and Ag/TiO(2) (silver loaded on Yili TiO(2)), the degradation followed pseudo-first order kinetics. The results showed a synergistic effect between sonolysis and photocatalysis. Some parameters affecting the sonophotocatalytic degradation of MeO with nanoparticles Ag/TiO(2) were determined. The results indicated that the degradation ratio of MeO increased with the increase of ultrasonic power. An optimum 60 mg/L of Ag/TiO(2) added to relatively low concentrations of MeO was proved to have the most effective degradation efficiency. The study on the effects of hydroxyl radical (*OH) scavengers (i.e. mannitol and dimethyl sulfoxide) on the MeO degradation indicated that *OH radicals played an important role during MeO degradation, which enhanced MeO to be completely decomposed.     

Sonochemical and sonophotocatalytic degradation of malachite green: the effect of carbon tetrachloride on reaction rates

A comparative study between the sonolytic, photocatalytic and sonophotocatalytic oxidation processes of aqueous solutions of malachite green was carried out in the presence of carbon tetrachloride, under a low power ultrasonic field (<15 W) and using titanium dioxide as a photocatalyst. The effect of a number of parameters such as ultrasonic intensity, TiO2 crystalline structure and the presence of CCl4 were studied using an inexpensive reactor. Enhanced rates of sonolytic degradation of malachite green in the presence of CCl4 were demonstrated. On the other hand, the simultaneous use of sonolysis and photocatalysis in the presence of CCl4 does not improve the degradation rate of malachite green in comparison with the one obtained using only sonolysis, but it makes possible a faster oxidative degradation of some reaction intermediaries. Finally, in air saturated solutions both processes, the sonolytic and the photocatalytic one, follow a first-order rate law.     

Visible light induced sonophotocatalytic degradation of Reactive Red dye 198 using dye sensitized TiO2

In this paper we are reporting the accelerated sonophotocatalytic degradation of Reactive Red (RR) 198 dye under visible light using dye sensitized TiO(2) activated by ultrasound. The effect of sonolysis, photocatalysis and sonophotocatalysis under visible light has been examined to study the influence on the degradation rates by varying the initial substrate concentration, pH and catalyst loading to ascertain the synergistic effect on the degradation techniques. Ultrasonic activation at 47kHz contributes through cavitation leading to the splitting of H(2)O(2) produced by both photocatalysis and sonolysis. This results in the formation of oxidative species, such as singlet oxygen ((1)O(2)) and superoxide (O2-*) radicals in the presence of oxygen. Sonication increases the amount of reactive radical species, inducing faster oxidation of the substrate and degradation of intermediates and also the deaggregation of the photocatalyst which are responsible for the observed synergy. Further, the photocatalytic activity of RR 198 dye sensitized TiO(2) is demonstrated by the degradation of phenol under visible light and ultrasound. A comparative study using TiO(2), Hombikat UV 100 and ZnO was also carried out.     

Sonophotocatalytic decomposition of water using TiO(2) photocatalyst

Sonophotocatalytic reaction is a photocatalytic reaction with ultrasonic irradiation or the simultaneous irradiation of ultrasound and light with a photocatalyst. The possibility of the effect of hybrid of sonochemical and photocatalytic reactions was examined. Liquid water was hardly decomposed to H(2) and O(2) by photocatalysis or sonolysis, independently. In order to decompose water, powdered TiO(2) photocatalyst suspended in distilled water should be simultaneously irradiated by light and ultrasound. This sonophotocatalytic reaction was effective on the decomposition of water to H(2) and O(2).     

Sonophotocatalytic degradation of congo red and methyl orange in the presence of TiO2 as a catalyst

A comparative study between the photocatalytic and sonophotocatalytic oxidation process of congo red was carried out using titanium dioxide as a catalyst. The effect of a number of parameters, such as the initial concentration of dye, the presence of oxygen and ultrasound, the TiO(2) crystalline structure and the amount of TiO(2), was studied using an inexpensive reactor. In the second part of this document, the oxidation and reduction processes of methyl orange was studied using the same reactor, but by changing the chemical environment in order to drive either the oxidation or the reduction reaction. The results showed, for all the cases studied, a sinergistic effect between sonolysis and photocatalysis when an ultrasonic bath of 80W was used as a source of ultrasound. On the other hand, the electrochemical experiments showed that the current densities for the oxidation process of the azodyes were higher when a conducting glass electrode covered with a thin film of TiO(2) was used as a working electrode instead of a platinum electrode, showing that the TiO(2) electrode is not passivated by the oxidation reaction.     

Sonophotocatalytic degradation of sodium diclofenac using low power ultrasound and micro sized TiO2

The nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug sodium diclofenac (DC) is an emerging water pollutant which resists conventional wastewater treatments. Here the sonophotocatalytic degradation of DC was carried out using micrometric TiO₂ (both pristine and Ag-decorated), UV-A irradiation and 20 kHz pulsed ultrasound. Sonophotocatalytic tests were compared with photolysis, sonolysis, sonophotolysis, sonocatalysis and photocatalysis data performed in the same conditions. A synergy index of over 2 was determined for tests with pristine TiO₂, while values close to 1.3 were observed for Ag-TiO₂. Reaction intermediates were studied by HPLC–MS, showing degradation mechanisms activated by hydroxyl radicals. Similar pathways were identified for photocatalytic and sonophotocatalytic tests, although the latter led to more oxidized compounds. Different reactor configurations (static and dynamic set ups) were studied. Sequential and simultaneous application of UV light and ultrasound led to similar performance. The role of water matrix was investigated using ultrapure and drinking water, showing marked detrimental effects of electrolytes on the DC degradation. Overall, the combined treatment proved more efficient than photocatalysis alone especially in demanding working conditions, like in drinking water matrices.     

Degradation of orange-G by advanced oxidation processes

The degradation and mineralization of orange-G (OG) in aqueous solutions by means of ultrasound irradiation at a frequency of 213 kHz and its combination with a heterogeneous photocatalyst (TiO₂) were investigated. The effects of various operational parameters such as, the concentration of the dye and solution pH on the degradation efficiency were studied. The degradation of the dye followed first-order like kinetics under the conditions examined. The sonolytic degradation of OG was relatively higher at pH 5.8 than that at pH 12. However, an alkaline pH was favoured for the photocatalytic degradation of OG using TiO₂. Total organic carbon (TOC) measurements were also carried out in order to evaluate the mineralization efficiency of OG using sonolysis, photocatalysis and sonophotocatalysis. The hybrid technique of sonophotocatalytic degradation was compared with the individual techniques of photocatalysis and sonolysis. A simple additive effect was observed during the sonophotocatalytic oxidation of OG using TiO₂ indicating that the combined treatment offers no synergistic enhancement. TOC results also support the additive effect in the dual treatment process.     

Sonophotoelectrocatalytic degradation of azo dye on TiO2 nanotube electrode

The degradation of azo dye, methyl orange (MeO) in aqueous solution with sonophotoelectrocatalytic process was investigated. The TiO(2) nanotubes were used as electrode in photoelectrocatalytic (PEC), sonophotoelectrocatalytic (SPEC) processes or as photocatalyst in photocatalytic (PC), sonophotocatalytic (SPC) processes, respectively. Experimental results showed that the hybrid processes could efficiently enhance the degradation efficiency of MeO, and followed pseudo-first-order kinetics. At the optimized experimental conditions, the rate constants of decolorization of MeO were 0.0732 min(-1) for SPEC process; 0.0523 min(-1) for PEC process, 0.0073 min(-1) for SPC process and 0.0035 min(-1) for PC process. The rate constants obviously indicated that there existed synergistic effect in the ultrasonic, electro-assisted and photocatalytic processes.     

Study of the sonophotocatalytic degradation of basic blue 9 industrial textile dye over slurry titanium dioxide and influencing factors

The sonophotocatalytic degradation of basic blue 9 industrial textile dye has been studied in the presence of ultrasound (20 kHz) over a TiO(2) slurry employing an UV lamp (15 W, 352 nm). It was observed that the color removal efficiency was influenced by the pH of the solution, initial dye concentration and TiO(2) amount. It was found that the dye degradation followed apparent first order kinetics. The rate constant increased by decreasing dye concentration and was affected by the pH of the solution with the highest degradation obtained at pH 7. The first order rate constants obtained with sonophotocatalysis were twofold and tenfold than those obtained under photocatalysis and sonolysis, respectively. The chemical oxygen demand was abated over 80%.     

Intensification of sonophotocatalytic degradation of p-nitrophenol at pilot scale capacity

Sonophotocatalysis involves the use of a combination of ultrasonic irradiation, ultraviolet radiation and a semiconductor photocatalyst, which enhances the rates of chemical reactions by the formation of enhanced amounts of free radicals. In the present work, the sonophotocatalytic degradation of p-nitrophenol has been investigated using low frequency ultrasound waves (25 kHz) with an acoustic power of 1 kW and UV tube of 11 W power rating at an operating volume of 7 L. The efficacy of combination of sonochemistry and photocatalysis has been initially compared with the individual operation of sonolysis and photocatalytic oxidation. The effect of operational conditions such as the initial p-nitrophenol concentration, pH and catalyst concentration on the extent of degradation has been investigated using sonophotocatalysis. The initial concentration of the pollutant was varied in the range 10 to 100 ppm whereas pH in the range of 2.5-11 and catalyst loading in the range of 0.5-4 g/l. Intensification studies have been carried out using hydrogen peroxide and Fenton chemistry. In all the systems investigated, maximum extent of degradation (94.6%) was observed for 10 ppm of p-nitrophenol initial concentration (w/v) using combination of sonophotocatalysis and optimum quantity of H(2)O(2). Use of Fenton chemistry also plays an effective role in enhancing the extent of degradation though the concentration of additive needs to be carefully adjusted in order to get maximum beneficial effects.     

Degradation of methyl tert-butyl ether in water: effects of the combined use of sonolysis and photocatalysis

The degradation of methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) in water was kinetically investigated in a O(2)/Ar 80:20 atmosphere employing either sonolysis at 20 kHz, or photocatalysis on TiO(2) (with 315 nm< lambda(irr) <400 nm), or simultaneous sonolysis and photocatalysis (i.e. sonophotocatalysis), as degradation techniques. In all investigated conditions, MTBE concentration decreased according to a first order rate law; under ultrasound the degradation rate was stirring-dependent. The time profile of the reaction intermediates gave information on the reaction paths prevailing under the different experimental conditions. The energy consumption of the employed degradation techniques was also evaluated, which might be decisive for their practical application.     

Sonophotocatalytic degradation of methyl orange by carbon nanotube/TiO2 in aqueous solutions

In this study, carbon nanotubes (CNTs)/TiO2 composite were prepared and the sonophotocatalytic activity of CNTs/TiO2 nanoparticles was investigated, in which methyl orange (MO) was chosen as an object. The results indicate that the photocatalytic efficiency of CNTs/TiO2 remarkable increases in the presence of ultrasound, and the sonophotocatalysis process followed a first-order kinetics. The kinetic constant of CNTs/TiO2 for the MO degradation is 2.2 times higher than that of P25, which indicated that the sonophotocatalytic ability of CNTs/TiO2 is obviously higher than P25 powder.     

Degradation of organic water pollutants through sonophotocatalysis in the presence of TiO(2)

The degradation of 2-chlorophenol and of the two azo dyes acid orange 8 and acid red 1 in aqueous solution was investigated kinetically under sonolysis at 20 kHz and under photocatalysis in the presence of titanium dioxide particles, as well as under simultaneous sonolysis and photocatalysis, i.e. sonophotocatalysis. The influence on the degradation and mineralisation rates of the initial substrate concentration and of the photocatalyst amount was systematically investigated to ascertain the origin of the synergistic effect observed between the two degradation techniques. The evolution of hydrogen peroxide during kinetic runs was also monitored. Small amounts of Fe(III) were found to affect both the adsorption equilibria on the semiconductor and the degradation paths. Ultrasound may modify the rate of photocatalytic degradation by promoting the deaggregation of the photocatalyst, by inducing the desorption of organic substrates and degradation intermediates from the photocatalyst surface and, mainly, by favouring the scission of the photocatalytically and sonolytically produced H(2)O(2), with a consequent increase of oxidising species in the aqueous phase.     

RuO2/TiO2复合光催化剂的制备及性能研究

采用溶胶-凝胶-浸渍法制备了RuO2/TiO2复合光催化剂, 以紫外灯为光源, 直接耐晒黑G溶液的光催化降解为模型反应, 研究了RuO2/TiO2的光催化性能. 结果表明 掺杂量ω(RuO2)为0.16%、煅烧温度500 ℃、催化剂投加量为5.00 g·L-1时, RuO2/TiO2复合光催化剂催化活性最高. 直接耐晒黑G降解反应遵从Langmuir-Hinshelwood动力学模型, 测得反应速率常数为4.94×10-3 mmol(L·min)-1和吸附常数14.2 L·mmol-1.     

Phenol degradation under visible light irradiation in the continuous system of photocatalysis and sonolysis

The combination of photocatalysis under visible light irradiation and sonolysis in the continuous system has been used to degrade an aqueous solution of phenol. ZnFe₂O₄/TiO₂–GAC was employed as the photocatalysts which were obtained by sol–gel process and characterized by spectroscopic X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy with energy dispersive X-ray microanalyses (SEM–EDX) and Brunauer–Emmett–Teller sorptometer (BET). It was observed that the rates of phenol degradation were affected by the initial pH value of phenol solution, salt addition, gas supplying and the recycling times of the recovered photocatalyst. The kinetic law for the phenol degradation can be apparently expressed as the first-order with respect to the concentration of phenol. Degradation of phenol solution in the continuous system, i.e., photocatalysis and sonolysis has synergistic effect in comparison with the photocatalytic reaction and sonolysis, respectively.     

Treatment of dye wastewater by using photo-catalytic oxidation with sonication

The degradation of Acid Orange 52 in aqueous solutions was investigated by using three processes (photocatalysis, sonolysis, and photocatalysis with sonication). In the case of photocatalysis, although the concentration of Acid Orange 52 decreased to 35% in 480 min, the color of the solution was not disappeared. In the case of sonolysis, it was decomposed completely in 300 min, but the total organic carbon concentration decreased down by only about 13% in 480 min. In the case of photocatalysis with sonication, the concentration of Acid Orange 52 reached to 0 in 240 min and the total organic carbon concentration decreased by about 87% in 480 min. These results indicate that the ultrasonic irradiation enhanced the photocatalytic degradation. The addition of chloride ion (50 ppm) into Acid Orange 52 solution decreased the decomposition efficiency for photocatalysis. In the cases of sonolysis and photocatalysis with sonication, the decomposition efficiency did not change significantly by the addition of chloride ion. These results indicate that chloride ion disturbs the photocatalysis of dye, but the decomposition of dye using the irradiation of ultrasound is not influenced by chloride ion. From these results, it is considered that the photocatalysis with sonication is most effective for the decomposition of dye in the three processes in this study.     

Sonophotocatalytic degradation of trypan blue and vesuvine dyes in the presence of blue light active photocatalyst of Ag3PO4/Bi2S3-HKUST-1-MOF: Central composite optimization and synergistic effect study

An efficient simultaneous sonophotocatalytic degradation of trypan blue (TB) and vesuvine (VS) using Ag₃PO₄/Bi₂S₃-HKUST-1-MOF as a novel visible light active photocatalyst was carried out successfully in a continuous flow-loop reactor equipped to blue LED light. Ag₃PO₄/Bi₂S₃-HKUST-1-MOF with activation ability under blue light illumination was synthesized and characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive X-ray (EDX), photoluminescence (PL) and diffuse reflectance spectra (DRS). The effect of operational parameters such as the initial TB and VS concentration (5–45 mg/L), flow rate (30–110 mL/min), irradiation and sonication time (10–30 min), pH (3–11) and photocatalyst dosage (0.15–0.35 g/L) has been investigated and optimized using central composite design (CCD) combined with desirability function (DF). Maximum sonophotodegradation percentage (98.44% and 99.36% for TB and VS, respectively) was found at optimum condition set as: 25 mg/L of each dye, 70 mL/min of solution flow rate, 25 min of irradiation and sonication time, pH 6 and 0.25 g/L of photocatalyst dosage. At optimum conditions, synergistic index value was obtained 2.53 that indicated the hybrid systems including ultrasound irradiation and photocatalysis have higher efficiency compared with sum of the individual processes.     

CdS/TiO2/漂珠复合光催化剂制备及其降解高效氯氰菊酯研究

采用溶胶-凝胶-浸渍法制备了Cds/TiO2/漂珠复合光催化剂,通过SEM,XRD对其结构进行了表征.以高效氯氰菊酯(BEC)杀虫剂的光催化降解为模型反应,研究了CdS/TiO2/漂珠的光催化性能,探讨了影响催化剂活性的因素及采用太阳光作光源处理BEC的可行性.结果表明,CdS/TiO2/漂珠投加量为3 000mg·L-1,初始浓度为45 mg·L-1、初始pH为6.5,通气量为200 mL·min-1时间为60 min,BEC降解率分别为92.1%(125W高压汞灯)和79.3%(5 W紫外灯),采用太阳光照射300 min,BEC降解率可达93.4%.BEC的降解反应遵从L-H动力学模型,测得反应速率常数9.80 mg·(L·min)-1,吸附常数4.36×10-3 L·mg-1.     

纳米TiO2光催化氧化活性嫩黄废水

以TiCl4为原料,采用可控水解法制备了TiO2光催化剂。以活性嫩黄为模拟污染源,紫外灯为光源,考察了溶液pH值、催化剂用量、反应时间和催化剂循环次数等对纳米二氧化钛光催化降解活性嫩黄的影响。实验结果表明,pH 5.5,催化剂投加量为2.0g/L,光催化反应时间为60min时,色度及化学需氧量（COD）去除率均较高。TiO2光催化剂重复使用在5次以内,其催化活性基本不变。     

RuO2/TiO2/漂珠复合光催化剂的制备及性能

"利用RuO2/TiO2前驱体溶胶,采用溶胶-凝胶-浸渍法在漂珠(FP)表面沉积RuO2/TiO2膜,经120 ℃干燥、500 ℃焙烧制备复合光催化剂RuO2/TiO2/FP,并通过SEM、XRD以及FT-IR分别对其结构进行了表征． 结果表明,RuO2/TiO2膜的平均厚度(三层)约1 1m,膜材料中TiO2主要呈现锐钛矿型结构,而RuO2是以非晶态高度分散在粒子表面．以高效氯氰菊酯杀虫剂的光催化降解为模型反应,研究了RuO2/TiO2/FP的光催化性能,探讨了影响催化剂活性的因素及采用太阳光做光源处理