Nashrieh Shimi va Mohandesi Shimi Iran

Nashrieh Shimi va Mohandesi Shimi Iran

Investigating the Effect of Titanium Dioxide and Hydrogen Peroxide on the Photocatalytic Degradation of 2-Nitrophenol

Document Type : Research Article

Authors
Mehrzad Feilizadeh 1
Farid Attar 2
Mansoor Feilizadeh 3
Sayed Toufigh Bararpor 4
Seyyed Mohammad Esmaeil Zakeri 1
1 School of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, Shiraz University, Shiraz, I.R. IRAN
2 Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, I.R. IRAN
3 Department of Engineering, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, I.R. IRAN
4 Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, CANADA
Abstract
In this research, the interaction effect of the photocatalyst and hydrogen peroxide under natural solar irradiation on the degradation of 2-Nitrophenol (2-NP) was investigated. For this purpose, TiO2 nano photocatalyst (P25) was utilized, and the effect of the photocatalyst loading, H2O2 concentration, and the simultaneous use of the photocatalyst and H2O2 was studied. The results show that optimum concentrations of the photocatalyst and H2O2 were 1000 mg/L and 200 mM, respectively, when each of them was used alone for the decontamination of  2-NP. Additionally, it was found that the sole effect of H2O2 (without catalyst) on the solar 2-NP degradation was more than P25 (without H2O2). The simultaneous use of these two materials was effective in the enhancement of the degradation efficiency, and it caused the reduction of their (required) optimum concentrations. However high concentrations of H2O2 resulted in lower efficiency, as detrimental effects of using excess hydrogen peroxide got prevailed. At the global optimum condition, the concentration of P25 and H2O2 were found to be 750 mg/L and 150 mM, respectively, and the degradation efficiency of 2-NP reach 95%, after only 1h of solar irradiation.
Keywords
2-Nitrophenol
Solar degradation
Nanophotocatalyst
H2O2
Interaction effect

Subjects

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