in the present study, co-zno and co-ni-zno nanoparticles were synthesized by sonochemical methods and the structural and optical properties were investigated through fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (ftir), uv-vis spectroscopy, field emission scanning electron microscopy (fe-sem), x-ray diffraction (xrd), and photoluminescence spectroscopy (pl) methods. morphology of nanoparticles obtain...

The domestic use and industrial activity, especially in developing countries, produce large amount of wastewater. This wastewater when disposed into natural channels may lead to high pollution risk. There are different methods for wastewater treatment. One of them is Advanced Oxidation Processes (AOPs), still it has some limitations. The present work has been concentrated on the degradation of ...

The influence of halide ions on the photocatalytic process on titanium dioxide has been investigated carefully. Chloride and bromide ions, acting as hole scavengers, generate active radical species (e.g., ·Cl and ·Br) that participate in reactions with the organic compounds and the transient intermediates. Chloride and bromide ions have shown to deeply inhibit the degradation rate of chloroform...

This study focuses on the characterization of photocatalytic TiO2 coatings using Kelvin probe force microscopy. While most photocatalytic experiments are carried out at a macroscopic scale, Kelvin probe force microscopy is a microscopic technique that is surface sensitive. In order to link microscale results to macroscopic experiments, a simple method to establish the relation between Kelvin pr...

The photocatalytic degradation of the commercial reactive Black5 (RB5), Blue19 (RB19), Green19 (RG19), Red120 (RR120), and Yellow81 (RY81) in aqueous solution and sunlight were examined in the presence of Fe2O3 and the mixture Fe2O3/H2O2 as catalysts. The results showed that the photocatalytic degradation followed first-order...

Adding a small amount of commercial GeO(2) into aqueous suspension significantly enhanced the photocatalytic activity of titania-based photocatalysts for the degradation of dyes.

tio2 photo catalyst was prepared in presence of nano sio2 and hydroxy propyl cellulose (hpc) by sol gel method with titanium tetra isopropoxide (ttip) as titanium precursor. additional effect of hpc in preparation of nano catalyst, and photo catalyst properties measured and characterized by ft-ir, ft-raman and sem. the catalyst size and structural properties of the film were determined by .-ray...

Particles of sub-micron size possess significant capacity to adsorb organic molecules from aqueous media. Semiconductor photocatalysts in particle form could potentially be utilized for dye removal through either physical adsorption or photo-induced chemical process. The photocatalytic and adsorption capabilities of Cu₂O particles with various exposed crystal facets have been studied through se...

The paper reports the preparation and photocatalytic activity of ZnO/SnO2 and SnO2 nanoparticles. These nanoparticles were synthesized by hydrothermal method. The products were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Their grain sizes are about 50-100 nm. The photocatalytic activities of these materials were investigated for congo red removal from aqueou...

The magnetic and recyclable nanoparticles of CoFe2O4 were synthesized by a reverse co-precipitation process. Sonication was used to couple the CoFe2O4 surface with Ag2O. The characteristics and optical properties of the catalyst were studied by powder X-ray diffraction, UV–visible reflectance spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy analyses. Pure CoFe2O4 and CoFe2O4/Ag2O were utilized to ...