the use of colored semiconductor oxide like copper (ii) oxide and nickel (ii) oxide for photocatalytic bleaching of rose bengal was investigated in detail. in order to harness the solar energy, the effective wavelength of the photocatalyst is to be expanded into the visible region and that increases the rate of photocatalytic bleaching of the dye. progress of the reaction was observed spectroph...

The use of an irradiation source with a homogeneous distribution in the volume reaction mixture belongs to essential aspects heterogeneous photocatalysis. First, efficacy six lamps various radiation intensity and characteristics is contrasted. topic discussion photocatalytic hydrogen production from methanol-water solution presence NiO-TiO 2 photocatalyst. second section focused on potential mi...

Photocatalysis is an evolving field that has a potential to become a cost effective water cleaning method. One of the most studied photocatalysts is Titanium Dioxide (TiO2). It has a high activity in response to UV wavelengths but almost no activity in the visible region of the spectrum. The activity changes rapidly between roughly 340 and 370 nm although this can be modified by doping. This re...

The photocatalytic oxidation of acetone vapor on TiO2/ZrO2 thin films is presented in this study. Acetone conversion data collected using a non-circulating tubular reactor are analyzed using a general power law model and a Langmuir–Hinshelwood– Hougen–Watson (LHHW) model; the LHHW model provides a slightly better fit than the 1/2 order power law model. The effects of reaction temperature and re...

A photocatalytic reactor with UV/TiO2 was used for the posttreatment of olive mill wastewater after anaerobic digestion. A factorial experimental design was adopted to determine the statistical significance of each parameter tested, namely, initial chemical oxygen demand (COD), pH, treatment time and recirculation flow and possible interactions in three response variables: phenols, color and CO...

A series of different M/TiO2 catalysts are prepared, where M = Au, Pt, Pd and Ag, with a 0.2 wt% loading, tested for activity as photocatalysts the water gas shift reaction, WGSR, using continuous flow, phase reactor. For both thermal (dark) photocatalytic (UV irradiated) WGSR best catalyst/photocatalyst is Au/TiO2. The kinetics studied function reactor temperature, Au loading concentrations CO...