An Experimental Study of Photocatalytic Degradation of Congo Red Using Polymer Nanocomposite Films
Eco-friendly polymer nanocomposite films were synthesized using biodegradable polymers of chitosan and polyvinyl alcohol as polymeric matrices and carbon black nanoparticles as the reinforcement. These films were applied to study their applicability to industrial wastewater purification as a photoca...
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| author | Mashael Nasser Alshabanat Murefah M. AL-Anazy |
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| description | Eco-friendly polymer nanocomposite films were synthesized using biodegradable polymers of chitosan and polyvinyl alcohol as polymeric matrices and carbon black nanoparticles as the reinforcement. These films were applied to study their applicability to industrial wastewater purification as a photocatalyst for degradation of Congo red as a target pollutant and to study the effect of the polymeric matrix types of the films on their performance as a semiconductor photocatalyst. Fourier-transform infrared (FT-IR) spectra and X-ray diffraction (XRD) were used to characterize the films. Visible light photocatalytic degradation of Congo red as a pollutant under various operational conditions of pH, dye concentration, contact time, and light intensity was performed. Photocatalytic results revealed that the polymeric substrate type does not play a major role in the photodegradation of the dye, and the best operational conditions were at a pH of 6 and a dye solution concentration of 8 mg/L. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-9cb6e546c25f4b24ac789cac651d030f2025-02-03T06:13:08ZengWileyJournal of Chemistry2090-90632090-90712018-01-01201810.1155/2018/96518509651850An Experimental Study of Photocatalytic Degradation of Congo Red Using Polymer Nanocomposite FilmsMashael Nasser Alshabanat0Murefah M. AL-Anazy1Chemistry Department, Science College, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaChemistry Department, Science College, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaEco-friendly polymer nanocomposite films were synthesized using biodegradable polymers of chitosan and polyvinyl alcohol as polymeric matrices and carbon black nanoparticles as the reinforcement. These films were applied to study their applicability to industrial wastewater purification as a photocatalyst for degradation of Congo red as a target pollutant and to study the effect of the polymeric matrix types of the films on their performance as a semiconductor photocatalyst. Fourier-transform infrared (FT-IR) spectra and X-ray diffraction (XRD) were used to characterize the films. Visible light photocatalytic degradation of Congo red as a pollutant under various operational conditions of pH, dye concentration, contact time, and light intensity was performed. Photocatalytic results revealed that the polymeric substrate type does not play a major role in the photodegradation of the dye, and the best operational conditions were at a pH of 6 and a dye solution concentration of 8 mg/L.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/9651850 |
| spellingShingle | Mashael Nasser Alshabanat Murefah M. AL-Anazy An Experimental Study of Photocatalytic Degradation of Congo Red Using Polymer Nanocomposite Films Journal of Chemistry |
| title | An Experimental Study of Photocatalytic Degradation of Congo Red Using Polymer Nanocomposite Films |
| title_full | An Experimental Study of Photocatalytic Degradation of Congo Red Using Polymer Nanocomposite Films |
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| title_short | An Experimental Study of Photocatalytic Degradation of Congo Red Using Polymer Nanocomposite Films |
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