| Literature DB >> 29502239 |
Mahmoud Taghavi1,2, Mohammad Taghi Ghaneian1, Mohammad Hasan Ehrampoush1, Masoumeh Tabatabaee3, Mojtaba Afsharnia2, Ali Alami4, Jalal Mardaneh5.
Abstract
In the present study, TiO2/ZnO-supported phosphomolybdic acid nanoparticles are investigated by the impregnation method, followed by analyzing their photocatalytic activity under UV-LED light and degradation kinetics degrading aniline as an organic pollutant model. Nanoparticle characteristics and the remaining Keggin structure in the nanocomposites were confirmed by means of FESEM, FTIR, and XRD analyses. Heterogenization of phosphomolybdic acid on TiO2 and ZnO nanoparticles resulted in the improved light absorption intensity and decreased band gap of nanocomposites. Photocatalytic degradation of aniline was also improved for composite nanoparticles and reached to 25.62, 43.48, and 38.25% for TiO2/HPMo, ZnO/HPMo, and TiO2/ZnO/HPMo, respectively. Overall, the results showed a good fit to the Langmuir-Hinshelwood kinetic model.Entities:
Keywords: Aniline; Phosphomolybdic acid; Photocatalytic degradation; Polyoxometalate; TiO2; ZnO
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Year: 2018 PMID: 29502239 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-018-6565-y
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Environ Monit Assess ISSN: 0167-6369 Impact factor: 2.513