INDEXED IN 

ISSN 2456-0235

International Journal of Modern Science and Technology

​​​​​International Journal of Modern Science and Technology, Vol. 2, No. 7, 2017, Pages 262-266. 

​

​Photo-Catalytic Degradation of Acid Blue 113 using Doped Zinc oxide (ZnO) Nano-Particles  

G. S. Aravind, S. Afal Habeeb, P. T. Mohan Kumar, Balaji Dhandapani*
Department of Chemical Engineering, SSN College of Engineering, Kalavakkam 603 110. India.
​​​*Corresponding author’s e-mail: dbalajii@yahoo.com

​Abstract
Textile dyes in the wastewater let-out by industries has been a growing concern for many years. Literature survey reveals that ~15% of dye used in the staining process viz, leather industry, textile processing industry etc., is released in the effluent. Dye pollutants can have drastic effects on the environment. Textile dyes in wastewater are a concern not only because they are displeasing aesthetically but are linked to health hazards as well. It is therefore crucial to investigate techniques to remove these harmful pollutants safely. Treatment of textile dye house effluent by conventional method is an arduous task due to high level of non-degradable chemicals in the dye. Hence advanced oxidation process – photo catalytic reaction using metal oxide is suggested to treat textile dye house effluent. The (Ni2+, Ag2+) co-doped zinc oxide (ZnO) nanocatalyst can be synthesized by chemical co-precipitation method. These co-doped nanoparticles can be used to determine the photo catalytic activity of acid blue 113 dye solution in the presence of sunlight. The degradation of dye solution is monitored by measuring its concentration for the particle size of about 50-100 nm. The Photo catalytic activity is influenced by three important parameters such as initial pH, initial dye concentration and catalyst loading. The effect of these parameters on photo catalytic degradation can be studied and optimized. The photo-catalytic degradation potential of co-doped (Ni2+, Ag2+) ZnO nanoparticles is to be compared with that of un-doped ZnO in acid blue 113 in the presence of sunlight. 

​​Keywords: Photo catalysis; Doping; Nanosynthesis; Acid blue113; C-dopant.

​References

  1. Mukherjee S, Ray A. Major challenges in the design of a large-scale photocatalytic reactor for water treatment. Chem Eng Technol. 1999;22(3):253-260
  2. Al-Kdasi A, Idris A, Saed K, Guan C. Treatment of textile wastewater by advanced oxidation processes – a review. the Int. J. 2004;6(3):222-230.
  3. Thennarasu G, Sivasamy A, Kavithaa S. Synthesis, characterization and catalytic activity of nano size semiconductor metal oxide in a visible light batch slurry photo reactor. Journal of Molecular Liquids. 2013;179:18-26.
  4. Khezrianjoo S, Revanasiddappa H. Photocatalytic Degradation of Acid Yellow 36 Using Zinc Oxide Photocatalyst in Aqueous Media. Journal of Catalysts 2013; 2013. doi:10.1155/2013/582058
  5. Thennarasu G, Sivasamy A, Kavithaa S. Photocatalytic degradation of Orange G dye under solar light using nanocrystalline semiconductor metal oxide. Environ Sci Pollut Res. 2012;19:2755-2765.
  6. Joshi KM, Shrivastava VS. Degradation of Alizarine Red-S (A Textiles Dye) by Photocatalysis using ZnO and TiO2 as Photocatalyst. International Journal of Environmental Sciences, 2011;2(1):8-21.
  7. Mehta P, Mehta R, Menkasurana, Kabra BV. Influence of operational parameters on degradation of commercial textile azo dye acid blue 113 (cyanine 5r) by advanced oxidation technology. J Curr Chem Pharm Sci. 2011;1(1):28-36.
  8. Shanthi M, Kuzhalosai V. Photocatalytic degradation of an Azo dye, Acid Red 27 in aqueous solution using nano ZnO, Indian journal of Chemistry, 2012;51A:428-434.
  9. Ravi Krishna R, Swaminathan T. Studies on Photocatalytic Degradation of Monocrotophos in an Annular Slurry Reactor Using Factorial Design of Experiments. Journal of Water Sustainability. 2011;1(1):75-84.
  10. Neppolian B, Choi HC, Sakthivel S. Solar/UV-induced photocatalytic degradation of three commercial textile dyes. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 2002;89(2-3):303-317.
  11. Kanai Y. Admittance Spectroscopy of Cu-Doped ZnO Crystals. Jpn J Appl Phys. 30;1991:703-707.
  12. Benjamin S, Vaya D, Punjabi PB, Ameta S C. Enhancing Photocatalytic Activity of Zinc Oxide by Coating with Some Natural Pigments. Arabian Journal of Chemistry. 2011;4:205-209.
  13. Egzar HK, Mashkour MS, Jude AM. Study the Photo degradation of Aniline Blue in Aqueous Phase by Using Different Photocatalysts. Asian Transactions on Basic and Applied Sciences. 2013;3:23-28.
  14. Ahmad M, Ahmed E, Zhang Y, Khalid NR, Xu J, Ullah M, Hong Z. Preparation of Highly Efficient Al-Doped ZnO Photocatalyst by Combustion Synthesis. Current Applied Physics. 2013;13:697-704.