Visible light degradation of textile effluent using novel catalyst ZnO/γ-Mn2O3

R. Saravanan; V. K. Gupta; V. Narayanan; A. Stephen

doi:10.1016/j.jtice.2013.12.021

Visible light degradation of textile effluent using novel catalyst ZnO/γ-Mn₂O₃

R. Saravanan
, V. K. Gupta
, V. Narayanan
, A. Stephen

Department of Physics, Dhanalakshmi College of Engineering
University of Madras
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

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Abstract

The novel ZnO/γ-Mn₂O₃ (various weight percentages) nanocomposite catalysts were prepared by thermal decomposition method and their size, shape, and surface area were characterized by various techniques. Further, the prepared samples were used to degrade methylene blue (MB) and methyl orange (MO) in aqueous medium under visible light irradiation. Finally, the best catalyst was employed to degrade phenol and a textile effluent. The recycling ability and their efficiency of catalyst are discussed in detail.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1910-1917
Number of pages	8
Journal	Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers
Volume	45
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtice.2013.12.021
State	Published - Jul 2014
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Nanorods
Novel materials
Photocatalytic activity
Thermal decomposition method
Visible light

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Visible light degradation of textile effluent using novel catalyst ZnO/γ-Mn₂O₃

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