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Mathematical Kinetic Modelling and Representing Design Equation for a Packed Photoreactor with Immobilised TiO2-P25 Nanoparticles on Glass Beads in the Removal of C.I. Acid Orange 7

Sheidaei B., Behnajady M. A.

Chemical and Process Engineering

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2015

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Vol. 36, nr 2

125--133

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In this work, a design equation was presented for a batch-recirculated photoreactor composed of a packed bed reactor (PBR) with immobilised TiO2-P25 nanoparticle thin films on glass beads, and a continuous-flow stirred tank (CFST). The photoreactor was studied in order to remove C.I. Acid Orange 7 (AO7), a monoazo anionic dye from textile industry, by means of UV/TiO2 process. The effect of different operational parameters such as the initial concentration of contaminant, the volume of solution in CFST, the volumetric flow rate of liquid, and the power of light source in the removal efficiency were examined. A rate equation for the removal of AO7 is obtained by mathematical kinetic modelling. The results of reaction kinetic analysis indicate the conformity of removal kinetics with Langmuir-Hinshelwood model (kL-H = 0.74 mg L-1 min-1, Kads = 0.081 mg-1 L). The represented design equation obtained from mathematical kinetic modelling can properly predict the removal rate constant of the contaminant under different operational conditions (R2 = 0.963). Thus the calculated and experimental results are in good agreement with each other.

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Investigation of the effect of heat treatment process on characteristics and photocatalytic activity of TiO2-UV100 nanoparticles

Behnajady M. A., Alamdari M. E., Modirshahla N.

Environment Protection Engineering

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2013

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Vol. 39, nr 1

33--46

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The effect of heat treatment process on crystallite size, phase content, surface area, band gap energy and photocatalytic activity of TiO 2-UV100 nanoparticles were investigated. Heat treated TiO2 nanoparticles were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) isotherm and diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (DRS) techniques, and its photocatalytic activity was investigated in the removal of C.I. Acid Red 88 (AR88), an anionic monoazo dye of acid class, as a model contaminant. Heat treatment process at 600 °C causes an increase in crystallite size and band gap energy of TiO2-UV100 nanoparticles. The results indicate that the nanoparticles treated for 1 h at 600 °C show the highest photocatalytic activity which can effectively degrade AR88 under UV-irradiation. Increasing heat treatment temperature above 600 °C led to reduction in TiO2 photoactivity which may be related to the anatase-rutile phase transformation, increasing particle size and decreasing specific surface area. Removal efficiency of AR88 with heat treated TiO 2-UV100 nanoparticles was sensitive to the operational parameters such as catalyst dosage, pollutant concentration and light intensity.

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Decolourization of tartrazine from aqueous solutions by coupling electrocoagulation with ZnO photocatalyst

Modirshahla N., Abdoli M., Behnajady M. A., Vahid B.

Environment Protection Engineering

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2013

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Vol. 39, nr 1

59--73

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Decolourization of tartrazine (C.I. Acid Yellow 23, AY23) in aqueous solutions has been investigated by coupling electrocoagulation and ZnO photocatalyst methods and also by a comparison between ZnO, UV, EC, UV/ZnO, UV/EC, and EC/UV/ZnO systems in the removal of AY23 as a model contaminant. Results indicated that the decolourization efficiency was in order of EC/UV/ZnO > UV/EC > EC > UV/ZnO > ZnO > UV. Combining EC with UV/ZnO can trigger the Fenton or Fenton-like reaction, which accelerates the rate of decolourization. Desired operating conditions for decolourization of 40 mg·dm-3 AY23 solution in EC/UV/ZnO process were [ZnO] 0=650 mg·dm-3, [NaCl] = 800 mg·dm-3, light intensity = 31/2 W·m-2, current density = 120 A·m-2, electrodes distance = 15 mm, pH = 6.29, stirring rate = 900 rpm and electrodes of steel 304/A1, which yielded 99.70% colour removal in 5 min of treatment time.