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Reviste: » Environmental Engineering and Management Journal» European Journal of Science and Theology» Sănătate Sport și Nutriție
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PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITY OF A SILVER DOPED TIO2 MODIFIED ZEOLITE IN THE DEGRADATION OF REACTIVE YELLOW 125 AZO DYE Autori: Carmen Lazau, Elida Cristina Ilinoiu, Florica Manea, Liliana Andreea Colar, Rodica PodeData aparitiei: January/2012 Revista: Environmental Engineering and Management Journal › Vol. 11 › Nr. 1 ISSN: 1843 - 3707 ![]() The aim of this study was to investigate photocatalytic activity of a silver doped TiO2 modified zeolite (Z-TiO2-Ag) in the photocatalytic degradation of Reactive Yellow 125 (RY 125) azo dye. The operational conditions using photocatalyst dose of 1g·L-1 at pH 6 were established as optimal conditions for photocatalysis application in RY 125 dye solution degradation. The photocatalyst exhibited a good performance for discoloration at all studied concentrations (25, 50 and 100 mgL-1). A good efficiency regarding the aromatic ring-opening process was achieved especially at low concentrations of the dye. However, an effective mineralization did not occur even at low concentrations of dye (25 mgL-1). The results of photocatalyst activity under VIS irradiation revealed a practical utility of the silver doped TiO2 modified zeolite for the RY 125 dye degradation at low concentrations.
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