Parameters e ect on heterogeneous photocatalysed degradation of phenolin aqueous dispersion of TiO2
KASHIF Naeem , OUYANG Feng
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Received April 11, 2008,Revised September 28, 2008, Accepted , Available online
Volume 21,2009,Pages 527-533
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Photocatalytic degradation of phenol selected as model compound of organic pollutant had been investigated in aqueous titanium
dioxide (TiO2) dispersion under UV irradiation. The e ects of various parameters such as pH, catalyst concentration, phenol
concentration, anions, metal ions, electron acceptors, and surfactants on the photocatalytic degradation of phenol were investigated.
The degradation kinetics was determined by the change in phenol concentration employing UV-Vis spectrometry as a function of
irradiation time. The degradation kinetics of phenol follows pseudo first-order kinetics. The results showed a significant dependence of
the photocatalytic degradation of phenol on the functional parameters. The probable promising roles of the additives on the degradation
process were discussed
