Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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28775 | Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry | 2006 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
The photocatalytic degradation of nitrobenzene and substituted nitrobenzenes under UV exposure was investigated with combustion synthesized nano-TiO2 and commercial TiO2 catalyst, Degussa P-25. The experimental data indicated that the photodegradation kinetics was first order. The photocatalytic degradation rates were considerably higher when catalyzed with combustion synthesized TiO2 compared to that of Degussa P-25. The degradation rate coefficients followed the order: 1-chloro,2,4-dinitrobenzene ≃≃ 4-nitrophenol > 2-nitrophenol > 1-chloro,4-nitrobenzene > 3-nitrophenol > 2,4-dinitrophenol > 1-chloro,2-nitrobenzene > nitrobenzene > 1,3-dinitrobenzene. Plausible mechanisms and reasons for the observation of the above order are discussed.
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Authors
M.H. Priya, Giridhar Madras,