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Topics in Catalysis
Published in: Topics in Catalysis 1-2/2021

29-09-2020 | Original Paper

Photocatalytic Degradation of Mixed Dyes in Aqueous Phase by MgAlTi and ZnAlTi Mixed Oxides

Authors: Laura V. Castro, E. Ortíz-Islas, Ma. E. Manríquez, E. Albiter, Román Cabrera-Sierra, B. Alvarado-Zavala

Published in: Topics in Catalysis | Issue 1-2/2021

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Abstract

This study reported the synthesis and evaluation of mixed metal oxides MgO/Al2O3–TiO2 and ZnO/Al2O3–TiO2 as heterogeneous photocatalysts for the potential degradation of a mixture of organic dyes such as methylene blue and methyl orange. First, hydrotalcites were synthesized by two different methods (conventional and microwave); then they were treated at 500 °C to obtain the corresponding Mg/Al–Ti and Zn/Al–Ti mixed metal oxides. The Layered Double Hydroxide (LDH) and the Mixed Metal Oxides were characterized by N2 adsorption–desorption, X-ray Diffraction, Fourier transform infrared, X-Ray photoelectron Spectrometry and Scanning Electron Microscopy. The degradation processes of the dyes were carried out under ultraviolet light irradiation and absorbance readings were compared using a UV–vis spectrometer. The ensuing degradation of products was corroborated through a mass spectrometry analysis. According to the photodegradation efficiency of dyes under UV irradiation, the activity of the samples showed the following order: ZnAlTiM > ZnAlTiC > MgAlTiC > MgAlTiM. The improvement in the activity of ZnAlTiM may be attributed to its lowest reflectance and highest degree of UV light absorbance, its smallest valence band and its ZnO-support interaction. Degradations of 25% and 68% were achieved for methyl orange and methylene blue, respectively, after 120 min of reaction. The degradation process conforms to the Langmuir–Hinshelwood type kinetic model.

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Metadata
Title
Photocatalytic Degradation of Mixed Dyes in Aqueous Phase by MgAlTi and ZnAlTi Mixed Oxides
Authors
Laura V. Castro
E. Ortíz-Islas
Ma. E. Manríquez
E. Albiter
Román Cabrera-Sierra
B. Alvarado-Zavala
Publication date
29-09-2020
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Topics in Catalysis / Issue 1-2/2021
Print ISSN: 1022-5528
Electronic ISSN: 1572-9028
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11244-020-01345-5

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