Photocatalytic degradation of acridine dyes using anatase and rutile TiO2

The adsorption and photodegradation of acridine orange (AO) and acriflavine (AF) dyes on two mesoporous titania crystalline phases, anatase and rutile, were experimentally studied. Anatase and rutile were characterized by nitrogen adsorption, electron scanning and transmission microscopy, and X-ray...

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Autores: Zubieta, Carolina Edith, Messina, Paula Verónica, Schulz, Pablo Carlos
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2012
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/95342
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/95342
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:ACRIDINE DYES
ADSORPTION
MICROEMULSION
PHOTODEGRADATION
POLLUTION
TITANIA
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/2.7
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/2
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Sumario:The adsorption and photodegradation of acridine orange (AO) and acriflavine (AF) dyes on two mesoporous titania crystalline phases, anatase and rutile, were experimentally studied. Anatase and rutile were characterized by nitrogen adsorption, electron scanning and transmission microscopy, and X-ray diffraction. The adsorption capacity of rutile was higher than that of anatase, while the reverse is observed for photodegradation of both dyes. The adsorption of AF on both adsorbents was higher than that of AO, which was related with the smaller size of AF molecules compared with those of AO, therefore the access of AF to the adsorption sites is favored.