SYNTHESIS, CHARACTERIZATION AND EVALUATION OF BARIUM AND MAGNESIUM ALUMINATES SINGLE DOPED WITH NEODYMIUM OR TANTALUM IN PHOTOCATALYTIC DYE DEGRADATION

"This work presents synthesized Barium and Magnesium aluminates as hosts and doped with Neodymium or Tantalum. The materials were prepared by combustion synthesis and calcined in either air oxidizing atmosphere or graphite vapor reductive atmosphere. They were evaluated as photocatalysts in the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Takawira Mumanga
Tipo de recurso: tesis de maestría
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:México
Institución:Centro de Investigaciones en Óptica
Repositorio:Repositorio Institucional CIO
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:cio.repositorioinstitucional.mx:1002/206
Acceso en línea:http://cio.repositorioinstitucional.mx/jspui/handle/1002/206
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:info:eu-repo/classification/Autor/Photocatalytic dye degradation
info:eu-repo/classification/Autor/Nanoparticles
info:eu-repo/classification/Autor/Methylene blue
info:eu-repo/classification/Autor/X-ray diffraction
info:eu-repo/classification/Autor/Scanning electron microscopy
info:eu-repo/classification/Autor/UV-VIS spectroscopy
info:eu-repo/classification/Autor/Luminescence spectroscopy
info:eu-repo/classification/Autor/Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy
info:eu-repo/classification/Autor/Active species
info:eu-repo/classification/cti/1
info:eu-repo/classification/cti/22
info:eu-repo/classification/cti/2211
info:eu-repo/classification/cti/221191
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Sumario:"This work presents synthesized Barium and Magnesium aluminates as hosts and doped with Neodymium or Tantalum. The materials were prepared by combustion synthesis and calcined in either air oxidizing atmosphere or graphite vapor reductive atmosphere. They were evaluated as photocatalysts in the degradation of 15 ppm methylene blue by the use of a solar simulator. Characterization of these materials was done by X-ray Diffraction, Scanning Electron Microscopy, UV-VIS Spectroscopy, Luminescence Spectroscopy and Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy. Active redox species were investigated for their degree of participation in the photocatalytic process. The air calcined barium aluminate doped with the least concentration of neodymium was found to be the best photocatalyst in the degradation of methylene blue and a potential candidate for active oxidation processes (AOPs)."