Photocatalytic degradation of malachite green dye under UV light irradiation using calcium-doped ceria nanoparticles

Amar, Ibrahim A.; Harara, Hebatallah M.; Baqul, Qamrah A.; Abdul Qadir, Mabroukah A.; Altohami, Fatima A.; Ahwidi, Mohammed M.; Abdalsamed, Ihssin A.; Saleh, Fatema A.

doi:10.26655/AJNANOMAT.2020.1.1

Document Type : Original Article

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¹ Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Sebha University, Sebha, Libya

² Central Laboratory at Sebha University, Sebha, Libya

https://doi.org/10.26655/AJNANOMAT.2020.1.1

Abstract

In this study, photocatalytic activity of Ca-doped ceria (CDC) for malachite green (MG) degradation was investigated. CDC was successfully synthesized via co-precipitation method using ammonium oxalate as a precipitating agent. CDC was characterized using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), UV-Vis spectroscopy, and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The band gap energy (E_g) of CDC was found to be 3.96 eV. In addition, the factors affecting the photodegradation of MG including; irradiation time, photocatalyst dosage, initial dye concentration, and solution temperature were studied. The results revealed that CDC could degrade approximately 93% of MG dye at the concentration of 6 mg/L, irradiation time of 90 min, photocatalyst dosage of 0.1 g, and solution temperature of 35 °C. The obtained results indicate that CDC is a promising material for the photocatalytic applications and can be used to eliminate very toxic dyes such as MG.

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Asian Journal of Nanoscience and Materials

Photocatalytic degradation of malachite green dye under UV light irradiation using calcium-doped ceria nanoparticles

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Volume 3, Issue 1
January 2020
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Photocatalytic degradation of malachite green dye under UV light irradiation using calcium-doped ceria nanoparticles

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Volume 3, Issue 1January 2020Pages 1-14

Volume 3, Issue 1
January 2020
Pages 1-14