[b] Use of Nickel Hexacyanoferrate(II) Semiconductor in Photocatalytic Degradation of Neutral Red Dye[/b]
Journal Title: International Journal of Research in Chemistry and Environment (IJRCE) - Year 2013, Vol 3, Issue 2
Abstract
[i] Nickel hexacyanoferrate(II) was synthesised by reaction of potassium hexacyanoferrate and Nickel Chloride. It was characterised by IR spectra, X-ray diffraction and cyclic voltametry. The photocatalytic degradation of Neutral red dye was studied using Nickel hexacyanoferrate(II) as semiconductor under visible light irradiation. The rate of photocatalytic degradation of dye was observed spectophotometrically. The effect of variation of different parameters like pH, concentration of dye solution, amount of semiconductor and Intensity of light on the rate of photocatalytic degradation has been observed and optimum condition for each parameter has also been determined. This photocatalytic degradation reaction was found to follow pseudo first order kinetics. A tentative mechanism for the photocatalytic degradation of Neutral red has been proposed. [/i]
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Sharma Omprakash , Mukesh Kumar , Sharma Mohan Kumar
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