Influence of Organic Dye Ligands on the Photocatalytic Reduction of Copper Ions in Aqueous Solution Using UV-Nano TIO2 System
Journal: Academic Journal of Chemistry (Vol.5, No. 5)Publication Date: 2020-05-15
Authors : Ekwere I. O.;
Page : 41-47
Keywords : Photoreduction; Photocatalyst; Titanium dioxide; Dyes; Statistical analysis; Kinetics.;
Abstract
This study investigates the influence of some organic dyes on the photocatalytic reduction of Cu (II) ions in aqueous solution. The dyes of interest were Eosin red, Eriochrome black T, Bromothymol blue and Malachite green. Slurry photoreactor design, with nano-sized titanium dioxide photocatalysts, and illuminated by a 15 W UV light, was utilized. Results showed that the percentage reduction of Cu (II) ions altered from 44.7% (without dye) to 25.7% (with ER), 60.7% (with EBT), 15.2% (with BTB) and 17.8% (with MG) after 60 minutes reaction time at pH 5. This implies that EBT enhanced Cu (II) ions reduction while the other three dyes inhibited the photoreduction process. The kinetic study indicated that the photo-reduction of Cu (II) ions followed the pseudo-first-order kinetics, with the exception of Cu-MG reduction which gave the best correlation values in zeroth-order plot. Statistical analysis was carried out with the ANOVA, Dunnetts post-hoc and Tukeys post-hoc multiple comparison tests. Tukeys post-hoc multiple comparison test was effected to determine the pair of Cu (II) ions with significant difference in mean values while Dunnetts post-hoc was effected to compare the measured values with the initial values. Photoreduction of Cu (II) ions were considered significant at P< 0.05 and 95% confidence interval.
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