Abstract
The photocatalytic decolorization of C.I. Basic Blue 3 (BB3) solution on immobilized TiO2 nanoparticles was carried out in a rectangular flat-plate photoreactor. The investigated TiO2 was Millennium PC-500 (anatase, average crystallite size 8nm, surface area 320.76m2g-1) immobilized on non-woven paper. A new kinetic model was proposed on the basis of intrinsic element reactions. The proposed kinetic model fairly resembled the classic Langmuir-Hinshelwood (L-H) equation from its expression. It was found that both kobs (the reaction rate constant) and KR (the adsorption rate constant) were linearly proportional to the light intensity in a rather large intensity range.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 2110-2116 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Chemical Engineering Research and Design |
| Volume | 89 |
| Issue number | 10 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Oct 2011 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- C.I. Basic Blue 3
- Kinetic modeling
- Photocatalysis
- TiO nanoparticles