Abstract
The sonochemically synthesized Ho-doped ZnO nanoparticles were characterized by XRD, SEM, TEM, and XPS techniques. The sonocatalytic degradation of Reactive Orange 29 (RO29) was greater than that with sonolysis alone. DE% declines with the addition of chloride, carbonate, sulfate, and tert-butanol as radical scavengers. Addition of potassium periodate, peroxydisulfate, and hydrogen peroxide as enhancers improves DE%. The results demonstrate proper reusability of the doped sonocatalyst. Degradation intermediates were identified by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Using nonlinear regression analysis, an empirical kinetic model was developed to predict the pseudo-first-order constants (kapp) as a function of the operational parameters.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 167-176 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry |
Volume | 35 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 25 Mar 2016 |
Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2015 The Korean Society of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry.
Keywords
- Kinetic modeling
- Nanocatalyst
- Reactive Orange 29
- Sonication
- Sonocatalyst