Photocatalytic degradation of an azo dye Sunset Yellow under UV-A light using TiO2/CAC composite catalysts

Spectrochimica Acta - Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy

Volumn 128, Issue , 2014, Pages 100-108

  Rajamanickam, D ^a   Shanthi, M ^a  

^a ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

CAC; Degradation; Photocatalysis; Sol gel; UV A light

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; AZO DYES; COMPLEXATION; DEGRADATION; MINERALOGY; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; PHOTOELECTRONS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SOL-GELS; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

BRUNAUER-EMMETT-TELLER SURFACE AREAS; CAC; COMMERCIAL ACTIVATED CARBONS; DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE SPECTRUM; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTRUM (EDS); HIGH-RESOLUTION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; TIO; UV-A LIGHT;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

AZO COMPOUND; CHARCOAL; FD & C YELLOW NO. 6; TITANIUM; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANT;

CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PROCEDURES; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WASTE WATER; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTANT;

AZO COMPOUNDS; CATALYSIS; CHARCOAL; PHOTOCHEMICAL PROCESSES; TITANIUM; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84896964888     PISSN: 13861425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2014.02.126     Document Type: Article

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