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Abstract
This study investigates the use of zinc oxide (ZnO) as a semiconductor photocatalyst, applied to Tamarix articulata stems (TA), for the photocatalytic oxidation of clofibric acid (CA). The microstructural properties of the ZnO-impregnated TA samples were examined using scanning electron microscopy (SEM–EDX). Chemical characterization was performed through Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FT-IR). The pH dependence of CA degradation was found to be optimal within the pH range of 7 to 9. The study revealed that the maximum degradation efficiency of CA reached 67% at an initial concentration of 2.5 mg/L and 30% at 10 mg/L. The catalyst loading was optimized at 1 g/L. The degradation kinetics adhered to a pseudo-first-order model, with the rate constant being influenced by the catalyst concentration.
期刊介绍:
Reaction Kinetics, Mechanisms and Catalysis is a medium for original contributions in the following fields:
-kinetics of homogeneous reactions in gas, liquid and solid phase;
-Homogeneous catalysis;
-Heterogeneous catalysis;
-Adsorption in heterogeneous catalysis;
-Transport processes related to reaction kinetics and catalysis;
-Preparation and study of catalysts;
-Reactors and apparatus.
Reaction Kinetics, Mechanisms and Catalysis was formerly published under the title Reaction Kinetics and Catalysis Letters.