TY  - JOUR
N1  - cited By 9
TI  - Domination of methylene blue over rhodamine B during simultaneous photocatalytic degradation by TiO2 nanoparticles in an aqueous binary solution under UV irradiation
SP  - 511
AV  - none
EP  - 527
SN  - 18785190
PB  - Springer Science and Business Media B.V.
IS  - 1
N2  - Simultaneous photocatalytic degradation of an aqueous mixture of methylene blue (MB) and rhodamine B (RhB) by anatase TiO2 catalyst under UV light irradiation was investigated. In the mixed solution, degradation rate and efficiency of MB (0.151 ± 0.013 minâ??1, 92.3 ± 1.2) was found to be much higher than for RhB (0.025 ± 0.003 minâ??1, 20.5 ± 0.6). This was in contrast to the degradation rate and efficiency of MB and RhB when they were in solution alone (0.173 ± 0.019 minâ??1, 93.1 ± 1.1 and 0.115 ± 0.005 minâ??1, 96.1 ± 1.2). The domination of MB over RhB in the simultaneous photocatalysis was further confirmed by adding different molar fractions of each dye and using H2O2-assisted methods. These results can be explained by considering that the planar MB molecules have steric interactions inhibiting Coulombic attraction for RhB to the catalyst surface and suppressing its photocatalytic degradation efficiency. This paper provides an important insight into the governing factors during simultaneous photocatalytic removal of synthetic dyes during the treatment of multicomponent wastewater. © 2021, Akadémiai Kiadó, Budapest, Hungary.
KW  - Aromatic compounds; Catalysts; Dyes; Efficiency; Irradiation; Photocatalytic activity; Photodegradation; Stripping (dyes); TiO2 nanoparticles; Wastewater treatment
KW  -  Anatase TiO 2; Aqueous mixtures; Binary solutions; Degradation efficiency; Degradation rate; Methylene Blue; Photocatalytic degradation; Rhodamine-B; Simultaneous photocatalyse; UV irradiation
KW  -  Titanium dioxide
ID  - scholars17147
UR  - https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85119822751&doi=10.1007%2fs11144-021-02098-2&partnerID=40&md5=af87bac01b78a07ac8633fab9b9ddf9c
A1  - Suhaimi, N.A.A.
A1  - Shahri, N.N.M.
A1  - Samat, J.H.
A1  - Kusrini, E.
A1  - Lim, J.W.
A1  - Hobley, J.
A1  - Usman, A.
JF  - Reaction Kinetics, Mechanisms and Catalysis
VL  - 135
Y1  - 2022///
ER  -