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Studies in a Fixed-Bed Photocatalytic Reactor System Using Natural Materials for Degradation of a Dye Contaminant in Water |
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| Authors: | P. Esparza M. E. Borges L. D��az |
| Affiliation: | 1. Inorganic Chemistry Department, University of La Laguna, Avda. Astrof??sico Fco. S??nchez s/n, La Laguna, Tenerife, Canary Island, 38200, Spain 2. Chemical Engineering Department, University of La Laguna, Avda. Astrof??sico Fco. S??nchez s/n, La Laguna, Tenerife, Canary Island, 38200, Spain |
| Abstract: | A fixed-bed photocatalytic reactor equipped with a cylindrical parabolic light concentrator was studied to remove organic dyes from water using natural volcanic ashes particles and nanostructured titania supported on volcanic ashes as photocatalytic materials. The influences of flow rate, photocatalyst and photocatalytic material adsorption capacity were studied. A fixed-bed photocatalytic reactor was designed and built in the laboratory; a methylene blue aqueous solution, used as model compound for dye contaminated water, was fed into the reactor. Methylene blue destruction efficiencies were monitored spectrophotometrically. Combined effects of dye adsorption and photodecomposition on photocatalyst were studied and compared by infrared spectroscopy. |
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