Volume 26, Issue 137 (6-2016)                   J Mazandaran Univ Med Sci 2016, 26(137): 159-170 | Back to browse issues page

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Taghi Ghaneian M, Ebrahimi A, Salimi J, Khosravi R, Fallahzadeh R A, Amrollahi M et al . Photocatalytic Degradation of 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid from Aqueous Solutions Using In2O3 Nanoparticles. J Mazandaran Univ Med Sci 2016; 26 (137) :159-170
URL: http://jmums.mazums.ac.ir/article-1-7721-en.html
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Background and purpose: Among the numerous chemicals utilized in agriculture, 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) is widely used to control weeds. This herbicide is considered as a carcinogen and high toxic pollutant which is very difficult to remove due to its biological and chemical stability. This study aimed at photocatalytic degradation of 2,4-D using indium oxide nanoparticles in the presence of ultraviolet light.

Materials and methods: This study was carried out in bench scale and batch system. The effect of operating parameters such as pH (2-11), contact time (5-240 min), catalyst dose (0.1-2 g/l) and initial concentration of herbicide (5-40 m/l) on the efficiency of the process were studied. The experimental data were fitted to a pseudo-first-order kinetic model.

Results: Increasing the pH and initial concentration of herbicide led to reduced efficiency while increasing the contact time and catalyst dose increased the efficiency. The best result (70% efficiency) was achieved at pH 3, 1 g/l catalyst dose, 120 min contact time, and 5 mg/l initial concentration. The process data well followed the pseudo-first-order kinetic model (R2 = 0.915).

Conclusion: The results demonstrated that the photocatalytic process using indium oxide nanoparticles in the presence of ultraviolet light have a relatively good efficiency in removing 2,4-D.

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Type of Study: Research(Original) | Subject: Environmental Health

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