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Photocatalytic degradation of chlorobenzene using solar and artificial UV radiation
Author(s) -
Bhatkhande Dhananjay S,
Sawant Sudhir B,
Schouten Jaap C,
Pangarkar Vishwas G
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
journal of chemical technology and biotechnology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.64
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1097-4660
pISSN - 0268-2575
DOI - 10.1002/jctb.980
Subject(s) - chlorobenzene , adsorption , degradation (telecommunications) , photocatalysis , chemistry , photochemistry , irradiation , inorganic chemistry , environmental chemistry , nuclear chemistry , catalysis , organic chemistry , telecommunications , physics , computer science , nuclear physics
In this work photocatalytic degradation of chlorobenzene has been studied using solar and artificial UV radiations. The effect of pH and the presence of different anions on the degradation of chlorobenzene has been studied for both cases. Chlorobenzene has been found to be a strongly adsorbing and hence rapidly degrading species when subjected to photocatalysis. The effect of pH in the range of 3–10 and the presence of different anions at a concentration of 0.1 mol dm −3 on the adsorption was studied. Both pH and the presence of anions affect adsorption and the degradation but the overall effect is negligible (<5%). Copyright © 2004 Society of Chemical Industry