Open AccessPhotocatalytic degradation of phenol using immobilized titania in activated carbon from Canarium ovatum Engl. nut shell
Author(s) -
Kier Gasga,
N Rebuya,
E Lasarte
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of physics. conference series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1742-6596
pISSN - 1742-6588
DOI - 10.1088/1742-6596/1882/1/012016
Subject(s) - phenol , degradation (telecommunications) , activated carbon , chemistry , photocatalysis , aqueous solution , nuclear chemistry , carbon fibers , composite number , pulp and paper industry , materials science , organic chemistry , composite material , catalysis , adsorption , telecommunications , computer science , engineering
Presented study determined the photocatalytic treatment of phenol in aqueous medium using titania (TiO 2 ) immobilized in activated carbon derived from charred Canarium ovatum Engl. nut shell through boil deposition method. Composite dosage, irradiation time, initial phenol concentration, and pH were varied to investigate how percent degradation of phenol would respond. The investigation showed that amongst all parameters, only pH has a significant effect to the photocatalytic degradation of phenol, wherein degradation increases as pH value decreases. Moreover, Design Expert ® showed that 90.437% phenol degradation will be achieved using optimum values.