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Photoactive hybrid film photocatalyst of polyethersulfone-ZnO for the degradation of methyl orange dye: kinetic study and operational parameters

A facile and effective technique to immobilize photocatalyst nanoparticles by incorporating zinc oxide (ZnO) into polyethersulfone polymeric films by means of a phase inversion technique is reported. The degradation study of methyl orange (MO) dye was performed using a series of ZnO-embedded polymer...

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Main Authors: Mohd Hir, Zul Adlan, Abdullah, Abdul Halim, Zainal, Zulkarnain, Lim, Hong Ngee
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017
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spelling my.upm.eprints.627362022-10-28T01:50:59Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/62736/ Photoactive hybrid film photocatalyst of polyethersulfone-ZnO for the degradation of methyl orange dye: kinetic study and operational parameters Mohd Hir, Zul Adlan Abdullah, Abdul Halim Zainal, Zulkarnain Lim, Hong Ngee A facile and effective technique to immobilize photocatalyst nanoparticles by incorporating zinc oxide (ZnO) into polyethersulfone polymeric films by means of a phase inversion technique is reported. The degradation study of methyl orange (MO) dye was performed using a series of ZnO-embedded polymer hybrid systems. The photoactivity of the films increased in parallel with increased ZnO loading up to 17 wt%. The photodegradation process followed a pseudo first-order kinetics with an achievement of almost 100% MO removal in original conditions. The PZ-17 film demonstrated an excellent and comparable degradation performance up to five cycles, signifying the reliability of the film photocatalyst against ultraviolet irradiation and degradation. MDPI AG 2017-10 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/62736/1/Photoactive%20hybrid.pdf Mohd Hir, Zul Adlan and Abdullah, Abdul Halim and Zainal, Zulkarnain and Lim, Hong Ngee (2017) Photoactive hybrid film photocatalyst of polyethersulfone-ZnO for the degradation of methyl orange dye: kinetic study and operational parameters. Catalysts, 7 (11). pp. 1-16. ISSN 2073-4344 https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/7/11/313/htm 10.3390/catal7110313
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description A facile and effective technique to immobilize photocatalyst nanoparticles by incorporating zinc oxide (ZnO) into polyethersulfone polymeric films by means of a phase inversion technique is reported. The degradation study of methyl orange (MO) dye was performed using a series of ZnO-embedded polymer hybrid systems. The photoactivity of the films increased in parallel with increased ZnO loading up to 17 wt%. The photodegradation process followed a pseudo first-order kinetics with an achievement of almost 100% MO removal in original conditions. The PZ-17 film demonstrated an excellent and comparable degradation performance up to five cycles, signifying the reliability of the film photocatalyst against ultraviolet irradiation and degradation.
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author Mohd Hir, Zul Adlan
Abdullah, Abdul Halim
Zainal, Zulkarnain
Lim, Hong Ngee
spellingShingle Mohd Hir, Zul Adlan
Abdullah, Abdul Halim
Zainal, Zulkarnain
Lim, Hong Ngee
Photoactive hybrid film photocatalyst of polyethersulfone-ZnO for the degradation of methyl orange dye: kinetic study and operational parameters
author_facet Mohd Hir, Zul Adlan
Abdullah, Abdul Halim
Zainal, Zulkarnain
Lim, Hong Ngee
author_sort Mohd Hir, Zul Adlan
title Photoactive hybrid film photocatalyst of polyethersulfone-ZnO for the degradation of methyl orange dye: kinetic study and operational parameters
title_short Photoactive hybrid film photocatalyst of polyethersulfone-ZnO for the degradation of methyl orange dye: kinetic study and operational parameters
title_full Photoactive hybrid film photocatalyst of polyethersulfone-ZnO for the degradation of methyl orange dye: kinetic study and operational parameters
title_fullStr Photoactive hybrid film photocatalyst of polyethersulfone-ZnO for the degradation of methyl orange dye: kinetic study and operational parameters
title_full_unstemmed Photoactive hybrid film photocatalyst of polyethersulfone-ZnO for the degradation of methyl orange dye: kinetic study and operational parameters
title_sort photoactive hybrid film photocatalyst of polyethersulfone-zno for the degradation of methyl orange dye: kinetic study and operational parameters
publisher MDPI AG
publishDate 2017
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/62736/1/Photoactive%20hybrid.pdf
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https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/7/11/313/htm
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