title: Semiconductor-assisted photocatalytic degradation of reactive dyes in aqueous solution.
abstract: This work reports the semiconductor-assisted photochemical degradation of reactive dyes. In an oxygenated-UV-ZnO system almost total decolorization of Remazol Brilliant Blue R, Remazol Black B, Reactive Blue 221 and Reactive Blue 222 was observed in reaction times of about 60 min. Extending the photochemical treatment up to 120 min, mineralization higher than 80% for all the dyes was observed. During the same period, the residual acute toxicity was significantly reduced only for Remazol Black B. A systematic optimization study carried out by factorial design showed that for the reactive dyes tested, the ZnO semiconductor exhibits a better efficiency than that observed with anatase TiO2. A synergistic effect in the coupled TiO2-ZnO system was not observed.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Química, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba-PR CEP, Brazil.
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Gouvêa
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Wypych
authors.forename: S G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Moraes
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Durán
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nagata
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Peralta-Zamora
mesh_terms: D000880:Anthraquinones / Q000737:chemistry; D002384:Catalysis; D004396:Coloring Agents / Q000737:chemistry; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007700:Kinetics; D009282:Naphthalenesulfonates / Q000737:chemistry; D010782:Photolysis; D012666:Semiconductors; D012996:Solutions; D013053:Spectrophotometry; D018505:Waste Management / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D014867:Water; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical
chemical_list: D000880:Anthraquinones; D004396:Coloring Agents; D009282:Naphthalenesulfonates; D012996:Solutions; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; D014867:Water; C024758:Remazol Brilliant Blue R; C063421:Remazol black B