title: Photocatalytic degradation and adsorption of 2-naphthol on suspended TiO2 surface in a dynamic reactor.
abstract: The photocatalytic oxidation of 2-naphthol has been investigated at room temperature in a dynamic photoreactor with system UV/O2 (air) and aqueous suspension of titanium dioxide TiO2 irradiated under a variety of conditions. The kinetics of disappearance of pollutant were affected by several operating parameters such as TiO2 mass, concentration of the substrate and reaction pH. The experiments were measured by high performance liquid chromatography. A Langmuir-Hinshelwood model was found to be accurate for photocatalytic degradation and indicates that adsorption of the solute on the surface of semiconductor particles plays a role in photocatalytic reaction.
authors.affiliation: Labo. Chimie-Physique, Equipe de Photocatalyse et Environnement, Département de Chimie, Faculté des Sciences, Université Ibn Zohr, B.P. 8106 Cité Dakhla, Agadir, Morocco.
authors.forename: Samir
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Qourzal
authors.forename: Malika
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tamimi
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Assabbane
authors.forename: Yhya
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ait-Ichou