title: Novel activated alumina-supported iron oxide-composite as a heterogeneous catalyst for photooxidative degradation of reactive black 5.
abstract: A novel activated alumina-supported iron oxide-composite (denoted as FeAA-500) was prepared by so-called fluidized-bed reactor (FBR) crystallization. X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), N2 adsorption/desorption, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX) were used to characterize the FeAA-500. The photo-catalytic activity of the FeAA-500 was evaluated in the photooxidative degradation of 0.1 mM azo-dye reactive black 5 (RB5) in the presence of H2O2 and UVA light (lambda = 365 nm) in a solution with a pH of 2.5. Complete decolorization of the model pollutant RB5 was achieved; the total organic carbon (TOC) removal ratio was 95%, and a trace amount of leached ferric ion was detected following 75 min of reaction when 2.0 g/L FeAA-500 was used as a catalyst. FeAA-500 has high photo-catalytic activity; it is therefore a promising heterogeneous photocatalysis of the degradation of organic compounds.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan City 701, Taiwan.
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Hsueh
authors.forename: Y H
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: C Y
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000537:Aluminum Oxide; D002384:Catalysis; D004396:Coloring Agents / Q000737:chemistry*; D005290:Ferric Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D007220:Industrial Waste; D009282:Naphthalenesulfonates / Q000737:chemistry*; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D010777:Photochemistry; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical
chemical_list: D004396:Coloring Agents; D005290:Ferric Compounds; D007220:Industrial Waste; D009282:Naphthalenesulfonates; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; C000499:ferric oxide; D000537:Aluminum Oxide; C063421:Remazol black B