Photoactive Hybrid Film Photocatalyst of Polyethersulfone-ZnO for the Degradation of Methyl Orange Dye: Kinetic Study and Operational Parameters

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: Zul Adlan Mohd Hir, Abdul Halim Abdullah, Zulkarnain Zainal, Hong Ngee Lim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-10-01
Series:Catalysts
Subjects:
zinc oxide
polyethersulfone
phase inversion
film photocatalyst
methyl orange
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/7/11/313
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spelling doaj-f8364b08ec05453d97983258f258405f2020-11-24T21:48:27ZengMDPI AGCatalysts2073-43442017-10-0171131310.3390/catal7110313catal7110313Photoactive Hybrid Film Photocatalyst of Polyethersulfone-ZnO for the Degradation of Methyl Orange Dye: Kinetic Study and Operational ParametersZul Adlan Mohd Hir0Abdul Halim Abdullah1Zulkarnain Zainal2Hong Ngee Lim3Materials Synthesis and Characterization Laboratory, Institute of Advanced Technology, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang 43400 UPM, Selangor, MalaysiaMaterials Synthesis and Characterization Laboratory, Institute of Advanced Technology, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang 43400 UPM, Selangor, MalaysiaDepartment of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang 43400 UPM, Selangor, MalaysiaDepartment of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang 43400 UPM, Selangor, MalaysiaA 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.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/7/11/313zinc oxidepolyethersulfonephase inversionfilm photocatalystmethyl orange
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author Zul Adlan Mohd Hir
Abdul Halim Abdullah
Zulkarnain Zainal
Hong Ngee Lim
spellingShingle Zul Adlan Mohd Hir
Abdul Halim Abdullah
Zulkarnain Zainal
Hong Ngee Lim
Photoactive Hybrid Film Photocatalyst of Polyethersulfone-ZnO for the Degradation of Methyl Orange Dye: Kinetic Study and Operational Parameters
Catalysts
zinc oxide
polyethersulfone
phase inversion
film photocatalyst
methyl orange
author_facet Zul Adlan Mohd Hir
Abdul Halim Abdullah
Zulkarnain Zainal
Hong Ngee Lim
author_sort Zul Adlan Mohd Hir
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
series Catalysts
issn 2073-4344
publishDate 2017-10-01
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.
topic zinc oxide
polyethersulfone
phase inversion
film photocatalyst
methyl orange
url https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/7/11/313
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