Methylene blue photodegradation employing hexagonal prism-shaped niobium oxide as heterogeneous catalyst: Effect of catalyst dosage, dye concentration, and radiation source (2018)
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- USP affiliated authors: RODRIGUES, LIANA ALVARES - EEL ; SILVA, MARIA LÚCIA CAETANO PINTO DA - EEL ; SILVA, FERNANDA NASCIMENTO - EEL ; MORAES, NÍCOLAS PERCIANI DE - EEL
- Unidade: EEL
- DOI: 10.1016/j.matchemphys.2018.04.063
- Subjects: AZUL DE METILENO; FOTOCATÁLISE
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- Language: Inglês
- Abstract: This paper evaluates the feasibility of using niobium-based catalysts for the photodegradation of organic dyes. The metal oxides were prepared using niobium scraps and chips as precursors. The semiconductors were characterized by diffuse reflectance spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction, infrared and Raman spectroscopy. The as-prepared anhydrous niobium oxide has a pseudohexagonal structure, whereas the hydrated niobium oxide is an amorphous material. The specific surface area of the hydrated niobium oxide is found to be double the area of its calcined counterpart. The photocatalytic efficiency of the materials was evaluated by methylene blue (MB) decomposition, measured by UV-visible spectroscopy. The effects of catalyst dosage and initial dye concentration were investigated in both the adsorption and photocatalysis processes. Increasing the initial MB concentration leads to increase the amount of adsorbed MB but to decrease the photocatalytic efficiency for all materials. In contrast, both the amount of adsorbed dye and the photocatalytic efficiency increase with increasing the catalyst dosage (0.5–2 g L−1). The highest photodegradation efficiency is achieved using UVC radiation. The specific surface area as well as the amount of acid sites, adsorbed water, and OH− surface groups on the catalyst surface demonstrates to be fundamental to the photocatalytic properties of the materials. Furthermore, the photocatalytic mechanism is controlled by superoxide and singlet oxygen species for the hydrated material, whereas the hydroxyl radical is the main active species in the photodegradation employing the anhydrous oxide. The hydrated material achieved a complete degradation of the methylene blue.
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- Título: Materials chemistry and physics
- ISSN: 0254-0584
- Volume/Número/Paginação/Ano: v. 214, p.95-106, 2018
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MORAES, Nícolas Perciani de et al. Methylene blue photodegradation employing hexagonal prism-shaped niobium oxide as heterogeneous catalyst: Effect of catalyst dosage, dye concentration, and radiation source. Materials chemistry and physics, v. 214, p. 95-106, 2018Tradução . . Disponível em: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matchemphys.2018.04.063. Acesso em: 27 dez. 2025. -
APA
Moraes, N. P. de, Silva, F. N., Silva, M. L. C. P. da, Campos, T. M. B., Thim, G. P., & Rodrigues, L. A. (2018). Methylene blue photodegradation employing hexagonal prism-shaped niobium oxide as heterogeneous catalyst: Effect of catalyst dosage, dye concentration, and radiation source. Materials chemistry and physics, 214, 95-106. doi:10.1016/j.matchemphys.2018.04.063 -
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Moraes NP de, Silva FN, Silva MLCP da, Campos TMB, Thim GP, Rodrigues LA. Methylene blue photodegradation employing hexagonal prism-shaped niobium oxide as heterogeneous catalyst: Effect of catalyst dosage, dye concentration, and radiation source [Internet]. Materials chemistry and physics. 2018 ; 214 95-106.[citado 2025 dez. 27 ] Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matchemphys.2018.04.063 -
Vancouver
Moraes NP de, Silva FN, Silva MLCP da, Campos TMB, Thim GP, Rodrigues LA. Methylene blue photodegradation employing hexagonal prism-shaped niobium oxide as heterogeneous catalyst: Effect of catalyst dosage, dye concentration, and radiation source [Internet]. Materials chemistry and physics. 2018 ; 214 95-106.[citado 2025 dez. 27 ] Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matchemphys.2018.04.063 - Novel synthetic route for low-cost carbon-modified TiO2 with enhanced visible light photocatalytic activity: carbon content and calcination effects
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