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- Title
Kinetics and Mechanism of Aniline and Chloroanilines Degradation Photocatalyzed by Halloysite-TiO 2 and Halloysite-Fe 2 O 3 Nanocomposites.
- Authors
Szczepanik, Beata; Słomkiewicz, Piotr; Wideł, Dariusz; Czaplicka, Marianna; Frydel, Laura
- Abstract
The kinetics of photocatalytic degradation of aniline, 2-chloroaniline, and 2,6-dichloroaniline in the presence of halloysite-TiO2 and halloysite-Fe2O3 nanocomposites, halloysite containing naturally dispersed TiO2, Fe2O3, commercial TiO2, P25, and α-Fe2O3 photocatalysts, were investigated with two approaches: the Langmuir–Hinshelwood and first-order equations. Adsorption equilibrium constants and adsorption enthalpies, photodegradation rate constants, and activation energies for photocatalytic degradation were calculated for all studied amines photodegradation. The photodegradation mechanism was proposed according to organic intermediates identified by mass spectrometry and electrophoresis methods. Based on experimental results, it can be concluded that after 300 min of irradiation, aniline, 2-chloro-, and 2,6-dichloroaniline were completely degraded in the presence of used photocatalysts. Research results allowed us to conclude that higher adsorption capacity and immobilization of TiO2 and Fe2O3 on the halloysite surface in the case of halloysite-TiO2 and halloysite-Fe2O3 nanocomposites significantly increases photocatalytic activity of these materials in comparison to the commercial photocatalyst: TiO2, Fe2O3, and P25.
- Subjects
ANILINE; NANOCOMPOSITE materials; ACTIVATION energy; PHOTOCATALYSTS; ADSORPTION capacity; PHOTODEGRADATION
- Publication
Catalysts (2073-4344), 2021, Vol 11, Issue 12, p1548
- ISSN
2073-4344
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/catal11121548