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Cobalt-Substituted Heteropolyanion: Synthesis, Characterization, and Application to Oxidation of an Organic Dye in an Aqueous Medium

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The present work aimed to remove a toxic organic dye using a recyclable Dawson-type heteropolyanion as a green catalyst. Indeed, a novel molybdenum-substituted heteropolyanion HP2W15Mo3Co2.5O62·20H2O was synthesized and characterized by EDX, IR, 31P-NMR and cyclic voltammetry methods. Thereafter, the synthesized catalyst was used in the oxidation reaction of fuchsine acid (FA) by H2O2. As a result, the catalyst exhibited high catalytic activity in the degradation of FA at natural pH and room temperature. The catalytic oxidation efficiency as 97.97% was found after 120 min under catalyst mass of 0.001 g and H2O2 concentration of 49 µM. By combining the used process with UV radiation at 365 nm, the FA oxidation time becomes three times lower than that seen in the presence of H2O2 only. Moreover, ·OH involvement in dye degradation was confirmed and the H2O2 activation mechanism using HP2W15Mo3Co2.5O62·20H2O as catalyst was proposed. The stability of the recovered catalyst of the FA degradation has been confirmed by IR spectroscopy. Therefore, this study can provide an efficient green way of using cobalt catalyst for environmental remediation.

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Acknowledgements

This work was supported by the Engineering Environmental Laboratory of Badji Mokhtar University (Annaba-Algeria). This work is a tribute to the late Professor Mostefa Abbessi, God rest his soul.

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  1. Laboratory of LGE, Department of Process Engineering, Faculty of Engineering Sciences, UBMA, B. P12, 23000, Annaba, Algeria

    Selma Bencedira & Ouahiba Bechiri

  2. LOMOP Research Laboratory, Badji Mokhtar University of Annaba, Annaba, Algeria

    Meriem Djenouhat

  3. Process Engineering Department, Badji Mokhtar University of Annaba, Annaba, Algeria

    Meriem Djenouhat

  4. Chemistry Department, Badji Mokhtar University of Annaba, Annaba, Algeria

    Meriem Djenouhat

  5. Advanced Systems and Materials Laboratory (LASMA), Physics Department, Badji Mokhtar University, BP 12, 23000, Annaba, Algeria

    Mohamed Boulkra

  6. Research Center in Industrial Technologies CRTI, PO Box 64, 16014, Cheraga, Algiers, Algeria

    Mohamed Boulkra

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Bencedira, S., Bechiri, O., Djenouhat, M. et al. Cobalt-Substituted Heteropolyanion: Synthesis, Characterization, and Application to Oxidation of an Organic Dye in an Aqueous Medium. Arab J Sci Eng 45, 4669–4681 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13369-020-04392-y

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