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Enhancing Photocatalytic Activity of Cu2O in Degradation of Sulphonic Acid-Based Dye

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In the present investigation, we synthesized copper (I) oxide nanoparticles (NPs) by the coprecipitation method. The obtained materials were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), energy-dispersive X-ray analysis (EDXA), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), and the Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET)/Barrett-Joyner-Halenda (BJH) Method. Surface areas and the average particle size were evaluated to be around 4.20 ± 0.04 m2 g−1 and 28 nm, respectively. Then, Ag/Cu2O NPs were synthesized by the same process, examined by X-ray diffraction, and the average particle size obtained was around 118 nm. The photocatalytic degradation of [1,3-Amino phenyl [4-Sulphonic acid][2,6-Dis azo phenyl] 4,4′sulphato ethyl [6′sulpho] ester of Sulphonic acid] (COG-423) was investigated with Cu2O and TiO2 NPs, Cu2O Microparticles (Micro-Ps) and Ag/Cu2O NPs under UV-C irradiation in the presence of hydrogen peroxide as auxiliary oxidant with three parameters including dopant concentration, intensity, and time, as the obtained experimental results showed a good agreement with theoretical values and succeeded to calculate the optimal conditions. Degradation efficiency with Cu2O Micro/NPs under UV-C irradiation (32 W), for 30 min. were determined to be 20.0% and 91.4% respectively, while for the synthesized TiO2 and Ag/Cu2O, NPs were 99.9%. The photocatalytic activity order was of the following nature: Ag/Cu2O ∼ TiO2 NPs > Cu2O NPs > Cu2O Micro-Ps.

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  1. Department of Chemistry, Islamic Azad University, Arak Branch, Arak, Iran

    M. Sepahvand & A. Niazi

  2. Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, South Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

    R. Fazaeli

  3. Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Hamedan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Hamedan, Iran

    S. Jameh-Bozorghi

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Sepahvand, M., Fazaeli, R., Jameh-Bozorghi, S. et al. Enhancing Photocatalytic Activity of Cu2O in Degradation of Sulphonic Acid-Based Dye. Russ J Appl Chem 92, 141–149 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1070427219010208

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