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Combined Adsorption/Photocatalysis Process for the Decolorization of Acid Orange 61

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The objective of this study was to evaluate the performance of combined processes: adsorption/photodegradation of the acid orange 61. The adsorption was achieved on activated Algerian clay in batch mode. The influence of the adsorbent dose (1–6 g \({\hbox {L}}^{-1})\), initial acid orange 61 concentration (25–125 mg \({\hbox {L}}^{-1})\), pH (2–7) and temperature (293–323 K) on the adsorption of acid orange 61 has been studied. The maximum uptake was observed at pH \(\sim \) 2 for an initial concentration of 25 mg \({\hbox {L}}^{-1}\) at 293 K. The adsorption was fast with an elimination percentage of 84% within 20 min of contact time. The process is spontaneous and endothermic, and the Langmuir model is successfully applied to fit the experimental data. The coupling processes (adsorption/photocatalysis) were tested with a high efficiency. For the remaining concentrations, the removal yields reach 100% under solar light using \({\hbox {TiO}}_{2}\) as photocatalyst.

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This work was financially supported by the Faculty of Mechanic and Engineering Process (USTHB, Algiers).

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  1. Laboratoire de Technologie des Matériaux, Faculté de Génie Mécanique et Génie des Procédés, USTHB, B.P. 32, El-Alia, Alger, Algérie

    Elhadj Mekatel, Samira Amorkrane, Djamel Nibou, Nadjib Dahdouh & Samir Ladjali

  2. Laboratory of Storage and Valorization of Renewable Energies, Faculty of Chemistry, USTHB, B.P. 32, El-Allia, Alger, Algeria

    Mohamed Trari

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Mekatel, E., Amorkrane, S., Trari, M. et al. Combined Adsorption/Photocatalysis Process for the Decolorization of Acid Orange 61. Arab J Sci Eng 44, 5311–5322 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13369-018-3575-6

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Keywords

  • Algerian clay
  • Acid orange 61
  • Adsorption
  • \({\hbox {TiO}}_{2}\)
  • Photodegradation
  • Solar light