Photocatalytic degradation of textile effluent using hydrothermally synthesised titania supported molybdenum oxide photocatalyst

摘要

The photocatalytic degradation of textile effluent using hydrothermally synthesised titaniansupported molybdenum oxide photocatalyst at 200uC with an autogenous pressure andnexperimental duration of 24 h has been reported. A control over the particle size, morphologynand crystallinity of the photocatalyst has been studied with respect to the experimentalnparameters such as nutrient composition, solvent, pH, experimental duration, temperature andnpressure. The products synthesised were characterised using XRD, SEM, FTIR, etc. Thenphotodegradation of textile effluent using these composite was investigated under both solar andnultraviolet irradiation. The degradation of textile effluent was checked by the following parameters:nchemical oxygen demand (COD), percentage transmission (%T), irradiation time and duration.nThe preliminary results are highly encouraging and further work is being carried out for the use ofnthese photocatalytic compounds for other organic decomposition.