Curtin University Homepage
  • Library
  • Help
    • Admin

    espace - Curtin’s institutional repository

    JavaScript is disabled for your browser. Some features of this site may not work without it.
    View Item 
    • espace Home
    • espace
    • Curtin Research Publications
    • View Item
    • espace Home
    • espace
    • Curtin Research Publications
    • View Item

    ZnO/montmorillonite for photocatalytic and photochemical degradation of methylene blue

    Access Status
    Fulltext not available
    Authors
    Fatimah, I.
    Wang, Shaobin
    Wulandari, D.
    Date
    2011
    Type
    Journal Article
    
    Metadata
    Show full item record
    Citation
    Fatimah, Is and Wang, Shaobin and Wulandari, Dessy. 2011. ZnO/montmorillonite for photocatalytic and photochemical degradation of methylene blue. Applied Clay Science. 53: pp. 553-560.
    Source Title
    Applied Clay Science
    DOI
    10.1016/j.clay.2011.05.001
    ISSN
    0169-1317
    School
    Department of Chemical Engineering
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/14300
    Collection
    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    Synthesis of a ZnO/montmorillonite photocatalyst based on an Indonesian natural montmorillonite was conducted using a sol–gel intercalation method. The physicochemical properties of the material were determined by XRD, N2 adsorption–desorption, SEM, TEM and UV–Vis diffuse reflectance. The activity was evaluated in photocatalytic and photochemicaldegradation of methyleneblue (MB) with and without H2O2. Characterization showed that the ZnO particles were successfully distributed in montmorillonite support and ZnO/montmorillonite had lower band gap energy. The increased adsorption of MB on ZnO/montmorillonite resulted in faster photodegradation. The kinetics of the reaction obeyed the Langmuir–Hinshelwood model.

    Related items

    Showing items related by title, author, creator and subject.

    • Birth of biomolecules from the warm wet sheets of clays near spreading centers
      Williams, L.; Holloway, J.; Canfield, B.; Glein, C.; Dick, Jeffrey; Hartnett, H.; Shock, E. (2011)
      The role of clay minerals in the abiotic synthesis of organic molecules near seafloor spreading centers was simulated experimentally. Clays are common hydrothermal alteration products of volcanic glass and due to their ...
    • Carbon Dioxide/Brine, Nitrogen/Brine, and Oil/Brine Wettability of Montmorillonite, Illite, and Kaolinite at Elevated Pressure and Temperature
      Fauziah, C.; Al-Yaseri, A.; Beloborodov, R.; Siddiqui, M.; Lebedev, Maxim; Parsons, D.; Roshan, H.; Barifcani, Ahmed; Iglauer, Stefan (2019)
      Wettability of CO2/brine/clay is one of the most important parameters in assessing CO2 storage capacities and containment security. Despite its importance, the literature data in this context are very limited. We thus ...
    • Controllable preparation of graphitic carbon nitride nanosheets via confined interlayer nanospace of layered clays
      Jiang, G.; Zhou, C.; Xia, X.; Yang, F.; Tong, D.; Yu, W.; Liu, Shaomin (2010)
      This work described the size-controllable preparation of novel graphitic carbon nitride nanosheets using the interlayer space of smectite clays as a confined nanoreactor through cyanamide condensation. The prepared solids ...
    Advanced search

    Browse

    Communities & CollectionsIssue DateAuthorTitleSubjectDocument TypeThis CollectionIssue DateAuthorTitleSubjectDocument Type

    My Account

    Admin

    Statistics

    Most Popular ItemsStatistics by CountryMost Popular Authors

    Follow Curtin

    • 
    • 
    • 
    • 
    • 

    CRICOS Provider Code: 00301JABN: 99 143 842 569TEQSA: PRV12158

    Copyright | Disclaimer | Privacy statement | Accessibility

    Curtin would like to pay respect to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander members of our community by acknowledging the traditional owners of the land on which the Perth campus is located, the Whadjuk people of the Nyungar Nation; and on our Kalgoorlie campus, the Wongutha people of the North-Eastern Goldfields.