Mn-BIM Based Photo-Catalytic Degradation of Hazardous Industrial Organic Pollutants in Fresh Water

Abstract:

A simple chemical co-precipitation approach was used to produce in situ nanocomposites based on Mn-BIM, and the results were promising. It is possible to increase the photocatalytic degradation efficiency. The morphology of the nanocomposites is investigated using X-ray diffraction data and the structural features of the nanocomposites are investigated using electron microscopy. Mn-BIM is a nanoparticle with an average size of 50 nm. In order to determine their photo-catalytic activity, researchers investigated nanocomposites produced from industrial waste dyes rhodamine-B. Following 90 minutes in direct sunshine, the photo-degradation of these dyes occurs, with a photo-degradation rate of more than 90 percent. To evaluate whether nanocomposite materials have the ability to photodegrade dyes, tests have been carried out. The rate-limiting stepwise de-ethylation process for the degradation of rhodamine-B dye has been proposed as the mechanism of degradation.

• Periodical: Advances in Science and Technology (Volume 117)
• Pages: 53-58
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/p-1c4w1k
• Online since: August 2022
• Authors: Rabah Mahmoud Ahmad Ismail, R. Rathinam*, Marwa Al-Jamal, Sathish Kumar Ramachandran, Hashem Al-Mattarneh, Bhasker Pant, Pandurang Y. Patil
• Keywords: Metal Organic Framework, Mn-BIM, Photocatalytic Degradation, Rhodamine B

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