Polymer-based immobilized Fe2O3–TiO2/PVP catalyst preparation method and the degradation of triclosan in treated greywater effluent by solar photocatalysis
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2021
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The present study involves a novel protocol to develop a ternary composite catalyst for an effective post-treatment technique for greywater. The ternary film of Fe<inf>2</inf>O<inf>3</inf>–TiO<inf>2</inf>/polyvinyl pyrrolidine (PVP) is coated on a glass tube using spray coating with annealing at 320 °C. The structure, thermal, microstructure, and surface properties of the coated film are characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy (FESEM), and Thermo Gravimetric Analysis (TGA). The scratch hardness of photocatalysts at different Fe<inf>2</inf>O<inf>3</inf>/TiO<inf>2</inf> compositions is investigated based on the width measurement of scratch using FESEM analysis. Results show that at an optimum coating of 5% of Fe<inf>2</inf>O<inf>3</inf>/TiO<inf>2</inf> composition catalytic film, the maximum scratch hardness (7.984 GPa) is obtained. Also, the photocatalyst has the highest cohesive bond strength and wearing resistance. The degradation of triclosan (TCS) in treated greywater, discharged from the anaerobic-aerobic treatment system, is investigated at a lab-scale using a solar photocatalytic reactor. The response surface analysis has been performed from the different sets of experimental trials for various optimal parameters. It is observed that the TCS degradation efficiency of 83.27% has resulted under optimum conditions. © 2021 Elsevier Ltd
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Catalysts, Coatings, Degradation, Effluents, Field emission microscopes, Film preparation, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, Hardness, Hematite, Photocatalysis, Scanning electron microscopy, Surface analysis, Thermogravimetric analysis, Field emission scanning electron microscopy, Greywater, Immobilized fe2O3–TiO2/polyvinyl pyrrolidine catalyst, Polymer based, Polyvinyl pyrrolidine, Scratch hardness, Solar photocatalysis, Spray coating, Triclosan, ]+ catalyst, Titanium dioxide, ferric oxide, glass, nanofilm, polymer, povidone, titanium dioxide, triclosan, polyvinyl derivative, pyrrolidine derivative, titanium, catalysis, catalyst, FTIR spectroscopy, photodegradation, shifting cultivation, thermogravimetry, Article, bioremediation, chemical composition, coating thickness, contact time, crystal structure, dechlorination, decomposition, differential thermal analysis, ecotoxicity, ecotoxicology, effluent, electrospray mass spectrometry, evaporation, field emission scanning electron microscopy, film coating, film thickness, hardness, hydroxylation, light absorption, liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry, mechanical stimulus test, observed association rate constant, photocatalysis, physical chemistry, process optimization, reaction analysis, reactor operation, response surface method, solar radiation, spray coating, surface property, ultrasound, waste water management, X ray diffraction, Catalysis, Polymers, Polyvinyls, Pyrrolidines, Titanium
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Journal of Environmental Management, 2021, 296, , pp. -