Indonesian Journal of Chemistry
Vol 7, No 3 (2007)

TiO2 AND TiO2/ACTIVE CARBON PHOTOCATALYSTS IMMOBILIZED ON TITANIUM PLATES

Winarti Andayani (Centre for the Application of Isotopes and Radiation, National Nuclear Energy Agency Jl. Cinere Pasar Jumat, Lebak Bulus, Jakarta Selatan)
Agustin Sumartono (Centre for the Application of Isotopes and Radiation, National Nuclear Energy Agency Jl. Cinere Pasar Jumat, Lebak Bulus, Jakarta Selatan)



Article Info

Publish Date
20 Jun 2010

Abstract

Study of TiO2 and TiO2 active carbon photocatalyst was done. Immobilization was carried out by sol-gel process using titanium diisopropokside bis-acetylacetonato as titanium precursor. The catalyst was characterized using XRD and SEM. The activity of catalyst was tested using 10 ppm of pentachlorophenol (PCP) as a model of organic waste. The test was done by irradiating PCP solution using UV lamp and varying the catalysts of TiO2, and TiO2/C of 8/2 and 5/5. About 5 mL of sample was taken out at interval time of 1, 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10 h iradiation followed by the measurement of PCP residue and chloride ions. From the characterization results it is known that calcined TiO2 andTiO2/C of 8/2 and 5/5 have anatase structure and active as a catalyst. The activity results using PCP as an organic waste showed that combination of TiO2 and active carbon would increase the activity of the catalyst, but at high percentage of active carbon the performance of the photocatalyst decreased.

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Abbrev

ijc

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Subject

Chemical Engineering, Chemistry & Bioengineering Chemistry

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Indonesian Journal of Chemistry is an International, peer-reviewed, open access journal that publishes original research articles, review articles, as well as short communication in all areas of chemistry including applied chemistry. The journal is accredited by The Ministry of Research, Technology ...