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Comparative Photodecolorization Of Red Dye By Anatase, Rutile (Tio_2), And Wurtzite (Zno) Using Response Surface Methodology, Shahab Khameneh Asl, Sayad Khatib Sadrnezaad, Mansour Keyanpour-Rad, Deni̇z Üner

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

Treatment of dye pollution containing C.I. Acid Red 14 (AR14) by a coupled photocatalytic process was studied. Titanium dioxide, in the form of anatase and rutile, and zinc oxide, were used as photocatalysts. The investigated photocatalysts were Aldrich-produced nanopowders with crystallites of a mean size of 20-30 nm and a specific surface area of about 50 m^2/g. A comparison of TiO_{2(anatase)}, TiO_{2(rutile)}, TiO_{2(a,r)}, and ZnO for the decolorization of the AR14 solution was performed. Results showed that color removal followed the decreasing order of TiO_{2(a,r)}, ZnO > TiO_{2(a,r)} > TiO_{2(a)}, ZnO > TiO_{2(r)}, ZnO >TiO_{2(a,r)} > TiO_{2(a)} > ZnO > TiO_{2(r)}. Response surface methodology (RSM) was …