Factorial experimental design of Orange II photocatalytic discolouration

Fernandez, J; Kiwi J.; Lizama C.; Freer J.; Baeza J.; Mansilla, HD

Abstract

Photo-discolouration of Orange II solutions at different concentrations was carried out in a 11 concentric reactor irradiated with a 254 nm mercury lamp (125 W) in the presence of Degussa TiO2 P-25 dispersions. Experimentation involving discolouration of Orange II has been carried out using factorial design methodology for the simulation of the three critical variables affecting the dye discolouration: concentration of Orange II, pH and concentration of TiO2. A single polynomial function corresponding to optical absorbance of Orange II (Y) was constructed for the treatment of the experimental data obtained in the immersion photo-reactor. The function (Y) allowed the prediction of the residual discolouration after 20 min photo-treatment. By following this model, a minimum of well-chosen experiments was performed to optimise Orange II photo-discolouration. The modelling takes into account that in the chemical system one reaction parameter determines the setting of another and vice-versa (interactive effects). The correlation factor between the experimental and predicted values by the polynomial expression for the discolouration of Orange II was better than 95%. In a typical photo-reactor run at pH 3, the concentration of TiO2 could be decreased to values < 0.5 g/l without affecting the discolouration kinetics. © 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.

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Título según WOS: Factorial experimental design of Orange II photocatalytic discolouration
Título según SCOPUS: Factorial experimental design of orange II photocatalytic discolouration
Título de la Revista: JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY A-CHEMISTRY
Volumen: 151
Número: 01-mar
Editorial: ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
Fecha de publicación: 2002
Página de inicio: 213
Página final: 219
Idioma: English
URL: http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S1010603002001533
DOI:

10.1016/S1010-6030(02)00153-3

Notas: ISI, SCOPUS