JOURNAL OF CHILEAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Vol 62 No 1 (2017): Journal of the Chilean Chemical Society
Original Research Papers

VISIBLE RANGE PHOTOCATALYSTS FOR SOLID PHASE PHOTOCATALYTIC DEGRADATION OF POLYETHYLENE AND POLYVINYL CHLORIDE

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  • Apeksha Gupta,
  • Y. N. Lakshmi,
  • R. Manivannan,
  • S. Noyel Victoria
Apeksha Gupta
Department of Chemical Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Raipur
Y. N. Lakshmi
Department of Chemical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Karnataka
R. Manivannan
Department of Chemical Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Raipur
S. Noyel Victoria
Department of Chemical Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Raipur Department of Chemical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Karnataka
Published June 5, 2017
Keywords
  • Photocatalysts,
  • Polyvinylchloride,
  • Polyethylene,
  • Solar radiation
How to Cite
Gupta, A., Lakshmi, Y. N., Manivannan, R., & Victoria, S. N. (2017). VISIBLE RANGE PHOTOCATALYSTS FOR SOLID PHASE PHOTOCATALYTIC DEGRADATION OF POLYETHYLENE AND POLYVINYL CHLORIDE. Journal of the Chilean Chemical Society, 62(1). Retrieved from https://jcchems.com/index.php/JCCHEMS/article/view/156

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Abstract

Solid phase photocatalytic degradation of polyethylene (PE) and polyvinyl chloride (PVC) with various photocatalysts such as ceria annealed at 350°C and 850°C, zinc oxide annealed at 250°C, copper sulfide and titania particles was studied under different light sources. Except titania, all the other photocatalysts performed reasonably well both in the visible and ultra-violet (UV) radiations. Ceria annealed at 850°C showed degradation efficiencies higher than 70% for PVC in the fluorescent and solar radiation. Ceria annealed at 350°C showed degradation efficiencies higher than 75% for polyethylene in fluorescent, solar and UV radiation. The Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy studies show the presence of adsorbed carbon dioxide on the degraded polymer- photocatalyst composite films. The UV-visible spectroscopic studies show that the ceria, zinc oxide and copper sulfide photocatalysts are active in the visible spectrum resulting in enhanced degradation efficiency in fluorescent and solar radiation. 

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