Environmental Remediation by an Integrated Microwave/UV-Illumination Method. 1. Microwave-Assisted Degradation of Rhodamine-B Dye in Aqueous TiO<sub>2</sub> Dispersions
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Abstract
The photocatalytic decomposition of the cationic rhodamine-B (RhB) dye was examined in aqueous TiO2 dispersions using an integrated microwave/UV-illumination (PD/MW) method. This procedure proved to be superior in the degradation of the dye than the TiO2 photocatalytic degradative method alone. With few exceptions, the integrated PD/MW method also proved superior for other chemical systems. The greater efficacy of the PD/MW technique appears to be the result of the following two considerations: (i) there is enhanced formation of reactive oxygen species (.OH radicals), as attested to by DMPO spin-trap ESR methods and their attack on the dye; and although speculative at this time, (ii) the activity of bulk water or the TiO2 particle surface is somehow affected by microwave radiation. The greater efficacy of the PD/MW degradation method was also observed at low concentrations of molecular oxygen and at low radiant excitance of the light source. A brief mechanistic description is given on the basis of results obtained on the two model compounds, (i) benzoic acid and (ii) pyronin-B dye.
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