Photocatalytic Degradation of Anthracene in Closed System Reactor. (8th July 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Karam, Faiq F.; Hussein, Falah H.; Baqir, Sadiq J.; Halbus, Ahmed F.; Dillert, Ralf; Bahnemann, Detelf
• Other Names: Wang Chuanyi Academic Editor.
• Is Part Of: International journal of photoenergy. Volume 2014(2014)
• Publication Date: 2014-07-08
• Subjects: Photochemistry -- Periodicals; Photobiology -- Periodicals; Chemistry, Physical and theoretical -- Periodicals; Photochimie; Photobiologie; Chimie physique et théorique; Chemistry, Physical and theoretical; Photobiology; Photochemistry; Electronic journals; Periodicals; 541.35
• DOI: 10.1155/2014/503825
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1110-662X

Abstract

Abstract : Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) represent a large class of persistent organic pollutants in an environment of special concern because they have carcinogenic and mutagenic activity. In this paper, we focus on and discuss the effect of different parameters, for instance, initial concentration of Anthracene, temperature, and light intensity, on the degradation rate. These parameters were adjusted at pH 6.8 in the presence of the semiconductor materials (TiO2 ) as photocatalysts over UV light. The main product of Anthracene photodegradation is 9, 10-Anthraquinone which isidentified and compared with the standard compound by GC-MS. Our results indicate that the optimum conditions for the best rate of degradation are 25 ppm concentration of Anthracene, regulating the reaction vessel at 308.15 K and 2.5 mW/cm 2 of light intensity at 175 mg/100 mL of titanium dioxide (P25).