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      Photocatalytic Degradation of Methylene Blue with ZnO Nanoparticles; a Joint Experimental and Theoretical Study

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          Abstract: The present work focuses on the photocatalytic degradation and adsorption properties of Methylene Blue (MB) on ZnO nanoparticles from experimental and theoretical points of view. The photoreaction is carried out in a Pyrex photoreactor, equipped with a Krypton lamp. The kinetics of the degradation is explained in terms of Langmuir-Hinshelwood kinetic model. The results show that the pseudo-first-order equation is the model that gives the best fit to the experimental data. The value of the adsorption equilibrium constant is calculated as 0.128 L mg-1. The quantum mechanical cluster approach is used to model the adsorption of MB on the ZnO (0001) facet. Geometrical optimizations and vibrational analysis are performed using density functional theory methods. The calculations show a negative charge transfer from the substrate to the photocatalyst. The calculated value of the adsorption energy is in the range of chemical adsorption energies.

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          Resumen: El presente trabajo consiste en una aproximación teórica y experimental al estudio de la adsorción y degradación foto catalítica del azul de metileno sobre nanopartículas de ZnO. La foto reacción se lleva a cabo en un foto reactor de Pírex equipado con una lámpara de Kriptón. La cinética de la degradación es interpretada en términos del modelo cinético de Langmuir-Hinshelwood. Los resultados experimentales se ajustan mejor a un modelo de seudo primer orden. El valor de la constante de equilibrio se calcula en 0.128 L mg-1. Se utiliza el método mecano cuántico de clúster para modelar la adsorción de azul de metileno sobre la faceta (0001) del ZnO. Los cálculos muestran una transferencia de carga negativa del substrato hacia el foto catalizador. El valor de la energía de adsorción calculada está en el rango de energías esperado para la adsorción química.

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                Role: ND
                Role: ND
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                Journal
                jmcs
                Journal of the Mexican Chemical Society
                J. Mex. Chem. Soc
                Sociedad Química de México A.C. (México, DF, Mexico )
                1870-249X
                December 2016
                : 60
                : 4
                : 218-225
                Affiliations
                [1] Sanandaj Kurdistan orgnameUniversity of Kurdistan orgdiv1Department of Chemistry Iran
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                S1870-249X2016000400218
                a648c820-b5d7-4301-8ac6-6baf917150d9

                This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

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                : 14 June 2016
                : 31 October 2016
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                Figures: 0, Tables: 0, Equations: 0, References: 34, Pages: 8
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                DFT,Photoreaction,ZnO,Methylene Blue,Langmuir-Hinshelwood,foto reacción,Azul de metileno

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