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Degradation of Dye Using CUS-CDS as a Photocatalyst


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1 P.G. Department of Chemistry and Research Center, P.V.P. College, Pravaranagar, A/P-Loni, Tal. Rahata, Dist.-Ahmednagar, India
     

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A visible light sensitive CuS-CdS photocatalyst was synthesized by using salts of Cu and Cd. The CuS-CdS photocatalyst was characterized using IR technique. The bleaching of solochrome blue dye was carried out in presence of semiconductor CuS-CdS photocatalyst. Effects of various parameters like amount of CuS-CdS photocatalyst, pH, dye concentration etc were studied and the rate of bleaching was observed. A tentative mechanism has been proposed.

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Photocatalyst, CuS-CdS, Dye Degradation.
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B. K. Uphade
P.G. Department of Chemistry and Research Center, P.V.P. College, Pravaranagar, A/P-Loni, Tal. Rahata, Dist.-Ahmednagar, India
D. G. Thorat
P.G. Department of Chemistry and Research Center, P.V.P. College, Pravaranagar, A/P-Loni, Tal. Rahata, Dist.-Ahmednagar, India
A. G. Gadhave
P.G. Department of Chemistry and Research Center, P.V.P. College, Pravaranagar, A/P-Loni, Tal. Rahata, Dist.-Ahmednagar, India
V. A. Kadnor
P.G. Department of Chemistry and Research Center, P.V.P. College, Pravaranagar, A/P-Loni, Tal. Rahata, Dist.-Ahmednagar, India

Abstract


A visible light sensitive CuS-CdS photocatalyst was synthesized by using salts of Cu and Cd. The CuS-CdS photocatalyst was characterized using IR technique. The bleaching of solochrome blue dye was carried out in presence of semiconductor CuS-CdS photocatalyst. Effects of various parameters like amount of CuS-CdS photocatalyst, pH, dye concentration etc were studied and the rate of bleaching was observed. A tentative mechanism has been proposed.

Keywords


Photocatalyst, CuS-CdS, Dye Degradation.