Asian Journal of Research in Chemistry

B. K. Uphade ¹, D. G. Thorat ¹, A. G. Gadhave ¹, V. A. Kadnor ¹

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

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.

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B. K. Uphade ¹, A. G. Gadhave ¹, R. B. Gaikar ¹

Affiliations
1 Research Center, Department of Chemistry, Padmashri Vikhe Patil College, Pravaranagar, A/P- Loni (Kd), Tal-Rahata, Dist-Ahmednagar, 413713, IN

Abstract

The agricultural waste materials of Glycine max was modified using activating agents such as phosphoric acid. The modified material agricultural waste was used for the removal of copper from aqueous solution. The influence of copper (II) concentration, pH, adsorbent dose and contact time on the removal of copper from aqueous solution was investigated. The experimental data were fitted well by Freundlich isotherm and Langmuir isotherm. The modified agricultural waste has greater potential for copper removal due to cheaper nature and higher uptake. The present study showed that modified agricultural waste materials were capable of removing copper ions from industrial wastewater samples.

Keywords

Modified Agricultural Waste, Adsorption, Copper etc.

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