Removal of Alizarin Yellow dye from water using zinc doped WO3 catalyst

Bull Environ Contam Toxicol. 2010 May;84(5):564-7. doi: 10.1007/s00128-010-9995-y. Epub 2010 Apr 24.

Abstract

The degradation of Alizarin Yellow dye is studied here using the laser-induced photo-catalysis process in the presence of a zinc doped tungsten oxide catalyst. For optimization of the photo-catalytic process, the following parameters were investigated: dye concentration, laser irradiation time and incident laser energy. The calculated value of the reaction rate was found to be of a high value (k) = 0.197 (with estimated half-life of 6.5 min). This high value of k indicates the efficiency of this method in removing Alizarin Yellow dye from wastewater.

MeSH terms

  • Azo Compounds / chemistry*
  • Catalysis
  • Environmental Restoration and Remediation / methods*
  • Half-Life
  • Kinetics
  • Photolysis
  • Time Factors
  • Water Pollutants, Chemical / chemistry*
  • Water Purification / methods*
  • Zinc Oxide / chemistry*

Substances

  • Azo Compounds
  • Water Pollutants, Chemical
  • alizarine yellow G
  • Zinc Oxide