Candidate: Sandeep Kumar Guided by: Dr. H.

Bhunia
Registration: March 2006

IRB

: September 2006

Research Objectives
Research objectives To study the kinetics of photocatalytic degradation of textile dye house effluent. To study the effect of various operating parameters affecting performance. Objective studied in last six months Photocatalytic decolorisation and mineralization of mixed dyes.

Summary of last presentation

Optimization study of Reactive Red 120 decolorisation

by design of experiment approach.

Work done in last six months

Development of methodology for analysis of mix dyes.
Adsorption studies of mix dyes. Adsorption studies of individual dyes in mix dyes. Catalyst load optimization for mix dyes. Mineralization studies of mix dyes degradation by

photocatalysis(ongoing).

Analytical method: Dye conc. measurement for mix dyes

Dye conc. measurement for mixed dyes.
Absorbance values were taken at 594nm and 524nm. RR120 conc.= -0.02232+47.07*Abs.524 - 22.29*Abs.594 RB5 conc.=0.0048-1.36*Abs.524 + 43.75*Abs.594 Total dye conc.= RR12o conc.+ RB5 conc.

Statistical validation of method

Adsorption characteristics of mix dyes

Adsorption characteristics of mix dyes (RR120 and RB5)
50 45 40 35 q (mg/g) 30 25

20
15 10 5 0 0 10 20 30 40 50 Ce (mg/l) 60 70 80 90 100

Adsorption characteristics of mix dyes

RR120
40 35 30 25 q(mg/g) 20 15 10 5 0 0 0, 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45

Ce (mg/l)

Adsorption characteristics of mix dyes

RB5
16 14 12
10 q (mg/g) 8 6 4 2 0 0 0, 0 10 20 30 Ce (mg/l) 40 50 60

Adsorption isotherms
Langmuir isotherm for total dye adsorption in dye mix
2 1.8 1.6 1.4 1.2 Ce/qe 1 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.2 0 0 10 20 30 40 50 Ce (mg/l) 60 70 80 90 100 y = 0.0172x + 0.2065 R = 0.9959

Adsorption isotherms
Langmuir isotherm for RR120 in mix dye
1.2 1
y = 0.0233x + 0.0225 R = 0.9991

0.8 Ce/qe

0.6

0.4

0.2

0 0 5 10 15 20 Ce (mg/l) 25 30 35 40 45

Adsorption isotherms
Langmuir isotherm for RB5 dye in dye mix
14
12 y = 0.3872x - 8.4777 R = 0.832 10

Ce/qe

0 0 10 20 30 Ce (mg/l) 40 50 60

Adsorption isotherms
Freundlich isotherm for RB5 in dye mix
1.3 1.2 1.1
1 log q 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.5 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 log Ce 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 y = -1.5212x + 3.2504 R = 0.8296

Decolorisation of dyes mix

60 50 Dye conc. (mg/l) 40 30 20 10 0 -40 -30 -20 -10 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 RB5 RR120

Time (minute)

Decolorisation of dyes mix

60 50 40 Dye conc. (mg/l)

30

RB5 RR120

20

10

0 -40 -30 -20 -10 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 Time (minute)

Decolorisation of dyes mix

Decolorisation of dyes mix

60 50 40 Dye conc. (mg/l)

30

RB5 RR120

20

10

0 -40 -30 -20 -10 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 Time (minute)

Decolorisation of dyes mix with different catalyst loading

120 100 80

60

40

20

0 -40 -30 -20 0.25 g/l -10 0.5 g/l 0 10 0.75 g/l 20 1.0 g/l 30 1.25 g/l 40 1.5 g/l 50 2.0 g/l 60 70

Pseudo first order decolorisation kinetics

0.4 y = 0.0056x R = 0.94 0.35 0.3

0.25 -ln (C/Co)

0.2

0.15

0.1

0.05

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

Time (minute)

Catalyst load optimization

Optimum catalyst load for RR120 and RB5 mix dye
0.025

0.02

kapp (minute)

0.015

0.01

0.005

0 0 0.2 0.4 0.6 Catalyst load (g/l) 0.8 1 1.2

Thanks