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Rezaee R, Yosefi S, Mohammadi S. Evaluation of the efficiency of photocatalytic degradation process using zinc oxide /molybdenum nanoparticles stabilized on pottery in removing natural organic matter from water. J Environ Health Eng 2025; 13 (2)
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Background and Aim: The presence of organic pollutants in water resources is a serious threat to human health. The photocatalytic degradation process is a novel method for the efficient removal of these pollutants in water purification. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of photocatalytic process using zinc/molybdenum oxide nanoparticles immobilized on clay plate for removing organic mater in water.
Materials and Method: This study was carried out experimentally using a laboratory reactor with a volume of 1 liter and equipped with a stirrer, three clay plates coated with nanoparticles and 5 UV lamps in a discontinuous manner. Zinc oxide and zinc oxide/molybdenum nanoparticles were synthesized by hydrothermal method and characterized by SEM, XRD and FT-IR analysis. The effect of operating parameters including initial concentrations of humic acid, contact time, dopant percentage, amount of catalyst, radiation intensity and pH on the removal efficiency of organic matter was investigated.
Results: The results showed that with increasing pH from 3 to 11 and initial concentration of humic acid from 10 to 80 mg/L the efficiency of organic matter removal decreased by 53.7 and 65.5% respectively, but with increasing of nanoparticles amount from 2 to 8 mg/cm2, contact time from 10 to 120 min, dopant from 0.5 to 2% and radiation intensity from 0.75 to 0.265 w/m2, the efficiency of organic matter removal increased by 33.93, 52.45, 11.7 and 42.02% respectively. In addition, the results showed that under the same conditions, the efficiency of the photocatalytic process for removing organic matter using Mo/ZnO is 22.97% higher than the efficiency of this process with pure ZnO.
Conclusion: According to the findings of this research, it can be stated that the use of photocatalytic degredation process using zinc/molybdenum oxide nanoparticles is an efficient method to remove organic pollutants in water.
Background and Aim: The presence of organic pollutants in water resources is a serious threat to human health. The photocatalytic degradation process is a novel method for the efficient removal of these pollutants in water purification. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of photocatalytic process using zinc/molybdenum oxide nanoparticles immobilized on clay plate for removing organic mater in water.
Materials and Method: This study was carried out experimentally using a laboratory reactor with a volume of 1 liter and equipped with a stirrer, three clay plates coated with nanoparticles and 5 UV lamps in a discontinuous manner. Zinc oxide and zinc oxide/molybdenum nanoparticles were synthesized by hydrothermal method and characterized by SEM, XRD and FT-IR analysis. The effect of operating parameters including initial concentrations of humic acid, contact time, dopant percentage, amount of catalyst, radiation intensity and pH on the removal efficiency of organic matter was investigated.
Results: The results showed that with increasing pH from 3 to 11 and initial concentration of humic acid from 10 to 80 mg/L the efficiency of organic matter removal decreased by 53.7 and 65.5% respectively, but with increasing of nanoparticles amount from 2 to 8 mg/cm2, contact time from 10 to 120 min, dopant from 0.5 to 2% and radiation intensity from 0.75 to 0.265 w/m2, the efficiency of organic matter removal increased by 33.93, 52.45, 11.7 and 42.02% respectively. In addition, the results showed that under the same conditions, the efficiency of the photocatalytic process for removing organic matter using Mo/ZnO is 22.97% higher than the efficiency of this process with pure ZnO.
Conclusion: According to the findings of this research, it can be stated that the use of photocatalytic degredation process using zinc/molybdenum oxide nanoparticles is an efficient method to remove organic pollutants in water.
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Received: 2025/05/26 | Accepted: 2025/07/22 | Published: 2025/09/13
Received: 2025/05/26 | Accepted: 2025/07/22 | Published: 2025/09/13
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