Photocatalytic degradation of Congo red dye using Fe-doped TiO2 nanocatalysts

Ivan Mironyuk; Nazarii Danyliuk; Tetiana Tatarchuk; Ihor Mykytyn; Volodymyr Kotsyubynsky

doi:10.15330/pcss.22.4.697-710

Authors

Ivan Mironyuk Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University
Nazarii Danyliuk Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University
Tetiana Tatarchuk Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University
Ihor Mykytyn Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University
Volodymyr Kotsyubynsky Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15330/pcss.22.4.697-710

Keywords:

Fe-doped TiO2, Photocatalysis, Congo red, Smartphone

Abstract

Fe-doped TiO₂ (2, 5, 10, 15 and 20% wt. of Fe) photocatalysts have been synthesized by sol-gel method using titanium aquacomplex precursor. The structure and morphology have been characterized by XRD, BET, SEM, and EDS analyses, Mossbauer and IR spectroscopies. XRD analysis confirmed the anatase structure. The introduction of ferric ions into the titania structure causes its amorphization. The crystallite sizes of obtained samples are around 3 nm. Fe-doped TiO₂ samples possess mesoporous structure and high specific surface area (from 274 m²g^-1 for 5Fe-TiO₂ to 416.4 m²g^-1 for 20Fe-TiO₂). Mossbauer spectroscopy data confirms the incorporation of Fe³⁺ ions in the anatase structure. Photocatalytic degradation of Congo red dye using Fe-doped TiO₂ photocatalysts was studied under the UV-A light. Optimized conditions for photocatalytic degradation of CR in the presence of hydrogen peroxide are obtained. It was found that the 2Fe-TiO₂ sample in the presence of 20 mM H₂O₂ solution showed highest efficiency in dye photodegradation (99.4%) under UV-A light. The photodegradation kinetics was analyzed using a smartphone and fits well with first-order kinetics model.

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