Visible range photocatalysts for solid phase photocatalytic degradation of polyethylene and polyvinyl chloride

• APEKSHA GUPTA ^[1] ; Y. N LAKSHMP ^[1] ; R MANIVANNAN ^[1] ; S.NOYEL VICTORIA ^[1]
  1. [1] National Institute Of Technology

     National Institute Of Technology

     Japón

     
• Localización: Journal of the Chilean Chemical Society (Boletín de la Sociedad Chilena de Química), ISSN-e 0717-6309, ISSN 0366-1644, Vol. 62, Nº. 1, 2017, págs. 3393-3398
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Solid phase photocatalytic degradation of polyethylene (PE) and polyvinyl chloride (PVC) with various photocatalysts such as ceria annealed at 350°C and 850°C, zinc oxide annealed at 250°C, copper sulfide and titania particles was studied under different light sources. Except titania, all the other photocatalysts performed reasonably well both in the visible and ultra-violet (UV) radiations. Ceria annealed at 850°C showed degradation efficiencies higher than 70% for PVC in the fluorescent and solar radiation. Ceria annealed at 350°C showed degradation efficiencies higher than 75% for polyethylene in fluorescent, solar and UV radiation. The Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy studies show the presence of adsorbed carbon dioxide on the degraded polymer-photocatalyst composite films. The UV-visible spectroscopic studies show that the ceria, zinc oxide and copper sulfide photocatalysts are active in the visible spectrum resulting in enhanced degradation efficiency in fluorescent and solar radiation.