Photocatalytic degradation of erythromycin under visible light by zinc phthalocyanine-modified titania nanoparticles

K. Vignesh; M. Rajarajan; A. Suganthi

doi:10.1016/j.mssp.2014.02.050

Photocatalytic degradation of erythromycin under visible light by zinc phthalocyanine-modified titania nanoparticles

K. Vignesh, M. Rajarajan, A. Suganthi

Madurai Kamaraj University

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Abstract

Zinc phthalocyanine modified TiO₂ nanoparticles (Znpc-TiO ₂) were prepared by the chemical impregnation method to improve the photocatalytic activity of TiO₂ under visible light. The prepared nanoparticles were characterized by UV-vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (UV-vis-DRS), X-ray powder diffraction, scanning electron microscopy transmission electron microscopy and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller. surface area analysis techniques. The photocatalytic activity of Znpc-TiO₂ was investigated for the degradation of erythromycin. The results revealed that UV-vis absorption edge of Znpc-TiO₂ is slightly shifted towards visible region and it has a higher surface area than that of TiO₂. The photocatalytic activity of Znpc-TiO₂ was superior (74.21%) than that of TiO₂ (31.57%). Besides the photocatalyst (Znpc-TiO ₂) is stable and may be reused for several times.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	98-103
Number of pages	6
Journal	Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing
Volume	23
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mssp.2014.02.050
Publication status	Published - Jul 2014
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Erythromycin
Photocatalysis
Visible light
Zinc phthalocyanine

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