Porous carbon from Laminaria digitata algae activated using NaOH (PCLD@NaOH) was prepared by a chemical activation approach and has been tested for the adsorption of ketoprofen and aspirin molecules.
Organic dyes and colouring textile agents are persistent pollutant materials that are difficult to decompose by microbiological treatment processes. Their oxidation through photocatalysis is an alternative way to prevent contamination of the environment. In this work, calcium deficient hydroxyapatite (HAP) was synthesized and doped with different amounts of titanium. Its performance in photocatalytic degradation of -methylene blue dye (MB) was then demonstrated. The main parameters which govern the photocatalytic treatment efficiency, such as doped titanium amount, pH, initial concentration of MB, weight of catalyst added to solution, UV-irradiation period and bubbling oxygen-have been-investigated. Photodegradation of MB is found to be effective with HAP/11 wt. %Ti in oxygenated medium. However, pH has no significant effect on the yield of discoloration.
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