Characteristics and Sonophotocatalytic Activity of Natural Sphalerite under Ultrasonic (1.7 MHz) and UVA LED (365 nm) Irradiation
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Chemicals
2.2. Catalyst Preparation
2.3. Treatment Procedure
2.4. Analysis
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Characteristics of Raw and Calcined Natural Sphalerite
3.2. Sonophotocatalytic Degradation of 4-Chlorophenol
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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No H2O2 | With H2O2 |
---|---|
UV | UV + H2O2 |
US | US + H2O2 |
UV + US | UV + US + H2O2 |
UV + NatS 1 | UV + NatS + H2O2 |
US + NatS | US + NatS + H2O2 |
UV + US + NatS | UV + US + NatS + H2O2 |
Element | Fe | Mn | Zn | Cd | S |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wt. % | 5.99 | 1.37 | 61.79 | 0.57 | 33.95 |
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Popova, S.; Tazetdinova, V.; Pavlova, E.; Matafonova, G.; Batoev, V. Characteristics and Sonophotocatalytic Activity of Natural Sphalerite under Ultrasonic (1.7 MHz) and UVA LED (365 nm) Irradiation. Materials 2022, 15, 5412. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15155412
Popova S, Tazetdinova V, Pavlova E, Matafonova G, Batoev V. Characteristics and Sonophotocatalytic Activity of Natural Sphalerite under Ultrasonic (1.7 MHz) and UVA LED (365 nm) Irradiation. Materials. 2022; 15(15):5412. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15155412
Chicago/Turabian StylePopova, Svetlana, Victoria Tazetdinova, Erzhena Pavlova, Galina Matafonova, and Valeriy Batoev. 2022. "Characteristics and Sonophotocatalytic Activity of Natural Sphalerite under Ultrasonic (1.7 MHz) and UVA LED (365 nm) Irradiation" Materials 15, no. 15: 5412. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15155412