Kinetic investigation of Cu(II) ions photoreduction in presence of titanium dioxide and formic acid. 2008

Marisa Canterino, and Ilaria Di Somma, and Raffaele Marotta, and Roberto Andreozzi
Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Facoltà di Ingegneria, Dipartimento di Ingegneria Chimica, Napoli, Italy. canterin@unina.it

The photoreduction of Cu(II) in presence of an organic species as sacrificial agent has been investigated by many research groups but some controversial results are reported in literature. In this work, the photoreduction process of Cu(II) in presence of formic acid is investigated aiming at clarifying the reaction mechanism and assess the reaction kinetics. The effect of operating conditions such as TiO(2) load, initial concentration of sacrificial agent, pH and ionic strength was studied. The results of the work are: (1) the system reactivity does not depend neither on pH (in the range 2.0-3.5) nor on ionic strength of the solution; (2) formic acid is adsorbed on TiO(2) surface; (3) the nature of anionic species can influence the Cu(II) photoreduction (e.g. the addition of sulphate or phosphates reduces the reaction rates); and (4) FA can be completely mineralized during this photoxidation process; for example, this is observed for a TiO(2) load of 0.1g/L after a reaction time of about 240 min. A simplified kinetic model is developed to describe the behavior of the system and validated by analysing the data collected during the experimental work.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007700 Kinetics The rate dynamics in chemical or physical systems.
D010084 Oxidation-Reduction A chemical reaction in which an electron is transferred from one molecule to another. The electron-donating molecule is the reducing agent or reductant; the electron-accepting molecule is the oxidizing agent or oxidant. Reducing and oxidizing agents function as conjugate reductant-oxidant pairs or redox pairs (Lehninger, Principles of Biochemistry, 1982, p471). Redox,Oxidation Reduction
D010777 Photochemistry A branch of physical chemistry which studies chemical reactions, isomerization and physical behavior that may occur under the influence of visible and/or ultraviolet light. Photochemistries
D003300 Copper A heavy metal trace element with the atomic symbol Cu, atomic number 29, and atomic weight 63.55. Copper-63,Copper 63
D005561 Formates Derivatives of formic acids. Included under this heading are a broad variety of acid forms, salts, esters, and amides that are formed with a single carbon carboxy group. Formic Acids,Acids, Formic
D006863 Hydrogen-Ion Concentration The normality of a solution with respect to HYDROGEN ions; H+. It is related to acidity measurements in most cases by pH pH,Concentration, Hydrogen-Ion,Concentrations, Hydrogen-Ion,Hydrogen Ion Concentration,Hydrogen-Ion Concentrations
D014025 Titanium A dark-gray, metallic element of widespread distribution but occurring in small amounts with atomic number, 22, atomic weight, 47.867 and symbol, Ti; specific gravity, 4.5; used for fixation of fractures.
D014466 Ultraviolet Rays That portion of the electromagnetic spectrum immediately below the visible range and extending into the x-ray frequencies. The longer wavelengths (near-UV or biotic or vital rays) are necessary for the endogenous synthesis of vitamin D and are also called antirachitic rays; the shorter, ionizing wavelengths (far-UV or abiotic or extravital rays) are viricidal, bactericidal, mutagenic, and carcinogenic and are used as disinfectants. Actinic Rays,Black Light, Ultraviolet,UV Light,UV Radiation,Ultra-Violet Rays,Ultraviolet Light,Ultraviolet Radiation,Actinic Ray,Light, UV,Light, Ultraviolet,Radiation, UV,Radiation, Ultraviolet,Ray, Actinic,Ray, Ultra-Violet,Ray, Ultraviolet,Ultra Violet Rays,Ultra-Violet Ray,Ultraviolet Black Light,Ultraviolet Black Lights,Ultraviolet Radiations,Ultraviolet Ray
D019149 Bioreactors Tools or devices for generating products using the synthetic or chemical conversion capacity of a biological system. They can be classical fermentors, cell culture perfusion systems, or enzyme bioreactors. For production of proteins or enzymes, recombinant microorganisms such as bacteria, mammalian cells, or insect or plant cells are usually chosen. Fermentors,Bioreactor,Fermentor

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