Facile photocatalytic reduction of carcinogenic Cr(vi) on Fe-doped copper sulfide nanostructures. 2020

Noor Ul Ain, and Zia Ur Rehman, and Ujala Nayab, and Jamal Abdul Nasir, and Asma Aamir
Department of Chemistry, Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad-45320 Pakistan zrehman@qau.edu.pk hafizqau@yahoo.com +92-51-90642241 +92-51-90642245.

In this study, Fe-doped copper sulfide nanoparticles (NPs) were investigated for the solar-assisted reduction of CrVI ions in raw water. The Fe-doped NPs were synthesized by decomposing copper(ii) N,N-diphenylmethylpiperazinecarbamodithioate via a facile single-step, one-pot solvothermal method in the presence of iron salt. The CrVI photoreduction data were fit to a pseudo-first-order kinetic model and a Langmuir model. The CuS/Cu2S NP reduction ability for CrVI increases with an increase in dopant percentage. The best catalyst (9% Fe-doped) was able to reduce CrVI (10-4 M K2Cr2O7) to CrIII in raw water using an initial amount of 10 mg in 6 min with a reduction efficiency of up to 100%. The photocatalytic activity was examined while varying five different parameters: sunlight, diffused light, change in pH, and changes in the concentration of the catalyst and the temperature. This new approach presents an active, simple, and cost-effective means for wastewater treatment.

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