Visible Light Induced Heterogeneous Photo-Fenton Oxidation of Direct blue 71 using Mesoporous Fe/KIT-6 Sasieekhumar A.R.1,2, Somanathan T.2,*, Abilarasu A.2, Shanmugam M.2 1Department of Chemistry, AVS College of Technology, Chinnagoundapuram, Salem-636 106, Tamilnadu, India 2Department of Chemistry, School of Basic Sciences, Vels University, Pallavaram, Chennai, 600 117, Tamilnadu, India *Corresponding Author E-mail: soma_nano@yahoo.co.in
Online published on 17 July, 2017. Abstract The present study deals with the synthesis of mesoporous Fe/KIT-6 and catalyst has been successfully tested for the heterogeneous photo-Fenton degradation of organic dye solutions under direct sun light. The physicochemical properties of the catalyst were analyzed by XRD, N2 sorption studies, SEM and TEM. From the results we infer that the catalyst reveal excellent catalytic property for 97% removal of direct blue 71 within 75mins, which could be attributed to the adsorptive power of Fe/KIT-6. With the advantages of rapid degradation and efficient magnetic separation, the synthesized material could gain a potential application in wastewater treatment and organic pollutant. Top Keywords Mesoporous material, XRD, visible light driven catalyst, photo fenton, wastewater treatment. Top |