Abstract

Photocatalytic Degradation of Chlorophenol Red in Aqueous Solution by Zinc Oxide

Author(s): SUNIL KUMAR PAMECHA, ASHOK KUMAR KAKODIA , BHUPENDRA KUMAR SHARMA , VINOD KUMAR SHARMA and R. C. KHANDELWAL

Photocatalytic degradation of chlorophenol red dye by ZnO has been investigated in aqueous solution. The effects of different parameters such as pH, amount of ZnO, dye concentration and light intensity on the rate of degradation of dye solution were also studied. A tentative mechanism has also been proposed for the photocatalytic degradation of dye.