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Photocatalysis

Photocatalytic reduction of Cr(VI) from aqueous solution by visible light/CuO-Kaolin: Optimization and modeling of key parameters using central composite design (CCD)

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Pages 1253-1271 | Received 20 May 2019, Accepted 14 Apr 2020, Published online: 14 May 2020
 

ABSTRACT

In the current research, a visible light photocatalytic method, in which the CuO/Kaolin nanocomposite photocatalyst was utilized to reduce Cr(VI), was investigated. Response surface methodology was applied to determine the influence of various variables (individual effect and correlated effects) and the optimum conditions for Cr(VI) reduction. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) indicated a high coefficient of determination value (R2 = 0.9812) for the developed second-order regression model, suggesting the suitability of the model. Approximately 99.99, 95.77 and 79.6% of Cr(VI) in a synthetic water, drinking water and electroplating wastewater samples were reduced, respectively.

Acknowledgements

The present article was obtained from an integrated research of code number: 96111415 and code of ethics committee: IR.GUMS.REC.1397.101 as MS student thesis of Naghmeh Besharati-Givi. This article was sponsored by Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran.

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