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Oxidative Degradation of Methylene Blue in Aqueous Medium Catalyzed by Lab Prepared Nickel Hydroxide

  • Muhammad Saeed ORCID logo EMAIL logo , Muhammad Asghar Jamal , Atta-ul- Haq , Mohammad Ilyas , Mohammad Younas and Muhammad Azhar Shahzad
Published/Copyright: October 31, 2015
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International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering
From the journal International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering Volume 14 Issue 1

Abstract

This study explores the lab prepared nickel hydroxide catalyzed oxidative degradation of Methylene Blue (MB) in aqueous medium using batch reactor. Nickel hydroxide was prepared by reaction of sodium hypochlorite, sodium hydroxide and nickel sulphate hexahydrate in distilled water. The catalytic oxidative degradation of Methylene Blue was explored in terms of various parameters like effect of time, hydrogen peroxide, temperature, initial concentration of dye, catalyst dosage and effect of speed of agitation on degradation of Methylene Blue. Experimental data was subjected to kinetics analysis using Curve Expert software. Degradation reaction was taking place according to Langmuir-Hinshelwood mechanism. According to this mechanism the reactants adsorb at the surface of catalyst in first step followed by chemical reaction between adsorbed reactants in second step. Catalyst was heterogeneous in nature which was separated by simple filtration easily.

Keywords: methylene blue; kinetics analysis; Langmiur-Hinshelwood mechanism; adsorption; activation energy

Acknowledgments

TWAS is gratefully acknowledged for financial assistance under COMSTECH-TWAS Joint Research Grants Programme.

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https://doi.org/10.1515/ijcre-2015-0088
Keywords for this article
methylene blue; kinetics analysis; Langmiur-Hinshelwood mechanism; adsorption; activation energy

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