Abstract
Photocatalytic degradation of benzylamine and aniline on TiO2, Pt-modified TiO2, ZnO and ZnS in aqueous solution has been investigated. The degradation of the compounds follows a pseudo-first-order kinetics according to Langmuir-Hinshelwood model. The degradation process of benzylamine and aniline was evaluated by ninhydrin spectrophotometric method using UV-visible spectrophotometer in lambda(max) = 538 and 525 nm, respectively. The results showed the order of Pt/TiO2 > TiO2 > ZnO > ZnS for photocatalytic activity. In addition increasing of the Pt-loading was found to enhance the degradation rate of the compounds up to the optimal amount of 5 wt. % onto the surface of TiO2 so that the rates of degradation were increased about two times. Rate constants for photodegradation of benzylamine and aniline were found to be 1.4 x 10(-3) min(-1) and 0.7 x 10(-3) min(-1) for TiO2 as photocatalyst, while 2.7 x 10(-3) min(-1) and 1.7 x 10(-3) min(-1) for (5 wt.%) Pt/TiO2 as photocatalyst. Running the reactions in various pH (5-11), indicated that the pH = 8 and 10 or Higher are the optimum pH for photocatalytic degradation of benzylamine and aniline respectively. The effects of some other parameters such as amount of photocatalyst, flux of oxygen and irradiation time were evaluated. Furthermore, the Langmuir-Hinshelwood rate constant k(r) and adsorption constant K(A) for the titled compounds are reported.
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