The Synthesis of a Novel Azo Dyes and Study of Photocatalytic Degradation

Abstract

Six novel aromatic azo dyes were synthesized from 4-amino-2-nitrobenzoic acid with phenol, catechol, resorcinol, hydroquinone, salicylic acid and acetylsalicylic acid with very good yield. These azo dyes confirm by FTIR, CHNS and study the photo stability used TiO2 and ZnO. The photocatalytic degradation of novel aromatic azo dyes was investigated using TiO2 and ZnO as a catalyst under 125 watts UV lamp. A series of experiments was performed to reaching to the optimum condition of degradation. The photocatalytic degradation of azo dye follows the first order reaction. In all experiments photocatalytic degradation of the azo dye has been studied using different weight of TiO2 and ZnO suspended in an aqueous solution of azo dye irradiated by irradiated by 125–UV lamp in 100 cm3 a vessel reactor at room temperature with 10 cm3/min air bubble has been passed through the solution. In addition, all result was measured using UV-Visible spectrophotometer.