A. Khataee, M. Fathinia, S. Aber
Oct 1, 2011
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Abstract The photocatalytic decolorization of C.I. Basic Blue 3 (BB3) solution on immobilized TiO 2 nanoparticles was carried out in a rectangular flat-plate photoreactor. The investigated TiO 2 was Millennium PC-500 (anatase, average crystallite size 8 nm, surface area 320.76 m 2 g −1 ) immobilized on non-woven paper. A new kinetic model was proposed on the basis of intrinsic element reactions. The proposed kinetic model fairly resembled the classic Langmuir–Hinshelwood (L–H) equation from its expression. It was found that both k obs (the reaction rate constant) and K R (the adsorption rate constant) were linearly proportional to the light intensity in a rather large intensity range.