Photocatalytic Degradation Of Nonionic
Surfactant In Water With
Zno Nanoparticles Supported On Clinoptilolite
As A Catalyst
N.Saadatjoo1*, F.Ghanbari1,
M.Giahi2 1Department
of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science,
Semnan University, Semnan, (IRAN) 2Department of Chemistry, Faculty
of Science, Islamic Azad University, Lahidjan,
(IRAN)
The use of nanophotocatalysts supported on
adsorbents is receiving substantial attention.
Supporting ZnO nanoparticles with zeolites is
found to be one of the best solutions to
increase the efficiency of ZnO-based
photocatalysts. This work was focused on
simple preparation of a ZnO/Clinoptilolite
(CP) (Iranian Natural Zeolite) composite
catalyst by the solid state dispersion (SSD)
method and Comparison of ZnO nanoparticles and
ZnO/CP on the photocatalytic degradation of
Triton X-100. The degradation of Triton X-100
was systematically studied by varying the
experimental parameters in order to achieve
maximum degradation efficiency. The obtained
results demonstrated a high photocatalytic
activity of nanosize zinc oxide supported on
Clinoptilolite.