TY - JOUR ID - 427 TI - Synthesis, characterization and degradation activity of Methyl orange Azo dye using synthesized CuO/α-Fe2O3 nanocomposite JO - Advances in Environmental Technology JA - AET LA - en SN - 2476-6674 AU - Mehdipour Ghazi, Mohsen AU - Ilbeigi, Mohammad AU - Jahangiri, Mansour AD - Faculty of Chemical, Petroleum and Gas Engineering, Semnan University, Semnan, Iran AD - Faculty of Nanotechnology, Semnan University, Semnan, Iran Y1 - 2017 PY - 2017 VL - 2 IS - 3 SP - 143 EP - 151 KW - Photodegradation KW - CuO/α-Fe2O3 KW - Nano composite KW - Methyl orange KW - Respond surface method DO - 10.22104/aet.2017.427 N2 - This study investigated the photo-degradation of methyl orange (MO) as a type of azo dye using a CuO/α-Fe2O3 nanocomposite. A CuO/α-Fe2O3 powder with a crystalline size in the range of 27-49 nm was successfully prepared using simple co-precipitation along with a sonication method. The characterization of the synthesized sample was done via XRD, FE-SEM, EDS, FTIR and DRS analyses. The Tauc equation revealed that the band gap of the nano composite in the direct mood was 2.05 ev, which is in the visible light range. The effect of operating factors containing dye concentration, photocatalyst dosage and pH on dye degradation efficiency was measured. Response Surface Method (RSM) was employed to specify the parameter effects. The photocatalytic activity of the CuO/α-Fe2O3 nanocomposite was evaluated by degradation of MO under visible light irradiation. The results showed that the pH value played a very effective role in the dye degradation process efficiency. Also, the photocatalytic degradation of MO obtained was equal to 88.47% in the optimal values.  UR - https://aet.irost.ir/article_427.html L1 - https://aet.irost.ir/article_427_34cdb13011d30fad395f2123a31c1a93.pdf ER -