Photocatalytic removal of 2-chlorophenol from water by using waste eggshell-derived calcium ferrite
Suwilai Chaveanghong, Thawanrat Kobkeatthawin, Jirawat Trakulmututa, Taweechai Amornsakchai, Puangrat Kajitvichyanukul, Siwaporn Meejoo Smith
Abstract
A new approach to recycling low-value eggshell food waste was to produce a CaFe 2 O 4 semiconductor with a narrow band gap ( E g = 2.81 eV) via hydrothermal treatments of powdered eggshell suspended in aqueous ferric salt (Fe 3+ ) solutions at varying Fe loadings.
Topics & Concepts
PhotocatalysisEggshellCalcinationChemical engineeringAqueous solutionChemistryEnvironmental remediationRadicalMaterials scienceNuclear chemistryContaminationOrganic chemistryCatalysisBiologyEcologyEngineeringAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesIron oxide chemistry and applicationsAdvanced oxidation water treatment