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Oxidative Degradation of Methylene Blue by Nano-Sized Particles of Metal Oxides and Synthesis, Characterization and Catalytic Activity of Novel Mo and Fe Complexes in Oxidation Reactions
, Ph.D. Dissertation Sharif University of Technology ; Mohammadi Boghaei, Davar (Supervisor) ; Amini, Mojtaba (Supervisor)
Abstract
In the first part of this thesis, the application of metal oxide nanoparticles in oxidative degradation of methylene blue is discussed. Nanoparticles of manganese tungstate (MnWO4) were prepared via an impregnation method using Mn(NO3)2.4H2O and WO3 as a source of Mn and W, respectively. The morphology of the manganese tungstate nanoparticles was studied in detail by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). MnWO4 nanoparticles showed severe catalytic performance for the degradation of organic dye (methylene blue) in the presence of tertiary-butyl hydrogen peroxide, TBHP, as the oxidant at room temperature in water. Mn doped ZnO...