African Journal of
Pure and Applied Chemistry

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Pure Appl. Chem.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0840
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJPAC
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 368

Full Length Research Paper

Catalytic activity of using tungsten oxide with hydrogen peroxide for methyl orange degradation

Séverin N’goran EROI
  • Séverin N’goran EROI
  • Laboratoire de Chimie Physique, 22 bp 582 Abidjan 22, Université Felix Houphouët-Boigny, Côte d’ivoire.
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Aimé Serge ELLO
  • Aimé Serge ELLO
  • Laboratoire de Chimie Physique, 22 bp 582 Abidjan 22, Université Felix Houphouët-Boigny, Côte d’ivoire.
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Donourou DIABATE
  • Donourou DIABATE
  • Laboratoire de Chimie Physique, 22 bp 582 Abidjan 22, Université Felix Houphouët-Boigny, Côte d’ivoire.
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Diby Benjamin OSSONON
  • Diby Benjamin OSSONON
  • Institut National de Recherche Scientifique-Énergie, Matériaux et Télécommunications (INRS-EMT) 1650, Boulevard Lionel-Boulet Varennes (Québec) J3X 1S2 Canada.
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Jocelin Martial YAO
  • Jocelin Martial YAO
  • Université de Haute-Alsace, CNRS, Institut de Science des Matériaux de Mulhouse (IS2M), UMR 7361, F-68093 Mulhouse, France.
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  •  Received: 19 December 2019
  •  Accepted: 01 June 2020
  •  Published: 31 October 2020

Abstract

In this work, a tungsten oxide nanoparticle was developed with a simple method, using tungsten powder. The orthorhombic, hexagonal and monoclinic crystalline structures obtained were characterized by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, as well as Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The coupling of these tungsten oxide nano particles with hydrogen peroxide is carried out on methyl orange removal from wastewater. The use of Hydrated orthorhombic particles showed the highest removal rate up to 89.7% comparatively to hexagonal and monoclinic crystalline structures respectively. The reusability of these particles showed a good stability with monoclinic crystalline structure after four cycles.

Key words: Dyes, Tungsten Oxide, Catalysis, H2O2.we