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IJESD 2022 Vol.13(3): 57-62 ISSN: 2010-0264 doi: 10.18178/ijesd.2022.13.3.1372

Comparison of the Photocatalytic Degradation of Congo Red Dye Using NiO and NiO-NiFe2O4 Composite

Abstract—NiO and NiO-NiFe2O4, composite had been synthesized by the coprecipitation method and characterized using XRD, FTIR, UV-DRS, and SEM-EDS. The photocatalytic degradation performances of the photocatalyst were investigated using visible irradiation, in which Congo red dye was used as a model. The photocatalytic degradation process was assessed through three variables: the pH of the solution, Congo red dye initial concentration, and irradiation time. The removal efficiency of photocatalytic degradation of 98.45% was achieved using NiO-NiFe2O4 at a pH of 6, an initial concentration of the dye of 100 mg/L, and an irradiation time of 120 minutes was higher than that obtained using NiO, which was 78.5%. Pseudo-first-order was suitable to describe the kinetics of photocatalytic degradation of Congo red, with values of k = 0.0114 min-1 and t1/2 = 60.789 min using NiO as the photocatalyst, and with k =0.0225 min-1 and t1/2 = 30.8 min using NiO-NiFe2O4. The removal efficiency of the NiO-NiFe2O4 composite of consecutive reuse three-time was 98.45, 97.13, and 96.21%, while NiO was 78.30, 77.12, and 75.32%. Therefore, NiO-NiFe2O4 was considered more effective in reducing Congo red concentration than NiO.

Index Terms—NiO, NiO-NiFe2O4 composite, photocatalytic, degradation, Congo red.

Poedji Loekitowati Hariani, Muhammad Said, and Addy Rachmat are with the Department of Chemistry, Universitas Sriwijaya, Ogan Ilir 30662, Indonesia (e-mail: puji_lukitowati@mipa.unsri.ac.id, saidusman2011@gmail.com, addy.tea@gmail.com).
Ra Hoetary Tirta Amallia is with Doctoral Program of Environmental Science, Universitas Sriwijaya, Ogan Ilir 30662, Indonesia (e-mail: hoetary_uin@radenpatah.ac.id).
Astri Nurmansyah is with Magister Program of Chemistry, Universitas Sriwijaya, Indonesia (e-mail: astrinurmayansih19@gmail.com).

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Cite: Poedji Loekitowati Hariani, Muhammad Said, Addy Rachmat, Astri Nurmansyah, and Ra Hoetary Tirta Amallia, "Comparison of the Photocatalytic Degradation of Congo Red Dye Using NiO and NiO-NiFe2O4 Composite," International Journal of Environmental Science and Development vol. 13, no. 3, pp. 57-62, 2022.

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