Photocatalytic reduction of nitrite on CdS
- 15 February 1995
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier BV in Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry
- Vol. 86 (1-3), 185-189
- https://doi.org/10.1016/1010-6030(94)03930-s
Abstract
CdS catalysts, prepared using difference precursors, were characterized and tested for the photocatalytic reduction of nitrite to ammonia using sodium sulphate and sodium sulphite as sacrificial agents. The catalyst prepared from cadmium nitrate and sodium sulphide and treated at 623 K showed maximum activity. The activity was enhanced by loading with noble metals, such as Ru, Pd or Ir, or by the use of hole transferring agents, such as RuO2. The photoefficiency for the photocatalytic reduction of nitrite to ammonia was found to be 2.6%.Keywords
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