Sarathy c

M.Tech PRPC
2014409011
Guide Name
Ms. T SANTHOSHINI PRIYA
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Phocatalytic degradation is one of the most industrial waste

water treating process

CeO2 - the most used photocatalyst (non-toxic, stable and

not expensive)

CeO2 Nps is highly photoactive, the recombination of

photoinduced electron hole will be quicker and leads to
good degradation efficiency

Cerium oxide nanoparticles appear in a yellowish powder

form and that absorbs light in the near UV and also in the
visible region
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Simple precipitation method

XRD

SEM

TG-A

Crystal structures

Phase identity

Atomic spacing and

Unit cell dimensions of crystalline material.

Standard CeO2 (JCPDS card

No. 34-0394)

All the obtained peaks are more intense and sharp similar to standard CeO 2

Produced CeO2 is more crystalline

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Peak List
Pos.[2Th.] Height [cts] FWHMLeft[2Th.] d-spacing [] Rel. Int.
[%]

28.8987
74.63
0.6298
3.08707
100.00

33.4768
21.86
0.6298
2.67463
29.30

47.7252
59.48
0.8659
1.90411
79.70

56.6778
45.20
0.6298
1.62276
60.57

59.2993
9.69
0.7872
1.55712
12.98

69.4409
7.87
0.9446
1.35242
10.54

The crystalline size of the prepared CeO2 was estimated using the
Scherrer equation
D = 0.9/( cos)
Where,
D is the crystalline size,
the wavelength of the incident X-rays (0.154 06 nm),
the diffraction angle of the (111) peak of the cubic phase, and
is the effective broadening taken as a full width at half maximum
(FWHM) (in radians)

Average crystallite size of pure CeO2 was found to be in the range of

13.61 nm

Determine the morphology of the catalyst surface

The particles of the catalyst are evenly packed up in large aggregates

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Thank You

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