Abstract: In the current study, photocoupling of Ag3Po4-Ag2CO3 with molecularly imprinted Polymer was synthesized and characterized by XRD, FTIR and SEM analyses under sunlight. The results suggested the application of the synthesized photocatalyst in photocatalytic degradation of phenol was studied using the Taguchi method and the chosen parameters were as follows: pH (2-9), concentration (50-300 mg/l), solar light radiation time (30-180 min), and catalyst dosage (0.5-3.5 g/l). The results indicate that the optimum dosage of the catalyst 1.5 g/l, pH =9, phenol concentration = 50 mg/l, and irradiation time = 120 min, and the phenol removal efficiency reached up to 73.9 % at these optimal conditions.
Template and target information: phenol
Author keywords: molecularly imprinted polymer, phenol, photocatalytic efficiency, Ag3Po4-Ag2CO3, heterogenous catalyst