Note: Simultaneous water quality monitoring and degradation of hazardous organic pollutants

Solanki, Vanaraj and Krupanidhi, SB and Nanda, KK (2018) Note: Simultaneous water quality monitoring and degradation of hazardous organic pollutants. In: REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS, 89 (9).

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Abstract

Here, we report a simple technique that uses mesoporous SnO2 to monitor the water quality and degrade the hazardous organic pollutants simultaneously. The technique generates hydroxyl radicals and a voltage that is hindered by the presence of hazardous organic pollutants. Pollutant as low as 1 ppb concentration level can easily be detected. The developed system not only monitors the water quality but also is capable of degrading hazardous dyes (organic pollutants) through its self-power, not relying on any external stimuli such as light, heat, radiation, and current. A simple digital laboratory multimeter is shown to be useful for the overall study. Overall, the study indicates that spectrophotometer generally used to monitor the dye concentration can be avoided. Published by AIP Publishing.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS
Publisher:	AMER INST PHYSICS
Additional Information:	Copy right for this article belong to AMER INST PHYSICS
Department/Centre:	Division of Chemical Sciences > Materials Research Centre
Date Deposited:	25 Oct 2018 14:31
Last Modified:	25 Oct 2018 14:31
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/60956

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