A new portable reactor for photoelectrocatalytic system on organic compound rhodamine B degradation

4^th International Conference and Exhibition on Materials Science & Engineering

September 14-16, 2015 Orlando, USA

Maulidiyah, Halimahtussaddiyah Ritonga, Richard Salamba, Dwiprayogo Wibowo and Muhammad Nurdin

Universitas Halu Oleo, Indonesia

ScientificTracks Abstracts-Workshop: J Material Sci Eng

Abstract :

The aim of this research was to design reactors of Ultra Violet Black Light Blue (UV-BLB) and Ultra Violet Light Emeting diode (UVLED)� based portable photoelectrocatalytic. This reactor was used to test the performance of the TiO2/Ti electrode in degrading organic compound of Rhodamine B (RhB). Synthesis of TiO2/Ti was conducted by anodizing. Furthermore, the degradation test of compound of RhB photoelectrocatalytic was done using reactors of UV-BLB and UV-LED. Characterization results of TiO2/Ti using X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) showed the formation of anatase TiO2 crystals. While the characterization results of surface morphology of TiO2/Ti using Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) showed nano tube structures. Performance test of the reactor by measuring the photocurrent response showed TiO2/Ti electrode were more active when using light irradiation of UV-BLB compared to UV-LED. Degradation of RhB using TiO2/Ti electrodes by light irradiation of UV- BLB had better activity than UV-LED.

Biography :

Maulidiyah has completed her PhD at the University of Indonesia, Jakarta. She is the Head of Organic Laboratory at the Universitas Halu Oleo, Kendari, Indonesia. She has published more than 15 papers in reputed journals and is working as a Lecturer at Universitas Halu Oleo, Province of Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Email: maulid06@yahoo.com