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Work Report

Future Plan

Presented by : Engr. Naeem Akram

Presented to : Prof. Jide Wang
College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering
 Synthesis of Ag2O/CuO and Fe2O3/CuO Catalysts
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Ag2O/CuO Fe2O3/CuO

One step synthesis Two step synthesis

method (already method (already
discussed) discussed)

Just amount of Cu-Fe PBA

NH3 is revised Cu-Fe Oxide

Result same but Slightly better

morphology looks results than the Ag
different based CuO
 Performance of Ag2O/CuO Catalyst
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Amount of ammonia
adder was 150 ul as
per calculations,
Morphology is not 0%
looking similar as Other Reaction
per original Conditions:
synthesis method Catalyst dosage: 20 mg
Dye conc.: 100 ppm
pH: Neutral
PS dosage: 20 mg
Reaction Vol.: 20 mL
93.76 %
4 Performance of Cu-Fe PBA

0% Reaction Conditions:
Catalyst dosage: 20 mg
Dye conc.: 100 ppm
pH: Neutral
PS dosage: 20 mg
50.16 % Reaction Vol.: 20 mL
42.76 %
 Performance of Fe2O3/CuO Catalyst
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Reaction Conditions:
0%
Catalyst dosage: 20 mg
Dye conc.: 100 ppm
pH: Neutral
PS dosage: 20 mg
Reaction Vol.: 20 mL

98.45 %
 Effect of pH
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0% Reaction Conditions:
Catalyst: Co(OH)2/CuO
Volume: 20 mL
Initial dye conc.: 100 mg/L
Catalyst Dosage: 40 mg
55.36 % Na2S2O8 dosage: 40 mg
pH: 3
 Effect of pH
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Reaction Conditions:
Catalyst: Co(OH)2/CuO
Volume: 20 mL
Initial dye conc.: 100 mg/L
Catalyst Dosage: 40 mg
Na2S2O8 dosage: 40 mg
pH: 11

 No dye degradation observed

 Prolonged Reaction Results
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Conditions:
Catalyst: Co(OH)2/CuO
Volume = 20 mL
Initial dye conc. = 50 mg/L
Catalyst Dosage = 40 mg
Na2S2O8 dosage = 40 mg
pH = Neutral
9 Future Work Plan

1. Modifications of manuscript
2. Determination of optimum reaction conditions for Ag2O/CuO

and Fe2O3/CuO
3. Synthesis and Characterizations e.g. XRD and XPS or finding
another suitable catalyst
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