Souza, Carlson Pereira dePires, João Octávio Medeiros2018-07-042018-07-042018-04-17PIRES, João Octávio Medeiros. Síntese, caracterização e avaliação do potencial fotocatalítico sob luz visível do composto Ce2(MoO4)3/TiO2. 2018. 71f. Dissertação (Mestrado em Engenharia Química) - Centro de Tecnologia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, 2018.https://repositorio.ufrn.br/jspui/handle/123456789/25496Ce2(MoO4)3/TiO2 composites (cerium molybdate and titanium dioxide) with different compositions were prepared by combined complexation method EDTA-Citrate and by the wet doping method. The obtained materials were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) and diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (DRS). The material catalytic potential was evaluated by spectrophotometry, in which the dye concentration variation (Maxilon Blue and Erionyl Yellow at 10ppm) was evaluated in a reactor with 30, 60, 90 and 120 minute batch reaction at 45ºC, pH = 6, with visible light incidence and 200mg / L of catalyst. According to the results of the XRD, it was verified that the obtained compounds presented the expected phases. Through the images of the SEM it was possible to observe that there was a change in sizes and formats of the base material (TiO2) due to the incorporation of the cerium molybdate. It was also verified through SEM that the material was not homogeneous for the wet doping method done with 10%. The EDS results confirmed the presence of elements that were used to form the final compound and presented a deviation of 2.2-3.6% between the theoretical and the experimental composition, justified by the synthesis and doping method. By the ERD analysis, it was certified that there was no significant change in the bandgap of the base material (TiO2) when introducing Ce2(MoO4)3. Commercial TiO2 was used as comparison basis for the photocatalysis tests. For the yellow acid dye (Yellow Erionyl) the photolysis was not significant, the material obtained values of up to 25% of adsorption and obtained as best photocatalyst the 10 wt% Ce2(MoO4)3/TiO2 obtained by impregnation, which caused 49% remotion. For the basic blue dye (Maxilon Blue) there was photolysis of up to 9% in 120 minutes, it obtained the best results of adsorption when the base material was tested and degradation when the pure TiO2 treated by EDTA-Citrate was tested, reaching 63.27% and 92.195% respectively at the end of 120 minutes.Acesso AbertoMolibdato de cérioDióxido de titânioFotocatálise heterogêneaMétodo EDTA-CitratoDopagem via úmidamasterThesisCNPQ::ENGENHARIAS::ENGENHARIA QUIMICA