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The effects of cerium doping concentration on the properties and photocatalytic activity of bimetallic Mo/Ce catalyst

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In this study, the characterization and photocatalytic activity of MoO3 nanoparticles doped with various doping concentrations of cerium have been investigated. The Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectra of the prepared catalysts confirmed that MoO3 particles have been successfully doped by cerium. Field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) was performed to visualize the surface morphology of the obtained catalysts. The XRD patterns suggested that the crystallinity of the sample with the lowest doping concentration of 15 mol % was higher in comparison with samples of higher doping concentrations. The volume-averaged crystal sizes of the obtained catalysts were calculated to be 25, 28, and 32 nm for 15, 35, and 60 mol % samples, respectively. The photocatalytic activity along with the reaction kinetics of Ce-doped MoO3 nanoparticles have also been investigated through the dye degradation of methyl orange. The synthesized Ce-doped MoO3 particles with the lowest dopant concentration of 15 mol % exhibited the highest photocatalytic activity for methyl orange dye degradation. It was observed that photo-degradation activity decreased with an increase in the doping concentration of cerium. The predicted rate constants for samples with 15, 35, and 60 mol % doping concentrations were found to be 0.0432, 0.035, and 0.029 min–1, respectively.

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    Ghazaleh Allaedini & Siti Masrinda Tasirin

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Allaedini, G., Tasirin, S.M. & Aminayi, P. The effects of cerium doping concentration on the properties and photocatalytic activity of bimetallic Mo/Ce catalyst. Russ. J. Phys. Chem. 90, 2080–2088 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0036024416080094

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