Photocatalytic degradation of tartrazine using C-doped Cu-/Mo-based catalysts under solar irradiation

MUÑOZ-FLORES, P.; MATOS, J.; POON, P.S.; GOMIS-BERENGUER, A.; ANIA, C.O.:
Extended Abstracts of 8^th International Conference on Carbon for Energy Storage and Environment Protection. ISBN 978-84-1302-058-7.

Abstract

Introduction

Considering the high potential of Cu- and Mo-based materials in optoelectronic applications, the objective of this study was to obtain C-doped Cu- and Mo-based catalysts for the degradation of tartrazine (aka yellow 5) -a dye commonly found in food derivatives- and then to optimize the catalyst load necessary for the total conversion of the dye. To attain this goal, a series of photocatalytic tests were performed with increasing catalysts loadings.