Photocatalytic removal of toluene from gas stream using chitosan/AgI-ZnO Nanocomposite fixed on glass bed under UVA irradiation

In this study, AgI-ZnO/chitosan nanocomposite was synthesized and then coated on 2×40×200 glass plates under UVA irradiation for the removal of toluene from air streams. The Nanocomposite characterized using XRD, SEM, FTIR BET techniques. analyses showed Zn Ag were added to composite structure with weight percentages 32.02 7.31, respectively. results confirmed that successfully synthetized. According results, photocatalytic process able remove 74.6% at an flow rate 1 L/min after 3.3 min. Also, by increasing passing 0.3 1.5 through reactor, efficiency increased. decreased relative humidity respect time. Moreover, photocatalyst capacity target pollutants. implied initial concentration in inlet stream played a key role photocatalysis further increase pollutant higher than 20 ppm, its performance dramatically. Therefore, proposed can be used effective technique polluted UV temperature up 60 °C could performance.