International Journal of Nano Dimension (Int. J. Nano Dimens.) Photocatalytic degradation of 2, 4, 6-Ttrichlorophenol with CdS nanoparticles synthesis by microwave-assisted sol-gel method Volume 7 (2016) Issue 3, August 2016 2024 02 28 Photocatalytic degradation of 2, 4, 6-Ttrichlorophenol with CdS nanoparticles synthesis by microwave-assisted sol-gel method 10.7508/ijnd.2016.03.010 EN Farnaz Khodadadeh Department of Chemistry, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran Parviz Aberoomand Azar Department of chemistry, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran. Mohamad Saber Tehrani Department of Chemistry, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran Navid Assi Department of Chemistry, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran Journal Article 2024 02 28 This paper reports the synthesis and characterization of photocatalyst CdS nanoparticles for investigation of photocatalytic degradation of 2,4,6-trichlorophenol. CdS nanoparticles were synthesized by the microwave-assisted sol-gel method and characterized by various techniques such as X-ray diffraction, filed emission scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and UV-visible spectrophotometer. The average crystallite size was found to be 46 nm. The influences of catalyst amount, contaminant concentration, and pH of the reaction solution were evaluated and optimized. Highest degradation was obtained after 3hours UV-C light irradiation. The kinetic was evaluated in different contaminant concentrations under optimized conditions. It showed that the 2,4,6-trichlorophenol degradation reactions follow pseudo first order kinetic.