Response Surface Modeling and Photocatalytic Assessment of CoV2O6 for the Treatment of Organic Dyes

El Ouardi, Mohamed and Madigou, Véronique and Chevallier, Virginie and Haspel, Henrik and BaQaise, Amal and Saadi, Mohamed and Ahsaine, Hassan Ait and Arab, Madjid (2025) Response Surface Modeling and Photocatalytic Assessment of CoV2O6 for the Treatment of Organic Dyes. CATALYSTS, 15 (9). No. 908. ISSN 2073-4344

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Abstract

A cobalt vanadate (CoV2O6) photocatalyst was successfully synthesized and characterized for the degradation of organic dyes under visible light. Structural analysis revealed a monoclinic crystalline phase with a band gap energy of 2.13 eV, indicating strong visible light absorption. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) confirmed the presence of cobalt (Co), vanadium (V), and oxygen (O) in the material composition. Morphological investigations using SEM and TEM showed highly irregular particles with no defined geometric shape. Photocatalytic activity was evaluated using Rhodamine B (RhB) and Methyl Orange (MO) as model pollutants. Degradation efficiencies of 80% and 50% were achieved for RhB and MO, respectively, highlighting a selective performance towards the cationic dye. Radical scavenging experiments indicated that hydroxyl radicals and photogenerated holes were the dominant reactive species in RhB decomposition. The photocatalytic process was further optimized using response surface methodology (RSM), and the ANOVA analysis confirmed the significance of the quadratic model (p < 0.05). These findings demonstrate the potential of CoV2O6 as an efficient and selective photocatalyst for treating dye-contaminated wastewater.

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