Molecules 2011, 16(7), 5769-5784; doi:10.3390/molecules16075769
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Use of Novel Cardanol-Porphyrin Hybrids and Their TiO2-Based Composites for the Photodegradation of 4-Nitrophenol in Water

Giuseppe Vasapollo 1,* email, Giuseppe Mele 1 , Roberta Del Sole 1 , Iolanda Pio 1 , Jun Li 2 email and Selma Elaine Mazzetto 3 email
1 Department of Engineering for Innovation, University of Salento, Arnesano Street, Lecce 73100, Italy 2 Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710069, China 3 Laboratory of Products and Processes Technology (LPT), Department of Organic and Inorganic Chemistry, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza 6021, Brazil
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 17 May 2011; in revised form: 24 June 2011 / Accepted: 1 July 2011 / Published: 7 July 2011
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Tetrapyrroles, Porphyrins and Phthalocyanine)
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Abstract: Cardanol, a well known hazardous byproduct of the cashew industry, has been used as starting material for the synthesis of useful differently substituted “cardanol-based” porphyrins and their zinc(II), copper(II), cobalt(II) and Fe(III) complexes. Novel composites prepared by impregnation of polycrystalline TiO2 powder with an opportune amount of “cardanol-based” porphyrins, which act as sensitizers for the improvement of the photo-catalytic activity of the bare TiO2, have been used in the photodegradation in water of 4-nitrophenol (4-NP), which is a toxic and bio-refractory pollutant, dangerous for ecosystems and human health.
Keywords: cardanol; porphyrins; metalloporphyrins; heterogeneous photocatalysis; 4-nitrophenol; porphyrin-TiO2 photocatalysts

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Vasapollo, G.; Mele, G.; Sole, R.D.; Pio, I.; Li, J.; Mazzetto, S.E. Use of Novel Cardanol-Porphyrin Hybrids and Their TiO2-Based Composites for the Photodegradation of 4-Nitrophenol in Water. Molecules 2011, 16, 5769-5784.

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Vasapollo G, Mele G, Sole RD, Pio I, Li J, Mazzetto SE. Use of Novel Cardanol-Porphyrin Hybrids and Their TiO2-Based Composites for the Photodegradation of 4-Nitrophenol in Water. Molecules. 2011; 16(7):5769-5784.

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Vasapollo, Giuseppe; Mele, Giuseppe; Sole, Roberta Del; Pio, Iolanda; Li, Jun; Mazzetto, Selma Elaine. 2011. "Use of Novel Cardanol-Porphyrin Hybrids and Their TiO2-Based Composites for the Photodegradation of 4-Nitrophenol in Water." Molecules 16, no. 7: 5769-5784.

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