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Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry 20 (2014) 4033–4038 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry j ou r n al h o me p a g e : /loc ate/jiec Photocatalytic oxidation of methylene blue dye under visible light by Ni doped Ag2S nanoparticles E.S. Aazam * Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 80203, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia A R T I C L E I N F O A B S T R A C T Article history: Ag S nanoparticles were prepared using a hydrothermal method, and Ni was doped via a photo-assisted 2 Received 16 December 2013 deposition method. The samples produced were characterized using different tools. Furthermore, the Accepted 30 December 2013 catalytic performance of the Ag S and Ni/Ag S samples was examined in the degradation of methylene 2 2 Available online 10 January 2014 blue dye under visible light. The UV–vis spectral analysis detected a red shift after loading of Ni. The maximum degradation efficiency achieved was 100% with 3 wt% Ni/Ag2S as the photocatalyst after a 40- Keywords: min reaction time. The catalyst could be reused without any loss in activity for the first five cycles. Ni loading 2014 The Korean Society of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry. Published by Elsevier B.