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Nanocomposite of zinc zirconia for better degradation of an organic dye
R BIJU R RAVIKUMAR J R VANAJA RAGHAVAN C R INDULAL
Volume 45 Published: 10 September 2022 Article ID 0180
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Keywords
Zinc zirconia nanocomposite ;chemical co-precipitation method ;methylene blue dye ;photocatalysis. -
Abstract
Zinc zirconia nanocomposite was synthesized by chemical co-precipitation route using zinc chloride (ZnCl2), zirconium oxychloride octahydrate (ZrOCl$_2$.8H$_2$O), sodium hydroxide (NaOH) and ethylene diaminetetra acetic acid(EDTA). XRD, UV, SEM and EDX measurements were employed to characterize the as-prepared nanoparticles of zinc oxide (ZnO NPs), zirconia (ZrO$_2$ NPs) and the zinc zirconia nanocomposite (ZZNC). Photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue (MB) dye in polluted water was investigated under visible light using ZZNC as the photocatalyst. UV/Vis spectrum confirmed an enhancement in the photocatalytic activity of ZZNC in MB dye-contaminated water. It wasobserved that more than 80% of the dye was degraded from polluted water while using ZZNC as a photocatalyst in 2.5 h.
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Author Affiliations
R BIJU1 R RAVIKUMAR1 J R VANAJA RAGHAVAN1 C R INDULAL2
- Department of Physics, T.K.M. College of Arts and Science (Affiliated to University of Kerala), Kollam, Kerela 691005, India
- Department of Physics, St. Gregorios College (Affiliated to University of Kerala), Kottarakara, Kollam, Kerela 691531, India
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Dates
- Published
- 10 September 2022
- Manuscript received
- 13 February 2022
- Accepted
- 18 May 2022
- Final version published online
- 10 September 2022
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