Removal of cationic water pollutants using PEG stabilized ZnO nanoparticles under solar irradiation

The current study focuses on providing a solution to the removal of organic dyes, namely methylene blue (MB) and rhodamine B (RhB) by polyethylene glycol (PEG) stabilized Zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles (NPs) from aqueous medium. The as-obtained sample has shown efficient photocatalytic degradation o...

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Main Authors: Basnet, Parita, Chanu, T. Inakhunbi, Samanta, Dhrubajyoti, Chatterjee, Somenath, Mukherjee, Jaya
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Aqueous solutions
Debye-Scherrer method
Methylene blue
Nanoparticles
Photodegradation
Pollutants
Polyethylene glycol
Rhodamine
X-ray diffraction
Zinc oxide
Zinc oxides
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Summary:The current study focuses on providing a solution to the removal of organic dyes, namely methylene blue (MB) and rhodamine B (RhB) by polyethylene glycol (PEG) stabilized Zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles (NPs) from aqueous medium. The as-obtained sample has shown efficient photocatalytic degradation of both MB and RhB with 95% degradation in 45 min and 91% degradation in 120 min, respectively. The effectivity of the sample must be due to its appreciable size of 25 nm as calculated from X-ray Diffraction (XRD) studies and the Debye-Scherrer formula.
ISSN:0094-243X
1551-7616
DOI:10.1063/1.5113043