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Self-assembly of the Ag deposited ZnO/carbon nanospheres: A resourceful photocatalyst for efficient photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue dye in water

Journal

ADVANCED POWDER TECHNOLOGY
Volume 29, Issue 12, Pages 3483-3492

Publisher

ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.apt.2018.09.031

Keywords

Photocatalysis; Photodegradation of organic pollutants; Ag deposited ZnO/CNSs nanocomposite; Water remediation; Photocatalytic activity

Funding

  1. university grant commission (UGC)

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Carbon nanospheres (CNSs) are synthesized by pyrolysis of benzene at 1000 degrees C. Various UV-light photocatalysts of ZnO/CNSs and Ag-ZnO/CNSs (AZCN) composites are synthesized on the surface of CNSs using a facile chemical precipitation method. Morphological and optical properties of the as-synthesized photocatalysts are characterized by scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, energy dispersive spectroscopy, UV-Vis spectroscopy, photoluminescence and Raman spectroscopy. Photocatalytic degradation efficiency of methylene blue dye is investigated to examine the photocatalytic activity of synthesized photocatalysts. It is found that as-synthesized ZnO/CNSs composite can degrade higher methylene blue dye (similar to 85.6%) after 25 min of UV irradiation in comparison with that of CNSs. A prominent improvement in the photodegradation is attained by depositing metal (Ag) particles on the surface of ZnO/CNSs composite. AZCN composite displays the enhanced photocatalytic degradation performance (similar to 95% after 15 min of UV light) in high concentration of methylene blue dye. Furthermore, stability performance is studied by recycling the AZCN composite photocatalyst. It is found that the photocatalytic activity of AZCN composite is only slightly decreased even after five cycles. Present work demonstrates that AZCN composite show a great potential in the treatment of organic pollutants for wastewater treatment. (C) 2018 The Society of Powder Technology Japan. Published by Elsevier B.V. and The Society of Powder Technology Japan. All rights reserved.

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