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Photocatalytic degradation of Rhodamine B using green-synthesized ZnO nanoparticles from Sechium edule polysaccharides

Journal

APPLIED NANOSCIENCE
Volume 12, Issue 8, Pages 2477-2487

Publisher

SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
DOI: 10.1007/s13204-022-02502-w

Keywords

ZnO NPs; Polysaccharides; Rhodamine B; Dye degradation; Wastewater treatment

Funding

  1. King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia [RSP 2021/68]
  2. Korea Institute of Energy Technology Evaluation and Planning (KETEP) grant - Korea government (MOTIE) [20194110100100]

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In this study, ZnO nanoparticles were synthesized using polysaccharides from Sechium edule fruits and used for photocatalytic degradation of Rhodamine B. The green-synthesized ZnO nanoparticles exhibited high photocatalytic activity and stability, making it a promising catalyst for wastewater treatment and other remediation applications.
Degradation of hazardous dye effluents released from various industries has received lot of attention because of their serious health hazards. Herein, we report the synthesis of ZnO NPs using crude polysaccharides of Sechium edule fruits for photocatalytic degradation of Rhodamine B (RhB). The fruits of S. edule were used as a source to extract polysaccharides by hot water method. The ZnO NPs synthesis was carried out by green chemistry route using extracted crude polysaccharides. The optical, morphological and chemical characteristics of ZnO NPs were characterized using UV-Vis spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, field-emission scanning electron microscopy and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy. FE-SEM revealed that the green-synthesized ZnO NPs having spherical- and triangle-shaped morphology with an average size of 30-100 nm. EDS showed the existence of Zn (51.64%), O (42.38%) and C (5.98%) elements. Photocatalytic ability of ZnO NPs was studied by the degradation of RhB under visible light irradiation. The ZnO NPs showed 95% degradation efficiency of RhB after 75 min under visible light irradiation and also exhibited good reusable stability up to 5 cycles. The greater photocatalytic activity and reusability show that the ZnO NPs synthesized using polysaccharides of S. edule fruits could be a promising photocatalyst in wastewater treatment and other remediation applications.

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