期刊
JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
卷 406, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.124779
关键词
Green synthesis; ZnO nanoparticles; Musa acuminata peel extract; Photocatalyst; Wastewater treatment
资金
- Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) under the Research University Grant (RUI) [1001/PKIMIA/8011071]
- Kurita Water and Environment Foundation Grant [304/PKIMIA/650986/K120]
- Institute of Postgraduate Studies (IPS), USM
Zinc oxide photocatalysts synthesized using banana peel waste extract as reducing and capping agents exhibit superior photocatalytic activities in degrading hazardous dyes compared to chemically synthesized ZnO. Various spectroscopic and microscopic techniques confirmed their formation and morphologies, with biologically synthesized ZnO showing smaller crystallite size and higher surface area. The environmentally friendly catalyst is economically viable for organic contaminant removal in wastewater treatment under visible light irradiation.
Zinc oxide (ZnO) photocatalysts were successfully synthesized via chemical and green, environmentally-benign methods. The work highlights the valorization of banana peel (BP) waste extract as the reducing and capping agents to produce pure, low temperature, highly crystalline, and effective ZnO nanoparticles with superior photocatalytic activities for the removal of hazardous Basic Blue 9 (BB9), crystal violet (CV), and cresol red (CR) dyes in comparison to chemically synthesized ZnO. Their formation and morphologies were verified by various optical spectroscopic and electron microscopic techniques. XRD results revealed that the biosynthesized ZnO exhibited 15.3 nm crystallite size when determined by Scherrer equation, which was smaller than the chemically synthesized ZnO. The FTIR spectra confirmed the presence of biomolecules in the green-mediated catalyst. EDX and XPS analyses verified the purity and chemical composition of ZnO. Nitrogen sorption analysis affirmed the high surface area of bio-inspired ZnO. Maximum removal efficiencies were achieved with 30 mg green ZnO catalyst, 2.0 x 10(-5) M BB9 solution, alkaline pH 12, and irradiation time 90 min. Green-mediated ZnO showed superior photodegradation efficiency and reusability than chemically synthesized ZnO. Therefore, this economical, environment-friendly photocatalyst is applicable for the removal of organic contaminants in wastewater treatment under visible light irradiation.
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