Can I read In-situ Synthesis of Metal Oxide and Polymer Decorated Activated Carbon-based Photocatalyst for Organic Pollutants Degradation on EtoBox?

In-situ Synthesis of Metal Oxide and Polymer Decorated Activated Carbon-based Photocatalyst for Organic Pollutants Degradation by Amar R. Singh; Pratik S. Dhumal; Madhuri A. Bhakare; Kshama D. Lokhande; Mahesh P. Bondarde; Surajit Some is a scholarly article available to read on EtoBox.

What is In-situ Synthesis of Metal Oxide and Polymer Decorated Activated Carbon-based Photocatalyst for Organic Pollutants Degradation about?

The development of eco-friendly, outstanding, cost-effective, and efficient material for wastewater treatment remains a challenge towards the sustainable approach. Herein, we synthesized zinc oxide (ZnO) and polypyrrole (PPy) fabricated activated carbon (AC) based trinary-nanocomposite (ZCP) for dye degradation application. The carbonization of biowaste and polymerization were achieved in acidic condition. The reaction mass pH was converted to a basic medium, as necessary for the in-situ formation of zinc oxide nanoparticles. This trinarynanocomposite (ZCP) was used to degrade organic dyes such as methylene blue (MB). The influence of several factors such as pH, temperature study, electrolyte, photocatalyst dose, and contact duration on photodegradation were investigated. The ZCP composite was able to degrade 98.12% of MB dye solution within 20 min under visible light at room temperature. The degradation efficiency of ZCP was further increased (99.05%) at high temperatures. The above result indicates that the as-prepared ZCP nanocomposite is exhibiting excellent photocatalytic activity as compared to only low recombination of photogenerated electrons and holes. Compared to the cont

Author

Amar R. Singh; Pratik S. Dhumal; Madhuri A. Bhakare; Kshama D. Lokhande; Mahesh P. Bondarde; Surajit Some

Publisher

Elsevier BV

Published

2022

Language

EN