scholarly journals Synthesis of NiO/ZnO Nanoparticles: Application for Photodegradation of Methylene Blue

2020 ◽  
pp. 95-99
Author(s):  
Bakhtawar Sajjad ◽  
Shaista Ali ◽  
Muhammad Akhyar Farrukh
Keyword(s):  
Methylene Blue ◽  
Band Gap ◽  
Zno Nanoparticles ◽  
Sol Gel ◽  
Nitrate Hexahydrate ◽  
Methylene Blue Degradation ◽  
Particle Size Analyzer ◽  
Nickel Nitrate Hexahydrate ◽  
Photocatalytic Material ◽  
Tga And Dsc

NiO/ZnO nanocomposites synthesized by sol-gel method with zinc chloride and nickel nitrate hexahydrate in ethanol used as solvent. Material was characterized by Particle size analyzer, UV-Vis, FTIR, TGA and DSC. NiO/ZnO nanoparticles investigated as a suitable photocatalytic material for the methylene blue degradation i.e. an organic dye under visible light irradiation. The UV–vis absorption spectra of the NiO/ZnO nanoparticles shown peaks in the UV region, corresponding to the band gap of the NiO/ZnO nanoparticles. The band gap of NiO/ZnO nanoparticles is calculated 3.55 eV by Tauc’s plot method. Then UV visible data showed the methylene blue degradation with NiO/ZnO nanoparticles, behaving as active catalyst.

Microwave Synthesis of ZnO Nanoparticles for Enhanced Oil Recovery

2014 ◽  
Vol 1024 ◽  
pp. 83-86 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohamad Sahban Alnarabiji ◽  
Noorhana Yahya ◽  
Sharifa Bee Abd Hamid ◽  
Khairun Azizi Azizli ◽  
Afza Shafie ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Zinc Oxide ◽  
Enhanced Oil Recovery ◽  
Oil Recovery ◽  
Zno Nanoparticles ◽  
Sol Gel ◽  
Zinc Nitrate ◽  
Nitrate Hexahydrate ◽  
Zno Nps ◽  
Nanoparticle Morphology ◽  
Original Oil In Place

Synthesising zinc oxide nanoparticles to get certain specific characteristics to be applied in Enhanced oil recovery (EOR) is still challenging to date. In this work, zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles were synthesised using the sol-gel method by dissolving zinc nitrate hexahydrate in nitric acid. The ZnO crystal and particles morphology and structure were determined using X-ray Diffractometer (XRD) and Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope (FESEM). In this study, a microwave oven was used for annealing ZnO without insulating a sample in any casket. The results show that 30 and 40 minutes of annealing and stirring for 1 hour influenced the morphology and size of zinc oxide particles in nanoscale. These parameters could be tailored to generate a range of nanoparticle morphology (agglomerated nanoparticles in a corn-like morphology), a crystal size with the mean size of 70.5 and 74.9 nm and a main growth at the peak [10. EOR experiment were conducted by dispersing 0.10 wt% ZnO NPs in distilled water to form a ZnO nanofluid. Then the fluid was injected into the medium in the 3rd stage of the oil recovery to present EOR stage. It was found that ZnO nanofluid has the ability to extract 8% of the original oil in place (OOIP).

scholarly journals Facile synthesis of mesoporous titanium dioxide doped by Ag-coated graphene with enhanced visible-light photocatalytic performance for methylene blue degradation

RSC Advances ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (41) ◽  
pp. 25314-25324 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lin Xiao ◽  
Li Youji ◽  
Chen Feitai ◽  
Xu Peng ◽  
Li Ming
Keyword(s):  
Methylene Blue ◽  
Titanium Dioxide ◽  
Visible Light ◽  
Photocatalytic Performance ◽  
Solvothermal Method ◽  
Sol Gel ◽  
Facile Synthesis ◽  
Methylene Blue Degradation ◽  
Visible Light Driven ◽  
Visible Light Photocatalytic

A highly efficient and elaborately structured visible-light-driven catalyst composed of mesoporous TiO2 (MT) doped with Ag+-coated graphene (MT-Ag/GR) has been successfully fabricated by a sol–gel and solvothermal method.

Methylene blue degradation by NaTaO3 sol–gel doped with Sm and La

2009 ◽  
Vol 165 (1-3) ◽  
pp. 774-779 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leticia M. Torres-Martínez ◽  
Arquímedes Cruz-López ◽  
Isaías Juárez-Ramírez ◽  
Ma. Elena Meza-de la Rosa
Keyword(s):  
Methylene Blue ◽  
Sol Gel ◽  
Methylene Blue Degradation

Effect of Mn doping on the structural and optical properties of sol-gel derived ZnO nanoparticles

Open Physics ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdub Ali ◽  
Francis Dejene ◽  
Hendrik Swart
Keyword(s):  
Band Gap ◽  
Zno Nanoparticles ◽  
Sol Gel ◽  
Visible Region ◽  
Green Emission ◽  
Ion Concentration ◽  
Photoluminescence Intensity ◽  
Preparation Conditions ◽  
Doped Zno ◽  
Mn Doped

AbstractUn-doped and Mn-doped ZnO nanoparticles were successfully synthesized in an ethanolic solution by using a sol-gel method. Material properties of the samples dependence on preparation conditions and Mn concentrations were investigated while other parameters were controlled to ensure reproducibility. It was observed that the structural properties, particle size, band gap, photoluminescence intensity and wavelength of maximum intensity were influenced by the amount of Mn ions present in the precursor. The XRD spectra for ZnO nanoparticles show the entire peaks corresponding to the various planes of wurtzite ZnO, indicating a single phase. The diffraction peaks of doped samples are slightly shifted to lower angles with an increase in the Mn ion concentration, signifying the expansion of the lattice constants and increase in the band gap of ZnO. All the samples show the absorption in the visible region. The absorbance spectra show that the excitonic absorption peak shifts towards the lower wavelength side with the Mn-doped ZnO nanoparticles. The PL spectra of undoped ZnO consist of UV emission at 388 nm and broad visible emission at 560 nm with varying relative peak intensities. The doping of ZnO with Mn quenches significantly the green emission while UV luminescence is slightly affected.

Effect of the Ce-TiO2/Diatomite on the Photo-Catalysis Degradation of MB

2014 ◽  
Vol 789 ◽  
pp. 44-47
Author(s):  
Xiu Hong Liang ◽  
Xiao Ye Fu
Keyword(s):  
Methylene Blue ◽  
Uv Light ◽  
Sol Gel ◽  
Heat Stability ◽  
Chemical Action ◽  
Methylene Blue Degradation ◽  
Photocatalytic Effect ◽  
Photo Catalysis ◽  
Ft Ir ◽  
Physical And Chemical

In this paper, TiO2/diatomite and Ce-TiO2/diatomite were prepared by sol-gel method in order to improve the spectrum responding range and its photocatalytic effect. The obtained samples were characterized by means of X-ray Diffractometer (XRD), Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM), Infrared Absorption Spectroscopy (FT-IR) and so on, and the photocatalytic activity was evaluated by methylene blue degradation. The heat stability of TiO2/diatomite was improved by Ce-doped; TiO2 was successfully loaded on diatomite through physical and chemical action. The de-coloring ratio of methylene blue of the two composite materials were similar under UV light, Ce-TiO2/diatomite was higher under visible light, it reached to 80%, and it kept 65% after the five times repeated using of Ce-TiO2/diatomite.

scholarly journals Synthesis of Heterostructure of ZnO@MOF-46(Zn) to Improve the Photocatalytic Performance in Methylene Blue Degradation

Crystals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. 1379
Author(s):  
Jiraporn Buasakun ◽  
Phakinee Srilaoong ◽  
Ramida Rattanakam ◽  
Tanwawan Duangthongyou
Keyword(s):  
Methylene Blue ◽  
Band Gap ◽  
Photocatalytic Performance ◽  
Degradation Process ◽  
Band Gap Energy ◽  
Photocatalytic Efficiency ◽  
Electron Hole ◽  
Methylene Blue Degradation ◽  
Gap Energy ◽  
Hole Recombination

The heterostructure of ZnO and MOF-46(Zn) was synthesized to improve the photocatalytic performance of ZnO and prove the synergistic theory that presented the coexistence of ZnO and MOF-46(Zn), providing better efficiency than pure ZnO. The heterostructure material was synthesized by using prepared ZnO as a Zn2+ source, which was reacted with 2-aminoterephthalic acid (2-ATP) as a ligand to cover the surface of ZnO with MOF-46(Zn). The ZnO reactant materials were modified by pyrolysis of various morphologies of IRMOF-3 (Zn-MOF) prepared by using CTAB as a morphology controller. The octahedral ZnO obtained at 150 mg of CTAB shows better efficiency for photodegradation, with 85.79% within 3 h and a band gap energy of 3.11 eV. It acts as a starting material for synthesis of ZnO@MOF-46(Zn). The ZnO/MOF-46(Zn) composite was further used as a photocatalyst material in the dye (methylene blue: MB) degradation process, and the performance was compared with that of pure prepared ZnO. The results show that the photocatalytic efficiency with 61.20% in the MB degradation of the heterostructure is higher than that of pure ZnO within 60 min (90.09% within 180 min). The reason for this result may be that the coexistence of ZnO and MOF-46(Zn) can absorb a larger range of energy and reduce the possibility of the electron–hole recombination process.

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