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Effect of Ag co-doped ZnO on the tartrazine photodegradation under solar irradiation

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The existence of organic pollutants in water discharges has made wastewater treatment extremely difficult. This is mainly due to the release of various hazardous substances into waterways, which cause significant damage to humans and the aquatic ecosystem. This paper discusses the biosynthesis process of pure ZnO and Ag co-doped ZnO (1%Ag_ZnO and 2%Ag_ZnO). Highly pure nanoparticles (NPs) were obtained by simple and ecological route, through employment of Zn-nitrate as host and Ag-nitrate as dopant and phytochemicals of Zizyphus lotus fruit as reduction agent. The Ag_ZnO NPs were prepared in a one pot synthetic mode (1 and 2% Ag). The obtained samples were characterized by XRD analysis and FTIR spectroscopy which revealed the hexagonal Wurtzite structure of crystals with an average crystallite diameter varying from 16 to 29 nm. The elimination capability of NPs was investigated through the photo-degradation of tartrazine (TR) under solar light irradiation. The operating parameters namely the catalyst dose, initial TR concentration (Co) have been optimized for the TR degradation as function of time. The dye TR was more effectively removed by doped ZnO NPs under solar irradiation. The best performance was obtained with 2%Ag/ZnO, due mainly to the radicals O2·− and ·OH. Results indicated also that the TR removal rate increases with the increase in catalyst load and the decreased in the initial TR concentration.

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  1. Laboratoire d’Etude Physico-Chimiques des Matériaux et Application à l’Environnement (LEPCMAE), Faculté de Chimie (USTHB), BP 32, 16111, Algiers, Algeria

    Hamza Laksaci, Badreddine Belhamdi & Aissa Khelifi

  2. Laboratoire des Matériaux Catalytiques et Procédés Industriels (LMCPI), Faculté des Sciences et Technologies, Université Ahmed Draïa, Adrar, Algeria

    Hamza Laksaci & Omar Khelifi

  3. Département des Hydrocarbures et Energies Renouvelables, Faculté des Sciences et Technologie, Université d’Adrar, Adrar, Algeria

    Hamza Laksaci & Omar Khelifi

  4. Laboratoire d’Analyses Industrielles et Génie des Matériaux (LAIGM), Faculté des Sciences et Technologie (FST), Université 8 Mai 1945, Guelma, Algeria

    Omar Khelifi

  5. Laboratory of Storage and Valorisation of Renewable Energies (LSVER), Faculty of Chemistry (USTHB), BP 32, 16111, Algiers, Algeria

    Mohamed Trari

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Laksaci, H., Belhamdi, B., Khelifi, O. et al. Effect of Ag co-doped ZnO on the tartrazine photodegradation under solar irradiation. Reac Kinet Mech Cat 136, 1689–1704 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11144-023-02416-w

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