Zinc oxide nanoparticles: solvent-free synthesis, characterization and application as heterogeneous nanocatalyst for photodegradation of dye from aqueous phase

  • Mojgan Goudarzi
  • Mehdi Mousavi-Kamazani
  • Masoud Salavati-Niasari
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Abstract

In present study, for the first time, ZnO nanoparticles have been synthesized via a simple, novel, solvent and template free solid-state thermal decomposition of the mixed Zn(NO3)·6H2O and cochineal powders as a novel starting reagent at 600 °C for 3 h. The as-prepared product was analyzed by XRD, EDS, SEM, TEM, FT-IR and DRS. Besides, the effect of cochineal powder on the morphology and particle size of ZnO nanoparticles was investigated. The results exhibited that cochineal powder prevents the sintering of nanoparticles and leads to formation of uniform particles. Moreover, the efficiency of ZnO nanoparticles as a photocatalyst for the decolorization of methylene orange (MO) has been evaluated and 90% degradation of MO was obtained after 120 min.

Keywords

Photocatalytic Activity Methylene Orange Energy Dispersive Spectrometry Oleylamine Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles 
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Acknowledgements

Authors are grateful to the council of Iran National Science Foundation (INSF) and University of Kashan for supporting this work by Grant No (159271/5279).

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Authors and Affiliations

  • Mojgan Goudarzi
    • 1
  • Mehdi Mousavi-Kamazani
    • 1
  • Masoud Salavati-Niasari
    • 2
  1. 1.Young Researchers and Elites Club, Arak BranchIslamic Azad UniversityArakIran
  2. 2.Institute of Nano Science and Nano TechnologyUniversity of KashanKashanIslamic Republic of Iran

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