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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
chemical engineering
Enhanced photocatalytic activity of ZnO/CuO nanocomposite for the degradation of textile dye on visible light illumination
Materials Science and Engineering C, Volume 33, No. 1, Year 2013
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The photocatalytic degradation of organic dyes such as methylene blue and methyl orange in the presence of various percentages of composite catalyst under visible light irradiation was carried out. The catalyst ZnO nanorods and ZnO/CuO nanocomposites of different weight ratios were prepared by new thermal decomposition method, which is simple and cost effective. The prepared catalysts were characterized by different techniques such as X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy, field emission scanning electron microscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and UV-visible absorption spectroscopy. Further, the most photocatalytically active composite material was used for degradation of real textile waste water under visible light illumination. The irradiated samples were analysed by total organic carbon and chemical oxygen demand. The efficiency of the catalyst and their photocatalytic mechanism has been discussed in detail. © 2012 Elsevier B.V.
Authors & Co-Authors
Saravanan Rajendran, Saravanan
India, Chennai
University of Madras
Sekar, Karthikeyan
India, Chennai
Central Leather Research Institute India
Gupta, Vinod Kumar
India, Roorkee
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
Saudi Arabia, Dhahran
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
Sekaran, Ganesan Dhana
India, Chennai
Central Leather Research Institute India
Vengidusamy, Narayanan Suriya
India, Chennai
University of Madras
Stephen, Arumainathan
India, Chennai
University of Madras
Statistics
Citations: 921
Authors: 6
Affiliations: 4
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.msec.2012.08.011
ISSN:
09284931
Research Areas
Environmental