A facile preparation of nanosized ZnO and its use in photocatalytic decolorization of methyl orange
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https://doi.org/10.11113/mjfas.v7n1.204Keywords:
Electrosynthesis, Nanosized Zno, Photocatalytic, Decolorization, Methyl orange,Abstract
Nanoparticles zinc metal was prepared by a simple electrochemical method of a N,N-dimethylformamide solution containing 0.1M tetraethylammonium
perchlorate in the presence of naphthalene as a mediator in a one-compartment cell fitted with a platinum plate cathode and a zinc plate anode at 60
mA/cm2 of constant current under a nitrogen atmosphere. The prepared zinc oxide (ZnOelec) was characterized by FE-SEM, TEM, XRD, nitrogensorption
and DRUV spectrophotometer, which confirmed that the particles of ZnOelec are composed of pure nanosized ZnO with a large surface area and
majority of particle size was less than 20 nm. The particles size of the ZnOelec affected its photoactivity, which clearly observed when it was tested on a
decolorization of methyl orange under UV illumination. By using ZnOelec, 50% of higher removal percentage of MO was achieved compared to
commercial zinc, which only gave 30% after 30 min of contact time. These result shows that ZnOelec has a great potential to be used as a catalyst for the
photocatalytic decolorization of industrial dyes wastewater.
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