Phytogenic Synthesis and Characterization of NiO-ZnO Nanocomposite for the Photodegradation of Brilliant Green and 4-Nitrophenol

The NiO-ZnO nanocomposite (NiO-ZnO NC) was synthesized by ecofriendly process by using Diospyros kaki (D. kaki) extract of leaves as reducing and capping agents. X-ray diffraction (XRD) was used for examined crystallinity, cell dimensions, and crystallite size (7.6 nm). To determine the purity of sa...

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Main Authors: Sirajul Haq, Aqsa Waheed Raja, Sadiq Ur Rehman, Amine Mezni, Manel Ben Ali, Amor Hedfi, Muhammad Imran Shahzad, Wajid Rehman, Nadia Shahzad, Muhammad Waseem, Pervaiz Ahmad
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Published: Wiley 2021-01-01
Series:Journal of Chemistry
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/3475036
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author Sirajul Haq
Aqsa Waheed Raja
Sadiq Ur Rehman
Amine Mezni
Manel Ben Ali
Amor Hedfi
Muhammad Imran Shahzad
Wajid Rehman
Nadia Shahzad
Muhammad Waseem
Pervaiz Ahmad
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Aqsa Waheed Raja
Sadiq Ur Rehman
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description The NiO-ZnO nanocomposite (NiO-ZnO NC) was synthesized by ecofriendly process by using Diospyros kaki (D. kaki) extract of leaves as reducing and capping agents. X-ray diffraction (XRD) was used for examined crystallinity, cell dimensions, and crystallite size (7.6 nm). To determine the purity of sample and weight percentage, energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) is used. The surface morphology was determined by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). By using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), functional groups in samples were determined. By using diffuse reflectance data (DRS), band gap energy calculated via Tauc plot was 3.23 eV. The photocatalytic activity was checked against brilliant green (BG) and 4-nitrophenol (4-NP) and 92.5% and 69.7% of brilliant green (BG) and 4-nitrophenol (4-NP) were degraded with rate of degradation which were 0.0281 and 0.011 min−1.
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spelling doaj-art-7032798d26c3410eb0a9674a11f870c92025-02-03T01:27:22ZengWileyJournal of Chemistry2090-90632090-90712021-01-01202110.1155/2021/34750363475036Phytogenic Synthesis and Characterization of NiO-ZnO Nanocomposite for the Photodegradation of Brilliant Green and 4-NitrophenolSirajul Haq0Aqsa Waheed Raja1Sadiq Ur Rehman2Amine Mezni3Manel Ben Ali4Amor Hedfi5Muhammad Imran Shahzad6Wajid Rehman7Nadia Shahzad8Muhammad Waseem9Pervaiz Ahmad10Department of Chemistry, University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Muzaffarabad 13100, PakistanDepartment of Chemistry, University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Muzaffarabad 13100, PakistanDepartment of Chemistry, University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Muzaffarabad 13100, PakistanDepartment of Chemistry, College of Science, Taif University, P.O. Box 11099, Taif 21944, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Biology, College of Sciences, Taif University, P.O. Box 11099, Taif 21944, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Biology, College of Sciences, Taif University, P.O. Box 11099, Taif 21944, Saudi ArabiaNanosciences and Technology Department (NS & TD), National Center for Physics (NCP), 44000 Islamabad, PakistanDepartment of Chemistry, Hazara University Mansehra, Mansehra 21300, PakistanUS-Pakistan Centre for Advanced Studies in Energy, National University of Science and Technology (NUST), 44000 Islamabad, PakistanDepartment of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad (CUI), Islamabad, PakistanDepartment of Physics, University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, 13100 Muzaffarabad,, PakistanThe NiO-ZnO nanocomposite (NiO-ZnO NC) was synthesized by ecofriendly process by using Diospyros kaki (D. kaki) extract of leaves as reducing and capping agents. X-ray diffraction (XRD) was used for examined crystallinity, cell dimensions, and crystallite size (7.6 nm). To determine the purity of sample and weight percentage, energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) is used. The surface morphology was determined by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). By using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), functional groups in samples were determined. By using diffuse reflectance data (DRS), band gap energy calculated via Tauc plot was 3.23 eV. The photocatalytic activity was checked against brilliant green (BG) and 4-nitrophenol (4-NP) and 92.5% and 69.7% of brilliant green (BG) and 4-nitrophenol (4-NP) were degraded with rate of degradation which were 0.0281 and 0.011 min−1.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/3475036
spellingShingle Sirajul Haq
Aqsa Waheed Raja
Sadiq Ur Rehman
Amine Mezni
Manel Ben Ali
Amor Hedfi
Muhammad Imran Shahzad
Wajid Rehman
Nadia Shahzad
Muhammad Waseem
Pervaiz Ahmad
Phytogenic Synthesis and Characterization of NiO-ZnO Nanocomposite for the Photodegradation of Brilliant Green and 4-Nitrophenol
Journal of Chemistry
title Phytogenic Synthesis and Characterization of NiO-ZnO Nanocomposite for the Photodegradation of Brilliant Green and 4-Nitrophenol
title_full Phytogenic Synthesis and Characterization of NiO-ZnO Nanocomposite for the Photodegradation of Brilliant Green and 4-Nitrophenol
title_fullStr Phytogenic Synthesis and Characterization of NiO-ZnO Nanocomposite for the Photodegradation of Brilliant Green and 4-Nitrophenol
title_full_unstemmed Phytogenic Synthesis and Characterization of NiO-ZnO Nanocomposite for the Photodegradation of Brilliant Green and 4-Nitrophenol
title_short Phytogenic Synthesis and Characterization of NiO-ZnO Nanocomposite for the Photodegradation of Brilliant Green and 4-Nitrophenol
title_sort phytogenic synthesis and characterization of nio zno nanocomposite for the photodegradation of brilliant green and 4 nitrophenol
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/3475036
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