Facile Preparation of ZnO Nanoparticles and Ag/ZnO Nanocomposite and Their Photocatalytic Activities under Visible Light
Zinc oxide (ZnO) has been known as an excellent photocatalyst for the degradation of a variety of organic pollutants under UV irradiation. This work describes a synthesis of ZnO nanoparticles via a facile precipitation method, and Ag was doped into Ag/ZnO nanocomposite to improve the photocatalytic...
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| author | Thi Anh Tuyet Pham Van Anh Tran Van Duong Le Minh Viet Nguyen Duc Duc Truong Xuan Truong Do Anh-Tuan Vu |
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| description | Zinc oxide (ZnO) has been known as an excellent photocatalyst for the degradation of a variety of organic pollutants under UV irradiation. This work describes a synthesis of ZnO nanoparticles via a facile precipitation method, and Ag was doped into Ag/ZnO nanocomposite to improve the photocatalytic degradation of BPA under visible light irradiation. The obtained ZnO nanoparticles were 20 nm in size and had a relatively high surface area and pore volume, 26.2 m2/g and 0.48 cm3/g, respectively. The deposition of Ag led to a decrease in the surface area, pore volume, and band gap energy (Eg) of ZnO nanoparticles. However, the photocatalytic activity of Ag/ZnO composite in the case increased. The performance of ZnO was compared with Ag/ZnO composites at the different molar ratios, and the kinetic reaction of BPA in these catalysts was investigated by the first-order kinetic model. The sample of Ag/ZnO-10 composite had the highest catalytic activity and showed the degradation efficiency, reaction rate, and degradation capacity of 100% in 120 min, 0.014 min-1, and 40 mg/g, respectively. In comparison, the effects of Ag/ZnO molar ratio, catalyst dosage, solution pH, and concentration of BPA on photocatalytic degradation were investigated. Additionally, the photocatalytic performance of Ag/ZnO-10 composite was evaluated by the degradation of other persistent organic compounds such as phenol, tartrazine, and methylene blue and compared to other catalysts in literature. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-95cde63d03d341feb83c45d879a3d8842025-08-20T02:10:06ZengWileyInternational Journal of Photoenergy1110-662X1687-529X2020-01-01202010.1155/2020/88976678897667Facile Preparation of ZnO Nanoparticles and Ag/ZnO Nanocomposite and Their Photocatalytic Activities under Visible LightThi Anh Tuyet Pham0Van Anh Tran1Van Duong Le2Minh Viet Nguyen3Duc Duc Truong4Xuan Truong Do5Anh-Tuan Vu6School of Chemical Engineering, Hanoi University of Science and Technology, Hanoi, VietnamSchool of Chemical Engineering, Hanoi University of Science and Technology, Hanoi, VietnamSchool of Chemical Engineering, Hanoi University of Science and Technology, Hanoi, VietnamFaculty of Chemical Engineering, Hanoi University of Industry, VietnamSchool of Chemical Engineering, Hanoi University of Science and Technology, Hanoi, VietnamSchool of Chemical Engineering, Hanoi University of Science and Technology, Hanoi, VietnamSchool of Chemical Engineering, Hanoi University of Science and Technology, Hanoi, VietnamZinc oxide (ZnO) has been known as an excellent photocatalyst for the degradation of a variety of organic pollutants under UV irradiation. This work describes a synthesis of ZnO nanoparticles via a facile precipitation method, and Ag was doped into Ag/ZnO nanocomposite to improve the photocatalytic degradation of BPA under visible light irradiation. The obtained ZnO nanoparticles were 20 nm in size and had a relatively high surface area and pore volume, 26.2 m2/g and 0.48 cm3/g, respectively. The deposition of Ag led to a decrease in the surface area, pore volume, and band gap energy (Eg) of ZnO nanoparticles. However, the photocatalytic activity of Ag/ZnO composite in the case increased. The performance of ZnO was compared with Ag/ZnO composites at the different molar ratios, and the kinetic reaction of BPA in these catalysts was investigated by the first-order kinetic model. The sample of Ag/ZnO-10 composite had the highest catalytic activity and showed the degradation efficiency, reaction rate, and degradation capacity of 100% in 120 min, 0.014 min-1, and 40 mg/g, respectively. In comparison, the effects of Ag/ZnO molar ratio, catalyst dosage, solution pH, and concentration of BPA on photocatalytic degradation were investigated. Additionally, the photocatalytic performance of Ag/ZnO-10 composite was evaluated by the degradation of other persistent organic compounds such as phenol, tartrazine, and methylene blue and compared to other catalysts in literature.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/8897667 |
| spellingShingle | Thi Anh Tuyet Pham Van Anh Tran Van Duong Le Minh Viet Nguyen Duc Duc Truong Xuan Truong Do Anh-Tuan Vu Facile Preparation of ZnO Nanoparticles and Ag/ZnO Nanocomposite and Their Photocatalytic Activities under Visible Light International Journal of Photoenergy |
| title | Facile Preparation of ZnO Nanoparticles and Ag/ZnO Nanocomposite and Their Photocatalytic Activities under Visible Light |
| title_full | Facile Preparation of ZnO Nanoparticles and Ag/ZnO Nanocomposite and Their Photocatalytic Activities under Visible Light |
| title_fullStr | Facile Preparation of ZnO Nanoparticles and Ag/ZnO Nanocomposite and Their Photocatalytic Activities under Visible Light |
| title_full_unstemmed | Facile Preparation of ZnO Nanoparticles and Ag/ZnO Nanocomposite and Their Photocatalytic Activities under Visible Light |
| title_short | Facile Preparation of ZnO Nanoparticles and Ag/ZnO Nanocomposite and Their Photocatalytic Activities under Visible Light |
| title_sort | facile preparation of zno nanoparticles and ag zno nanocomposite and their photocatalytic activities under visible light |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/8897667 |
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