Photocatalytic Degradation of Organic Dyes Using ZnO/CeO2 Nanocomposite Material Under Visible Light

Saravanan, R.; Karthikeyan, N.; Govindan, S.; Narayanan, V.; Stephen, A.; Babu, DR

Abstract

Nanorods of ZnO/CeO2 were synthesized by thermal decomposition method. The decomposition temperature and formation of composite material were confirmed by the thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) before the synthesis process. The prepared samples were characterized by different techniques. The structural and morphological properties of ZnO/CeO2 nanorods were confirmed by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and high resolution scanning electron microscopy (HR-SEM). The chemical composition and specific surface area analysis were done by energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX) and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) method. Further the catalyst was used for photocatalytic degradation of organic dye under visible light irradiation.

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Título de la Revista: BIOHYDROMETALLURY: FROM THE SINGLE CELL TO THE ENVIRONMENT
Volumen: 584
Editorial: Trans Tech Publications Ltd.
Fecha de publicación: 2012
Página de inicio: 381
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DOI:

10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.584.381

Notas: ISI