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Sunlight active U<sub>3</sub>O<sub>8</sub>@ZnO nanocomposite superfast photocatalyst: synthesis, characterization and application

Kanthasamy RaagulanDivision of Bio Nano ChemistryM.M.M.G.P.G. MantilakaPeradeniyaG. T. D. ChandrakumaraNanotechnology and Science ParkU.G. Mihiri EkanayakePeradeniyaW. P. S. L. WijesinghePeradeniyaShanmuganathan EhanathanPeradeniyaR.M.G. RajapakseDepartment of ChemistryRamanaskanda BraveenthDivision of Bio Nano ChemistryKyu Yun ChaiDivision of Bio Nano Chemistry

Nanoscale Advancesjournal2018en

ABI

Abstract

@ZnO nanocomposite photocatalyst has been synthesized for the first time using co-precipitation method. The synthesized composite has a particle size ranging from 18 nm to 30 nm with band gap energy of 2.9 eV. The composite photocatalyst is capable of degrading methylene blue completely within 30 min under sunlight irradiation. Therefore, this superfast efficient sunlight-active photocatalyst is very useful in industrial organic waste water treatment.

Topics

Radioactive element chemistry and processing Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Covalent Organic Framework Applications

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DOI: 10.1039/c8na00051d

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