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Preparation of Graphene-ZnO Nanocomposites under Electric Furnace and Photocatalytic Degradation of Various Organic Dyes

https://doi.org/10.14233/ajchem.2013.14495
Bum Hwi Cho
Department of Chemisty, Sahmyook University, Seoul 139-742, South Korea
Seung Won Ko
Science Focus School, Incheon Sangok High School, Wonjeokro 416-25, Bupyung Ku, Incheon 403-011, South Korea
Won-Chun Oh
Department of Advanced Materials & Science Engineering, Hanseo University, Chungnam 356-820, South Korea
Weon Bae Ko
Department of Chemisty, Sahmyook University, Seoul 139-742, South Korea

Corresponding Author(s) : Weon Bae Ko

kowb@syu.ac.kr; kowbsahmyook@syu.ac.kr

Asian Journal of Chemistry, Vol. 25 No. 9 (2013): Vol 25 Issue 9

Abstract

The ZnO nanoparticles were synthesized by the reaction of an aqueous-alcoholic solution of zinc nitrate with sodium hydroxide under ultrasonic irradiation at room temperature. The graphene and zinc oxide nanocomposites were synthesized in THF and heated in an electric furnace at 700 ºC for 2 h. The graphene-ZnO nanocomposites were characterized by XRD, SEM and TEM. The catalytic properties of the graphene-ZnO nanocomposites in the photocatalytic degradation of the organic dyes, methylene blue, methyl orange and rhodamine B in every 5 min period under ultraviolet light at 365 nm were examined by UV-vis spectroscopy. The photocatalytic effect of the heated graphene-ZnO nanocomposites was compared with the unheated graphene-ZnO nanocomposites.

Keywords

ZnO nanoparticles Graphene Organic dyes Graphene-ZnO nanocomposites Photocatalytic degradation
Hwi Cho, B., Won Ko, S., Oh, W.-C., & Bae Ko, W. (2013). Preparation of Graphene-ZnO Nanocomposites under Electric Furnace and Photocatalytic Degradation of Various Organic Dyes. Asian Journal of Chemistry, 25(9), 5063–5067. https://doi.org/10.14233/ajchem.2013.14495
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