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Synergistic Mechanism of ZnFe2O4/ZnO Nanopowder in Photocatalytic Degradation of Acid Orange 7

https://doi.org/10.14233/ajchem.2018.21052
M.N. Zulfiqar Ahmed
Department of Chemistry, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Anantapur, Ananthapuramu-515 002, India
K.B. Chandrasekhar
Department of Chemistry, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Anantapur, Ananthapuramu-515 002, India
A.A. Jahagirdar
Department of Chemistry, Dr. Ambedkar Institute of Technology, Bangalore-560 056, India
H. Nagabhushana
Department of Postgraduate Studies and Research in Physics, Tumkur University, Tumkur-572 103, India
B.M. Nagabhushana
Department of Chemistry, M.S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bangalore-560 054, India

Corresponding Author(s) : B.M. Nagabhushana

bmnshan@yahoo.com

Asian Journal of Chemistry, Vol. 30 No. 3 (2018): Vol 30 Issue 3

Abstract

ZnFe2O4/ZnO nanopowder was prepared by solution combustion method. The characterization of the nanopowder was done by powder X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy. Powder X-ray diffraction pattern of the nanopowder exhibited the spinel phase of zinc ferrite and wurtzite phase of zinc oxide. The nanopowder was used for the photocatalytic removal of acid orange dye 7 from its aqueous solution. The effect of various factors such as initial dye concentration, dosage of the photocatalyst and irradiation time was studied. An analysis of the results indicated that the dye degradation was more in case of 10 and 20 ppm dye solutions. The dye degradation decreased with increasing initial concentration. ZnFe2O4/ZnO can be used as a better photocatalyst for the removal of dyes from their aqueous solutions.

Keywords

Solution combustion synthesis ZnFe2O4/ZnO nanopowder Acid orange 7 Photocatalytic activity Synergistic mechanism
Ahmed, M. Z., Chandrasekhar, K., Jahagirdar, A., Nagabhushana, H., & Nagabhushana, B. (2018). Synergistic Mechanism of ZnFe2O4/ZnO Nanopowder in Photocatalytic Degradation of Acid Orange 7. Asian Journal of Chemistry, 30(3), 607–612. https://doi.org/10.14233/ajchem.2018.21052
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