A comparison of photocatalytic activity of CuO, ZnO, and ZnO/CuO Nanocomposites for degrading water pollutants under LED light

In this study, zinc oxide nanorods, hollow copper oxide microspheres, and ZnO/CuO nanocomposites were synthesized by a simple template-free precipitation technique. The synthesized photocatalysts were characterized by various techniques such as X-Ray powder diffraction (XRD), scanning electron micro...

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Published inChemical Data Collections Vol. 34; p. 100747
Main Authors Shokraiyan, Javad, Asadi, Meisam, Rabbani, Mahboubeh
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier B.V 01.08.2021
Subjects
Composite materials
LED light
Photocatalytic activity
Water pollutants
Photocatalytic activity
LED light
Composite materials
Water pollutants
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Summary:In this study, zinc oxide nanorods, hollow copper oxide microspheres, and ZnO/CuO nanocomposites were synthesized by a simple template-free precipitation technique. The synthesized photocatalysts were characterized by various techniques such as X-Ray powder diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Uv-visible spectroscopy, diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (DRS), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX). The potential of the obtained photocatalysts in the degradation of methylene blue and 4-nitro phenol was investigated under LED light irradiation. Results revealed that the photocatalytic activity of ZnO/CuO nanocomposites was higher than the photocatalytic activity of the ZnO and CuO under LED light irradiation [Display omitted]
ISSN:2405-8300
2405-8300
DOI:10.1016/j.cdc.2021.100747