Facile synthesis of ZnO nanoparticles for the effective photodegradation of malachite green dye in aqueous solution

• Published in: Water and environment journal : WEJ Vol. 36; no. 3; pp. 513 - 524
• Main Authors: Meena, Parmeshwar Lal, Poswal, Krishna, Surela, Ajay Kumar
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.08.2022
• Subjects: absorption; Absorption spectra; Analytical methods; Aqueous solutions; coprecipitation; co‐precipitation method; Dyes; Electron microscopy; energy; energy-dispersive X-ray analysis; environment; Environmental cleanup; Field emission microscopy; Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; Fourier transforms; Irradiation; kinetics; Light irradiation; Malachite green; malachite green dye; Nanoparticles; Nanostructure; Photodegradation; photodegradation efficiency; photolysis; remediation; Scanning electron microscopy; Spectroscopic techniques; Synthesis; Ultraviolet radiation; water; Wurtzite; X-ray diffraction; Zinc; Zinc oxide; Zinc oxides; ZnO nanoparticles

Zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles were synthesized using a simple co‐precipitation method and applied for effective photodegradation of malachite green (MG) dye in an aqueous solution. The synthesized ZnO nanoparticles were characterized by X‐ray diffraction (XRD), field emission scanning electron micr...