Template-free processing of AG-anchored ZNO Polyscale sheets and their application in the Photocatalytic degradation of organics present in pharmaceutical waste

Sajan, C. P. and Naik, Amol and Girish, H. N. and Ravi, H. R. and Singh, Rupesh (2017) Template-free processing of AG-anchored ZNO Polyscale sheets and their application in the Photocatalytic degradation of organics present in pharmaceutical waste. Water Conservation Science and Engineering, 2 (2). pp. 31-41. ISSN 2364-5687

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Abstract

Template-free processing of Ag-anchored ZnO polyscale sheets was successfully synthesized using the one-pot hydrothermal technique. The characterization of the synthesized samples was done using powder X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, UV-vis spectroscopy, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The photocatalytic degradation of organics present in pharmaceutical waste on exposure to sunlight and UV light confirms the photocatalytic degradation efficiency of the synthesized samples. The effectiveness of the degradation was measured based on the chemical oxygen demand and percent decomposition of the organics present in the pharmaceutical waste. Our studies revealed that the photodegradation efficiency of the samples varies with added amounts of Ag content. The maximum photocatalytic degradation efficiency was obtained using 2% Ag-deposited ZnO polyscale sheets (2AZ), where the rates of decomposition were 77.8% under sunlight and 76% under UV light.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Photocatalysis, Hydrothermal Ag-anchored ZnO, polyscale sheets, Pharmaceutical waste
Subjects: B Life Science > Environmental Science
Divisions: Department of > Environmental Science
Depositing User: C Swapna Library Assistant
Date Deposited: 07 Jun 2019 05:51
Last Modified: 07 Jun 2019 05:51
URI: http://eprints.uni-mysore.ac.in/id/eprint/2710

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