Photocatalytic degradation of methyl orange using ZnO nanorods

Toxicological and Environmental Chemistry

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 623-634

  Ghule, L A ^a   Patil, A A ^a   Sapnar, K B ^b   Dhole, S D ^b   Garadkar, K M ^a  

^a SHIVAJI UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PUNE   (India)

Author keywords

Degradation; Methyl orange; Photocatalysis; Zinc oxide

Indexed keywords

CATALYST LOADINGS; HEXAGONAL WURTZITE STRUCTURE; HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT; INITIAL CONCENTRATION; METHYL ORANGE; MICROWAVE-ASSISTED; NANO-SIZED; PH VALUE; PHOTO CATALYTIC DEGRADATION; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; SEM; SEM AND TEM; STABILIZING AGENTS; SURFACE DENSITY; TEM; XRD PATTERNS; ZNO NANOROD; ZNO ROD;

AZO DYES; CRYSTALLITE SIZE; NANORODS; PH EFFECTS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; PHOTODEGRADATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE STRUCTURE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS; ZINC; ZINC SULFIDE;

ZINC OXIDE;

DIAMETER; DYE; PH; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTODEGRADATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 79952923850     PISSN: 02772248     EISSN: 10290486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02772248.2011.560852     Document Type: Article

References (49)

1. Agustina, T.E., H.M. Ang, and V.K. Pareek. 2005. A review of synergistic effect of photocatalysis and ozonation on wastewater treatment. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology C: Photchemistry Reviewes 77: 300-7.
2. Akyol, A., H.C. Yatmaz, and M. Bayramoglu. 2004. Photocatalytic decolorization of remazol red RR in aqueous ZnO suspensions. Applied Catalysis B: Environment 54: 19-24.
3. Andlmar, T., Y.M. Gorg, M. Polking, Y. Kuskovsky, G. Neumark, and S.O. Brien. 2005. Morphological Control and Photoluminescence of Zinc Oxide Nanocrystals. Journal of Physical Chemistry B 109: 14314-8.
4. Aoki, T., Y. Hatannaka, and D.C. Look. 2000. ZnO diode fabrication by excimer-laser doping. Applied Physics Letters 76: 3257-8.
5. Baruwati, B., D.K. Kumar, and S.V. Manorama. 2006. Hydrothermal synthesis of highly crystalline ZnO nanoparticles: Comparative sensor for LPG and EtOH. Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical 119: 676-82.
6. Comparelli, R., E. Fanizza, M.L. Curri, P.D. Cozzoli, G. Mascolo, and A. Agostiano. 2005. UV-induced photocatalytic degradation of azo dyes by organic capped ZnO nanocrystals immobilized onto substrates. Applied Catalysis B: Environment 62: 144-9.
7. Curri, M.L., R. Comparelli, P.D. Cozzoli, G. Mascolo, and A. Agostiano. 2003. Colloidal oxide nanoparticles for the photocatalytic degradation of organic dye. Material Science and Engineering C 23: 285-9.
8. 2 and ZnO as catalysts. Applied Catalysis B: Environment 59: 81-9.
9. Fouad, O.A., A.A. Ismail, Z.I. Zaki, and R.M. Mohamed. 2006. Zinc oxide thin films prepared by thermal evaporation deposition and its photocatalytic activity. Applied Catalysis B: Environment 62: 144-9.
10. Gorla, C.R., N.W. Emanetoglu, and S. Liang. 1999. Structural optical and surface acoustic wave properties of epitaxial ZnO film grown on (011 over-bar 2) sapphire by metalorganic chemical vapor deposition. Journal of Applied Physics 85: 2595-602.
11. Gouvea, C.A.K., F. Wypych, S.G. Moraes, N. Duran, and N.P. Zamora. 2000. Semiconductorassisted photocatalytic degradation of reactive dyes in aqueous solution. Chemosphere 40: 433-40.
12. Gu, F., S.F. Wang, M.K. Lü, G.J. Zhou, D. Xu, and D.R. Yuan. 2004. Structure evaluation and highly enhanced luminescence of Dy3{thorn}-doped ZnO nanocrystals by Li{thorn} doping via combustion method. Langmuir 20: 3528-31.
13. Guo, Y.L., Y.L. Ji, and H. Xu. 2002. Regularly shaped, single-crystalline ZnO nanorods with wurtzite structure. Journal of American Chemical Society 124: 14864-5.
14. Hong, R.Y., T.T. Pan, J.Z. Qian, and H.Z. Li. 2006. Synthesis and surface modification of ZnO nanoparticles. Journal of Chemical Engineering 19: 71-81.
15. 2 photocatalyst. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry 134: 139-42.
16. Ivanov, K.V., A.S. Shaporev, Y.F. Sharikov, and Y.A. Baran. 2007. Hydrothermal and microwave-assisted synthesis of nanocrystalline ZnO photocatalysts. Superlattices and Microstructures 42: 421-4.
17. Jo, S.H., J.Y. Lao, and Z.F. Ren. 2003. Field-emission studies on thin films of zinc oxide nanowires. Applied Physics Letters 83: 4821-3.
18. Kamat, P.V., R. Huehn, and R.A. Nicolaescu. 2002. Sense and shoot approach for photocatalytic degradation of organic contaminants in water. Journal of Physical Chemistry B 106: 788-94.
19. Kou, X., T. Fu, Q. Gao, F. Liu, and H. Dai. 2010. Preparation of (Fe, Ni)-codoped ZnO and its photocatalytic activity for degradation of methyl orange. Chinese Journal of Catalysis 31: 797-802.
20. Li, D., and H. Haneda. 2003. Morphologies of zinc oxide particles and their effects on photocatalysis. Chemosphere 51: 129-37.
21. Liang, J., J. Liu, Q. Xie, S. Bai, W. Yu, and Y. Qian. 2005. Hydrothermal growth and optical properties of doughnut-shaped ZnO microparticles. Journal of Physical Chemistry B 109: 9463-7.
22. Litter, M.I. 1999. Heterogeneous photocatalysis: Transition metal ions in photocatalytic systems. Applied Catalysis B 23: 89-114.
23. Liu, J.-S., J.-M. Cao, Z.-Q. Li, G.-B. Ji, and M.-B. Zheng. 2007. A simple microwave-assisted decomposing route for synthesis of ZnO nanorods in the presence of PEG400. Materials Letters 61: 4409-11.
24. 2 nanocatalysts. Chemosphere 61: 11-18.
25. 2 and ZnO suspensions. Catalysis Today 76: 235-46.
26. Mansilla, H., J. Villaseñor, G. Maturana, J. Baeza, J. Freer, and N. Durán. 1994. ZnO-catalysed photodegradation of kraft black liquor. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry 78: 267-73.
27. 2 systems. Part I Surface and bulk characterization. Journal of Physical Chemistry B 105: 1026-32.
28. Masuda, Y., N. Kinoshita, F. Sato, and K. Koumoto. 2006. Site-selective deposition and morphology control of UV- and visible-light-emitting ZnO crystals. Crystal Growth & Design 6: 75-8.
29. Ming, Y., Y. Gu, I.L. Kuskovsky, T. Andelman, Y. Zhu, G.F. Neumark, and S. O'Brien. 2004. Zinc oxide quantum rods. Journal of the American Chemical Society 126: 6206-7.
30. Pare, B., B. Jonnalagadda, H. Tomar, P. Singh, and V.W. Bhagwat. 2008. ZnO assisted photocatalytic degradation of acridine orange in aqueous solution using visible irradiation. Desalination 232: 80-90.
31. Parida, K.M., S.S. Dash, and D.P. Das. 2006. Physico-chemical characterization and photocatalytic activity of zinc oxide prepared by various methods. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 298: 787-93.
32. Park, S.B., and Y.C. Kang. 1997. Photocatalytic activity of nanometer size ZnO particles prepared by spray pyrolysis. Journal of Aerosol Science 28: 3473-4.
33. Parks, G.A. 1965. The isoelectric points of solid oxides, solid hydroxides, and aqueous hydroxo complex systems. Chemical Review 65: 177-98.
34. Peiro, A.M., C. Domingo, J. Peral, X. Domenech, E. Vigil, M.A. Hernandez-Fenollosa, M. Mollar, B. Mari, and J.A. Ayllon. 2005. Nanostructured zinc oxide films grown from microwave activated aqueous solutions. Thin Solid Films 483: 79-83.
35. Poulios, I., M. Kositzi, and A. Kouras. 1998. Photocatalytic decomposition of triclopyr over aqueous semiconductor suspensions. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry 115: 175-83.
36. Purica, M., E. Budianu, and E. Rusu. 2001. ZnO thin film on semiconductors materials substrate for large area photo-detector applications. Thin Solid Films 383: 284-6.
37. Qaradawi, S.A., and S.R. Salman. 2002. Photocatalytic degradation of methyl orange as a model compound. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry 148: 161-8.
38. Rensmo, H., K. Keis, H. Lindström, S. Södergren, A. Solbrand, A. Hagfeldt, S.E. Lindquist, N. Wang, and M. Muhammed. 1997. High light-to-energy conversion efficiencies for solar cells based on nanostructured ZnO electrodes. Journal of Physical Chemistry B 101: 2598-601.
39. Richard, C., F. Bosquet, and J.F. Pilichowski. 1997. Photocatalytic transformation of aromatic compounds in aqueous zinc oxide suspensions: Effect of substrate concentration on the distribution of products. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry 108: 45-9.
40. 2. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells 77: 65-82.
41. Senoussaoui, N., M. Krause, and J. Muller. 2004. Thin-film solar cells with periodic grating couple. Thin Solid Films 451-452: 397-401.
42. Shen, G., J.H. Cho, J.K. Yoo, G.-C. Yi, and J.C. Lee. 2005. Synthesis and optical properties of S-doped ZnO nanostructures: Nanonails and nanowires. Journal of Physical Chemistry B 109: 5491-6.
43. Sobana, N., and M. Swaminathan. 2007. The effect of operational parameters on the photocatalytic degradation of acid red 18 by ZnO. Separation and Purification Technology 56: 97-103.
44. Wang, H., C. Xie, W. Zhang, S. Cai, Z. Yang, and Y. Gui. 2007. Comparison of dye degradation efficiency using ZnO powders with various size scales. Journal of Hazardous Materials 141: 645-52.
45. 2 coupled photocatalysts. Applied Catalysis B: Environment 39: 269-79.
46. Wu, L., S. Wu, Y. Yuanchang, and H. Wei. 2006. Synthesis of ZnO nanorods and their optical absorption in visible-light region. Rare Metals 25: 68-73.
47. Yan, H.Q., R.R. He, and J. Johnson. 2003. Dendritic nanowire ultraviolet laser array. Journal of American Chemical Society 125: 4728-9.
48. 2 nanotube arrays electrode for azo dye degradation. Journal of Hazardous Materials 158: 517-22.
49. Zheng, Y., C. Chen, Y. Zhan, X. Lin, Q.W. Zheng, K. Wei, J. Zhu, and Y. Zhu. 2007. Luminescence and photocatalytic activity of ZnO nanocrystals: Correlation between structure and property. Inorganic Chemistry 46: 6675-82.