TY - JOUR
T1 - Synthesis of photocatalytic zinc oxide nanoflowers using Peltophorum pterocarpum pod extract and their characterization
AU - Vinayagam, Ramesh
AU - Pai, Shraddha
AU - Murugesan, Gokulakrishnan
AU - Varadavenkatesan, Thivaharan
AU - Selvaraj, Raja
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors are grateful to the Department of Chemical Engineering, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal Academy of Higher Education for providing lab facilities and equipment to perform this study. The authors thank DST PURSE Laboratory, Mangalore University, Mangalagangotri for providing the FE-SEM and EDS facilities.
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© 2021, The Author(s).
PY - 2023/1
Y1 - 2023/1
N2 - Zinc oxide nanoflowers (ZnONFs) were prepared by employing the pod extract of Peltophorum pterocarpum as a green resource and characterized by various methods. UV–vis spectrum displayed a peak at 361 nm which confirmed the formation of ZnO nanoparticles. The optical band gap was calculated as 3.43 eV. FE-SEM images exposed the flower-like morphology and EDX portrayed strong signals for Zn and O. XRD studies substantiated signature peaks for the wurtzite phase of ZnONFs and the lattice parameters matched well with the literature. Mesoporous nature was confirmed by BET analysis which yielded a high specific surface area of 19.61 m2/g. FTIR bands at 420.48 and 462.92 cm−1affirmed the Zn and O bonding vibrations. The photocatalytic potential of the ZnONFs was successfully examined for the removal of methylene blue dye under natural solar light. The experimental data were fitted to Langmuir–Hinshelwood’s first-order equation and the kinetic constant was calculated as 0.0114 min–1.
AB - Zinc oxide nanoflowers (ZnONFs) were prepared by employing the pod extract of Peltophorum pterocarpum as a green resource and characterized by various methods. UV–vis spectrum displayed a peak at 361 nm which confirmed the formation of ZnO nanoparticles. The optical band gap was calculated as 3.43 eV. FE-SEM images exposed the flower-like morphology and EDX portrayed strong signals for Zn and O. XRD studies substantiated signature peaks for the wurtzite phase of ZnONFs and the lattice parameters matched well with the literature. Mesoporous nature was confirmed by BET analysis which yielded a high specific surface area of 19.61 m2/g. FTIR bands at 420.48 and 462.92 cm−1affirmed the Zn and O bonding vibrations. The photocatalytic potential of the ZnONFs was successfully examined for the removal of methylene blue dye under natural solar light. The experimental data were fitted to Langmuir–Hinshelwood’s first-order equation and the kinetic constant was calculated as 0.0114 min–1.
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U2 - 10.1007/s13204-021-01919-z
DO - 10.1007/s13204-021-01919-z
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85107757363
SN - 2190-5509
VL - 13
SP - 847
EP - 857
JO - Applied Nanoscience (Switzerland)
JF - Applied Nanoscience (Switzerland)
IS - 1
ER -