Green synthesis and Characterization of ZnO Nanoparticles using Sterculia Foetida Leaf extract and its Photocatalytic Activity

Authors

  • K. Subashini  Department of Chemistry, New Horizon College of Engineering Bangalore, India
  • V. Sujatha  Department of Chemistry, Periyar University, Salem, India
  • S. Prakash  Department of Chemistry, Periyar University, Salem, India

Keywords:

ZnO nanoparticles, Methylene blue, Photocatalytic activity.

Abstract

Zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) were prepared using zinc nitrate and Sterculia foetida (S. foetida) leaf extract as fuel by solution combustion method at 400 ?C. The obtained material was characterized by UV-Vis, FT-IR, powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD), Energy dispersive X-ray analysis (EDAX) spectroscopy and morphological studies were carried out by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The PXRD result shows that, the average size of the synthesized ZnO particles are 20.38 nm. The band gap of the ZnO NPs was found to be 3.29 eV. The SEM image shows the ZnO NPs are spherical in shape and agglomerated. The photocatalytic activity of ZnO NPs was examined by degradation of Methylene blue (MB) under UV light irradiation

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K. Subashini, V. Sujatha, S. Prakash, " Green synthesis and Characterization of ZnO Nanoparticles using Sterculia Foetida Leaf extract and its Photocatalytic Activity" International Journal of Scientific Research in Computer Science, Engineering and Information Technology(IJSRCSEIT), ISSN : 2456-3307, Volume 4, Issue 9, pp.40-45, November-December-2019.