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Exploring Zno/Montmorillonite Photocatalysts for the Removal of Hazardous Rhb Dye: A Combined Study Using Molecular Dynamics Simulations and Experiments Publisher



Haounati R1 ; Ighnih H1 ; Malekshah RE2 ; Alahiane S3, 4 ; Alakhras F5 ; Alabbad E6 ; Alghamdi H6 ; Ouachtak H1, 3 ; Addi AA1 ; Jada A7, 8
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  1. 1. Laboratory of Organic and Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Ibn Zohr University, Agadir, Morocco
  2. 2. Medical Biomaterial Research Centre (MBRC), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  3. 3. Faculty of Applied Science, Ait Melloul, Ibn Zohr University, Agadir, Morocco
  4. 4. Laboratory of Analytical and Molecular Chemistry/LCAM, Department of Chemistry, Faculty Polydisciplinary Safi, Cadi Ayyad University, Safi, Morocco
  5. 5. College of Pharmacy, Middle East University, Amman, 11831, Jordan
  6. 6. Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 1982, Dammam, 31441, Saudi Arabia
  7. 7. Institute of Materials Science of Mulhouse (IS2M), Haute Alsace University, Mulhouse, 68100, France
  8. 8. Strasbourg University, Strasbourg, 67081, France

Source: Materials Today Communications Published:2023


Abstract

Photocatalytic degradation of pollutants by nanocomposites is one of the most interesting methods used around the world. However, it is difficult for photocatalysts to provide excellent absorption of the photons of light, and at the same time recombination of the photogenerated electron-hole and agglomeration of the nanoparticles is applicable. Therefore, a catalyst is fulfilling these criteria by supporting on clay particles, such as ZnO/Montmorillonite (ZnO/Mt) nanocomposite which is synthesized in the present work by simple co-precipitation approach. Assessing the efficiency of the Rhodamine B (RhB) photocatalytic breakdown process is showed that the ZnO/Mt photocatalyst exhibited better photocatalytic performance in comparison to pure ZnO. The enhanced photocatalytic performance of the ZnO/Mt photocatalyst is attributed to the beneficial interaction between montmorillonite and ZnO nanoparticles. Further, theoretical analysis is conducted to examine the RhB dye adsorption on the ZnO/Mt photocatalyst. At the first, all used compounds are optimized by DFT-D calculations; the HOMO/LUMO and the total energy are also obtained. Then, the molecular dynamic (MD) simulation is used for ZnO adsorption on Montmorillonite (Mt) by using Monte Carlo adsorption locator module. After forming nanocomposite, the adsorption energy of RhB (Ead) on ZnO/Mt is applied, indicating that the adsorption process is a result of negative interaction energy. Additionally, the energy required for RhB to adsorb on ZnO/Mt is found to be greater than the energy required for RhB to adsorb on Mt alone. © 2023 Elsevier Ltd
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