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Synthesis and Characterization of Zno Nanoparticle Synthesized by a Microwave-Assisted Combustion Method and Catalytic Activity for the Removal of Ortho-Nitrophenol Publisher



Assi N1 ; Mohammadi A1, 2 ; Sadr Manuchehri Q1 ; Walker RB3
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  1. 1. Department of Drug & Food Control, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, P.O.Box:14155-6451, Tehran, Iran
  2. 2. Nanotechnology Research Centre, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  3. 3. Rhodes University, Grahamstown, 6140, South Africa

Source: Desalination and Water Treatment Published:2015


Abstract

ZnO nanoparticles were manufactured using microwave-assisted combustion. The structural and morphological properties of the nanoparticles were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), field emission scanning electron microscopy, and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. Photocatalytic degradation of ortho-nitrophenol (O-NP) in aqueous solution using the synthesized nanoparticles was performed under UV–C irradiation and is reported for the first time. The effect of the initial O-NP concentration, amount of photocatalyst, pH, and salt was investigated during photodegradation. Analysis of the degraded samples using HPLC with UV detection revealed that photocatalysis in the presence of ZnO nanoparticles removed 98% of the O-NP in 5 h. In addition, the photocatalytic degradation kinetics of O-NP were studied, and the results suggest that the data are best fitted to pseudo-first-order kinetic and Langmuir–Hinshelwood models. © 2014, © 2014 Balaban Desalination Publications. All rights reserved.