Exploration of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles for Efficient Photocatalytic Removal of Methylene Blue Dye: Synthesis, Characterization and Optimization †
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials
2.2. Preparation of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles by Hydrothermal Method
2.3. Photocatalytic Experiments
3. Result and Discussion
3.1. Characterization of ZnO NPs
3.1.1. X-ray Diffraction Analysis
3.1.2. Transmittance Electron Microscopy (TEM) Analysis
3.1.3. FESEM Analysis
3.2. Effect of Mass Dosage
3.3. Effect of Concentration of MB Dye
3.4. Effect of Light Intensity (L.I.)
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Ramadan, M.F.; Kareem, A.T.; Al-Majdi, K.; Omran, A.A. Exploration of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles for Efficient Photocatalytic Removal of Methylene Blue Dye: Synthesis, Characterization and Optimization. Eng. Proc. 2023, 59, 120. https://doi.org/10.3390/engproc2023059120
Ramadan MF, Kareem AT, Al-Majdi K, Omran AA. Exploration of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles for Efficient Photocatalytic Removal of Methylene Blue Dye: Synthesis, Characterization and Optimization. Engineering Proceedings. 2023; 59(1):120. https://doi.org/10.3390/engproc2023059120
Chicago/Turabian StyleRamadan, Montather F., Ashwaq Talib Kareem, Kadhum Al-Majdi, and Alaa A. Omran. 2023. "Exploration of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles for Efficient Photocatalytic Removal of Methylene Blue Dye: Synthesis, Characterization and Optimization" Engineering Proceedings 59, no. 1: 120. https://doi.org/10.3390/engproc2023059120