scholarly journals Novel Low Temperature Route to Produce CdS/ZnO Composite Nanofibers as Effective Photocatalysts

Catalysts ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 417
Author(s):  
Abdullah M. Al-Enizi ◽  
M. M. El-Halwany ◽  
Mohammed A. Al-Abdrabalnabi ◽  
Mahmoud Bakrey ◽  
Mohd Ubaidullah ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Composite Nanofibers ◽  
Hexagonal Phase ◽  
Zinc Acetate Dihydrate ◽  
Sol Gel ◽  
Order Relation ◽  
Cadmium Acetate ◽  
Cds Nanoparticles ◽  
Acetate Dihydrate ◽  
Ammonium Sulfide ◽  
Poly Caprolactone

In this work, CdS/ZnO composite nanofibers (NFs) were prepared by the electrospinning of a sol–gel comprised of poly(caprolactone), zinc acetate dihydrate, cadmium acetate dihydrate, and ammonium sulfide. The electrospun NF mats were calcined under vacuum in an argon (Ar) atmosphere at 200 °C for 1 h. Standard physiochemical analysis techniques demonstrated the formation of the crystalline hexagonal phase of CdS and ZnO. Composite NFs showed good photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue (MB) dye under visible light irradiation compared to their counterparts. CdS nanoparticles, ZnO nanofibers, and composite NFs photodegraded 35.5%, 47.3%, and 90% of the MB dye, respectively, within 100 min. The reaction kinetics of MB photodegradation using the composite NFs followed the pseudo-first-order relation. Owing to their facile preparation and good photodegradation ability, the proposed method can be used to prepare various photocatalysts for wastewater treatment.

scholarly journals Synthesis of 1D, 2D, and 3D ZnO Polycrystalline Nanostructures Using the Sol-Gel Method

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yung-Kuan Tseng ◽  
Ming-Hung Chuang ◽  
Yen-Cheng Chen ◽  
Chao-Hsien Wu
Keyword(s):  
Phase Transition ◽  
Zinc Acetate Dihydrate ◽  
Sol Gel ◽  
Formation Mechanisms ◽  
Zno Nanostructures ◽  
Photocatalytic Efficiency ◽  
Acetate Dihydrate ◽  
Synthetic Process ◽  
Good Crystallinity ◽  
2D And 3D

This study employed various polyol solvents to synthesize zinc oxide polycrystalline nanostructures in the form of fibers (1D), rhombic flakes (2D), and spheres (3D). The synthetic process primarily involved the use of zinc acetate dihydrate in polyol solutions, which were used to derive precursors of zinc alkoxides. Following hydrolysis at 160°C, the zinc alkoxide particles self-assembled into polycrystalline nanostructures with different morphologies. Following calcination at 500°C for 1 h, polycrystalline ZnO with good crystallinity was obtained. FE-SEM explored variations in surface morphology; XRD was used to analyze the crystalline structures and crystallinity of the products, which were confirmed as ZnO wurtzite structures. FE-TEM verified that the ZnO nanostructures were polycrystalline. Furthermore, we employed TGA/DSC to observe the phase transition. According to the results of property analyses, we proposed models of the relevant formation mechanisms. Finally, various ZnO structures were applied in the degradation of methylene blue to compare their photocatalytic efficiency.

SPECTROSCOPIC ELLIPSOMETRY STUDIES ON ZINC OXIDE THIN FILMS DEPOSITED BY SOL–GEL METHOD WITH VARIOUS PRECURSOR CONCENTRATIONS

2019 ◽  
Vol 26 (03) ◽  
pp. 1850158 ◽  
Author(s):  
MARYAM MOTALLEBI AGHGONBAD ◽  
HASSAN SEDGHI
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Zinc Oxide ◽  
Optical Properties ◽  
Spectroscopic Ellipsometry ◽  
Zinc Acetate ◽  
Optical Band Gap ◽  
Zinc Acetate Dihydrate ◽  
Sol Gel ◽  
Zno Thin Films ◽  
Acetate Dihydrate

Zinc Oxide thin films were deposited on glass substrates by sol–gel spin coating method. Zinc acetate dihydrate, 2-methoxyethanol and monoethanolamine were used as precursor, solvent and stabilizer, respectively. Zinc acetate dihydrate was used with different molar concentrations of 0.15, 0.25 and 0.5 M. Optical properties of ZnO thin films such as dielectric constants, absorption coefficient, Urbach energy and optical band gap energy were calculated by spectroscopic ellipsometry (SE) method. The effect of zinc acetate concentration on optical properties of ZnO thin films is investigated. ZnO thin film with Zn concentration of 0.25 M had the highest optical band gap. Wemple DiDomenico oscillator model was used for calculation of the energy of effective dispersion oscillator, the dispersion energy, the high frequency dielectric constant, the long wavelength refractive index and the free carrier concentration.

Effects of Thermal Annealing in Nitrogen on Photoluminescence of Sol-Gel Derived ZnO Nanocrystals

2013 ◽  
Vol 538 ◽  
pp. 26-29
Author(s):  
Qing Lan Ma ◽  
Bao Gai Zhai ◽  
Rui Xiong ◽  
Yuan Ming Huang
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Annealing ◽  
Annealing Temperature ◽  
Deep Level ◽  
Zinc Acetate Dihydrate ◽  
Sol Gel ◽  
Alcoholic Solution ◽  
Acetate Dihydrate ◽  
Green Color ◽  
Zno Nanocrystals ◽  
Method Effects

The synthesis of ZnO nanocrystals is carried out in alkaline alcoholic solution of zinc acetate dihydrate by sol-gel method. Effects of thermal annealing in nitrogen on photoluminescence (PL) properties of the sol-gel derived ZnO nanocrystals were investigated by PL spectroscopy. With increasing annealing temperature in nitrogen, UV emissions of the ZnO nanocrystals red-shifted from 378 nm to 388 nm while deep-level luminescent bands ranging from 450 to 700 nm with three emission centers at about 502 nm, 538 nm and 602 nm are enhanced, and the green luminescent band gains its intensity at the expense of the yellow and orange luminescent bands. Our results have demonstrated that the origin yellow-green color PL was tuned towards the cyan color PL with increasing the thermal annealing temperature in nitrogen from 344 oC to 813 oC.

scholarly journals Sintesis Mg2+ doped ZnO dengan penambahan albumen ayam ras menggunakan gabungan metode sol-gel dan sonokimia

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-35
Author(s):  
Sherly Kasuma Warda Ningsih ◽  
Umar Kalmar Nizar ◽  
Bahrizal Bahrizal ◽  
Edi Nasra ◽  
Siti Fatimah Mutiara R
Keyword(s):  
Crystal Structure ◽  
Surface Morphology ◽  
Crystal Size ◽  
Zinc Acetate Dihydrate ◽  
Sol Gel ◽  
Ftir Analysis ◽  
Acetate Dihydrate ◽  
Chloride Hexahydrate ◽  
Doped Zno ◽  
Absorbance Band

Mg2+ doped ZnO has been successfully synthesized using a combination of sol-gel and sonochemical methods. Zinc acetate dihydrate was used as a precursor, magnesium chloride hexahydrate as a source of Mg dopant, methanol as a solvent, and chicken albumen was used as an additive to replace monoethanolamine. The sol was heated at 110 °C for 1 hour. The gel formed was calcined at 600 °C for 3 hours. FTIR analysis shows that the absorbance band around 400-450 cm-1 indicates Mg-O stretching, the absorbance band around 500-550 cm-1 indicates Zn-O stretching, the absorbance band around 400-550 cm-1 shows Zn-O-Mg bonds. Mg. Measurements with UV-DRS, obtained the smallest ZnO band gap value doped Mg2+ around 2.7 eV with the addition of 10 mL albumen. The resulting crystal structure was wurtzite with crystal size with the addition of 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50 mL albumen were 25.22-55.91 nm, 32.99-75.87 nm, 45.92-83.91 nm, 45.92-75.89 nm and 46.15-71.47 nm respectively. SEM photo of Mg2+ doped ZnO with the addition of 10 mL of albumen has a hexagonal surface morphology.

scholarly journals Air bubble promoted large scale synthesis of luminescent ZnO nanoparticles

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (48) ◽  
pp. 12430-12435 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Koch ◽  
S. Späth ◽  
A. Shmeliov ◽  
V. Nicolosi ◽  
K. Mandel
Keyword(s):  
Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles ◽  
Potassium Hydroxide ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Zinc Acetate Dihydrate ◽  
Sol Gel ◽  
Acetate Dihydrate ◽  
One Pot ◽  
Synthesis Of Nanoparticles ◽  
Air Bubble ◽  
Sol Gel Synthesis

Luminescent zinc oxide nanoparticles were synthesized via a facile one-pot sol–gel synthesis route using zinc acetate dihydrate and potassium hydroxide as cheap precursors. It is demonstrated that dissolved oxygen plays a key role in the synthesis of nanoparticles.

SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE AND X-RAY DIFFRACTION STUDIES ON THE LATTICE CONSTANT OF SPIN-COATED Zn1-xMgxO THIN FILMS OF SOL-GEL METHOD

2005 ◽  
Vol 12 (04) ◽  
pp. 605-610 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. RUSOP ◽  
K. UMA ◽  
T. SOGA ◽  
T. JIMBO
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Lattice Constant ◽  
Zinc Acetate Dihydrate ◽  
Sol Gel ◽  
Zno Films ◽  
Silicon Substrates ◽  
Acetate Dihydrate ◽  
Glass Substrates ◽  
Sol Gel Process ◽  
Coating Method

ZnO and Zn 1-x Mg x O thin films were prepared on glass and silicon substrates by spin coating method using 2-methoxyethanol solution of zinc acetate dihydrate and magnesium acetate dihydrate stabilized by monoethanolamine. The effects of drying and annealing condition of structural and optical properties of the films were studied. It was found that the samples annealed at 650°C improves the crystallographic orientation of the ZnO films grown by the sol-gel process significantly. Two types of substrates were used to examine the substrate effects of the growth of Zn 1-x Mg x O thin films. In corning glass substrates, the lattice constant decreased by a little with increasing concentration of Mg , whereas in the case of silicon substrates, the lattice constant decreased rapidly with x when compared to the glass substrates. The optical band energy gaps of Zn 1-x Mg x O thin films were slightly increased with increasing concentration of Mg .

Antimicrobial Properties of the Modified Cotton Textiles by the Sol-Gel Technology

2015 ◽  
Vol 1117 ◽  
pp. 213-216 ◽  
Author(s):  
Svetlana Vihodceva ◽  
Silvija Kukle ◽  
Olga Muter
Keyword(s):  
Microbial Growth ◽  
Zinc Acetate Dihydrate ◽  
Sol Gel ◽  
Trichoderma Viride ◽  
Antimicrobial Properties ◽  
Cotton Textile ◽  
Strong Inhibition ◽  
Acetate Dihydrate ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Amorphous Coatings

Comparison of the antimicrobial properties of textiles with amorphous coatings containing Zn and Si obtained by the sol-gel technology against microorganismsPseudomonas fluorescens,Saccharomyces cerevisae,Trichoderma viridethat can cause cotton textile destruction was made. Modified textile were evaluated using scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy. Investigation of antimicrobial properties of the cotton fabric samples treated with different zinc acetate dihydrate concentration sols and various thermal post-treatments was made. Strong inhibition of microbial growth was detected for all cotton textile samples treated via sol-gel method according all tests microorganisms.

scholarly journals Kinetic Study of Organic Dye Degradation Using ZnO Particles with Different Morphologies as a Photocatalyst

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Swee-Yong Pung ◽  
Wen-Pei Lee ◽  
Azizan Aziz
Keyword(s):  
Dye Degradation ◽  
Uv Light ◽  
Zinc Acetate Dihydrate ◽  
Sol Gel ◽  
Complexing Agent ◽  
Acetate Dihydrate ◽  
Aluminium Sulphate ◽  
First Order ◽  
Zno Particles ◽  
Organic Dye Degradation

Zinc oxide (ZnO) particles were successfully synthesized via sol-gel approach using zinc acetate dihydrate (Zn(CH3COO)2·2H2O) and ammonia (NH4OH) solution as precursors. By adjusting the reaction parameters such as amount of ammonia and reaction time as well as complexing agent aluminium sulphate Al2(SO4)3, ZnO particles with different morphologies, that is, rodlike, ricelike and disklike could be synthesized. The effectiveness of ZnO particles with different morphologies (rodlike, ricelike and disklike) on the photocatalytic activity has been studied. The results showed that rodlike ZnO particles were the most effective in degrading the Rhodamine B (RhB) solution under the illumination of ultraviolet (UV) light. The rate constant was found to be first order, with rodlike particles the highest (0.06329 min−1), followed by rice-like ZnO particles (0.0431 min−1) and disk-like ZnO particles (0.02448 min−1).

scholarly journals Biosynthesis, characterization, and antibacterial activity of ZnO nanoaggregates using aqueous extract from Anacardium occidentale leaf: comparative study of different precursors

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric Kwabena Droepenu ◽  
Ebenezer Aquisman Asare ◽  
Boon Siong Wee ◽  
Rafeah Binti Wahi ◽  
Frederick Ayertey ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Antibacterial Activity ◽  
Comparative Study ◽  
Aqueous Extract ◽  
Zinc Chloride ◽  
Zinc Acetate ◽  
Zinc Acetate Dihydrate ◽  
Inhibition Zone ◽  
Anacardium Occidentale ◽  
Acetate Dihydrate

Abstract Background Various parts of Anacardium occidentale plant possess curative qualities like antidiabetic, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, antifungal, and antioxidant. Aqueous extract of this plant leaf was used in biosynthesizing zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoaggregates using two precursors of zinc salt (zinc acetate dihydrate [Zn(CH3COO)2∙2H2O] and zinc chloride [ZnCl2]). The synthesized ZnO samples were used in a comparative study to investigate the antibacterial activity against selected Gram-positive and Gram-negative microbes [Staphylococcus aureus, Exiguobacterium aquaticum (Gram +ve) and Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Acinetobacter baumannii (Gram −ve)]. The synthesized ZnO nanoaggregates from the two precursors were characterized using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and energy-dispersive x-ray spectroscopy (EDX) techniques. Results Micrographs of SEM and TEM confirmed nanoparticles agglomerated into aggregates. While spherical nanoaggregates were identified in samples prepared from Zn(CH3COO)2∙2H2O, flake-like structures were identified in samples synthesized from ZnCl2. Particle size determined by TEM was 107.03 ± 1.54 nm and 206.58 ± 1.86 nm for zinc acetate dihydrate and zinc chloride precursors respectively. ZnO nanoaggregate synthesized using zinc acetate as precursor gave higher antibacterial activity than its counterpart, zinc chloride with K. pneumonia recording the highest inhibition zone of 2.08 ± 0.03 mm (67.53%) whereas S. aureus recorded the least inhibition zone of 1.06 ± 0.14 mm (34.75%) for ZnO nanoaggregate from zinc chloride precursor. Also, antibacterial activity increases with increasing concentration of the extract in general. However, A. baumannii, E. aquaticum, and K. pneumoniae did not follow the continuity trend with regards to the 250 ppm and 500 ppm concentrations. Conclusion Biosynthesis of ZnO nanoaggregates using aqueous extract of A. occidentale leaf from zinc acetate dihydrate and zinc chloride as precursors was successful with the formation of nanospheres and nanoflakes. The study suggested that A. occidentale sp. could be an alternative source for the production of ZnO nanoparticles and are efficient antibacterial compounds against both Gram +ve and Gram −ve microbes with its promising effect against infectious bacteria.

Determination of the Growth Rate of Hydrothermally Synthesised ZnO2 Crystallites

2017 ◽  
Vol 50 ◽  
pp. 41-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Egblewogbe ◽  
Garu Gebreyesus ◽  
Samuel A. Atarah
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rate ◽  
Zinc Acetate Dihydrate ◽  
Hydrothermal Process ◽  
Growth Rate Constant ◽  
Acetate Dihydrate ◽  
X Ray ◽  
X Ray Scattering ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Zinc Peroxide

Powders consisting of nanoparticles of zinc peroxide were prepared via a simple hydrothermal process using zinc acetate dihydrate and hydrogen peroxide precursors. The size of the crystallites was determined using x-ray powder diffraction. Over a period of 5 hours the crystallite radius increased from 4 nm – 9 nm at a temperature of 68 °C ± 5 °C, with growth rate constant of 0.23 nm3 min−1 calculated using the Lifshitz, Slyozov, and Wagner model. The powders were further characterised with High Resolution Transmission Electron Microscopy, Energy Dispersive X-ray analysis, and Small Angle X-ray Scattering, showing well-crystallised ZnO2 nanoparticles.

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