Hydrothermal synthesis and photocatalytic activity of NiO nanoparticles under visible light illumination

Lett, J. Anita and Sagadevan, Suresh and Weldegebrieal, Getu Kassegn and Fatimah, Is (2022) Hydrothermal synthesis and photocatalytic activity of NiO nanoparticles under visible light illumination. Bulletin of Chemical Reaction Engineering & Catalysis, 17 (2). 340 – 349. ISSN 1978-2993, DOI https://doi.org/10.9767/BCREC.17.2.13680.340-349.

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Abstract

In this present study, Nickel oxide (NiO) nanoparticles (NPs) have been synthesized using the hydrothermal method and characterized using powder X-ray Diffraction (XRD), UV-vis and Fourier Transform Infra Red (FTIR) spectroscopies, Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), and Energy-Dispersive X-ray (EDX) methods. The result of the characterization indicates that the synthesized sample has a pure cubic phase of NiO with roughly spherical shape morphologies and respective estimated crystallinity and microstrain values of about 78 and 5.1. Test of the photocatalytic activity of the synthesized sample towards the model contaminant dye methylene blue (MB) shows a degradation efficiency of 46 in a period of 2 h under nature sunlight irradiation at natural pH and that the reaction could satisfactorily describe both pseudo-first-order and pseudo-second-order kinetic models. So, this synthesis method may potentially be used for the effective elimination of toxic organic pollutants from water and wastewater over prolonged

Item Type: Article
Funders: UNSPECIFIED
Additional Information: Cited by: 8; All Open Access, Gold Open Access
Uncontrolled Keywords: Aromatic compounds; Crystallinity; Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; Nanoparticles; Nickel oxide; Optical properties; Organic pollutants; Photocatalytic activity; Photodegradation; Scanning electron microscopy; Water pollution; Water treatment; Cubic phase; Electrons energy; Energy-dispersive X-rays; Hydrothermal methods; Light illumination; Nickel oxide nanoparticle; Photocatalytic activities; Synthesised; Visible light; X-ray-methods; Hydrothermal synthesis
Subjects: Q Science > QC Physics
T Technology > T Technology (General)
Divisions: Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research & Innovation) Office > Nanotechnology & Catalysis Research Centre
Depositing User: Ms. Juhaida Abd Rahim
Date Deposited: 20 Nov 2024 08:35
Last Modified: 20 Nov 2024 08:35
URI: http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/43435

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