Neodymium Doped ZrO2-graphene Oxide Nanocomposites: A Promising Photocatalyst for Photodegradation of Eosin Y Dye

M. Mzoughi; William W. Anku; Samuel O.B. Oppong; Sudheesh K. Shukla; Eric S. Agorku; Penny P. Govender

doi:10.5185/amlett.2016.6497

Neodymium Doped ZrO₂-graphene Oxide Nanocomposites: A Promising Photocatalyst for Photodegradation of Eosin Y Dye

M. Mzoughi, William W. Anku, Samuel O.B. Oppong, Sudheesh K. Shukla, Eric S. Agorku, Penny P. Govender

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Abstract

Purification of industrial wastewater from dyes receiving increasing attentions. The aim of the present manuscript was to fabricate graphene based nanocomposites using a homogeneous and facile approach. Co-precipitation method was used to synthesize zirconium oxide (ZrO₂) and neodymium doped ZrO₂-graphene oxide (Nd-ZrO₂-GO) nanocomposites with varying weight percent concentrations of neodymium to investigate the increasing photocatalytic activity. The Nd-ZrO₂-GO catalysts were characterized using X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (SEM), and ultra violet-visible (UV-vis)-spectroscopy to evaluate their optical, morphological and structural properties respectively. The photocatalytic degradation potential of the nanocatalyst was assessed by the degradation of Eosin Y dye in aqueous solution under simulated solar light irradiation. The Nd-ZrO₂-GO was observed to have higher photocatalytic degradation potential than the bare ZrO₂. The most efficient photocatalyst for the degradation of Eosin Y dye was 0.3 % Nd-ZrO₂-GO with about 80 % efficiency within 180 min and a Ka value of 4.19 × 10^-3. Nd-ZrO₂-GO catalyst would be considered as efficient photocatalyst to degrade the industrial dyes (Eosin Y) avoiding the dreary filtration steps.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	946-950
Number of pages	5
Journal	Advanced Materials Letters
Volume	7
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5185/amlett.2016.6497
Publication status	Published - 2016

Keywords

Dye degradation
Eosin Y
Graphene oxide
Photocatalysis
Photodegradation
Polymer-metal nanocomposites

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General Materials Science

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