Multifunctional ZnO nanorod-reduced graphene oxide hybrids nanocomposites for effective water remediation: effective sunlight driven degradation of organic dyes and rapid heavy metal adsorption

buir.contributor.authorUyar, Tamer
buir.contributor.orcidUyar, Tamer|0000-0002-3989-4481
dc.citation.epage600en_US
dc.citation.spage588en_US
dc.citation.volumeNumber325en_US
dc.contributor.authorRanjith, K. S.en_US
dc.contributor.authorManivel, P.en_US
dc.contributor.authorRajendrakumar, R. T.en_US
dc.contributor.authorUyar, Tameren_US
dc.date.accessioned2018-04-12T11:13:09Z
dc.date.available2018-04-12T11:13:09Z
dc.date.issued2017-10en_US
dc.departmentInstitute of Materials Science and Nanotechnology (UNAM)en_US
dc.departmentNanotechnology Research Center (NANOTAM)en_US
dc.description.abstractWe demonstrate the multi-functionality engineering on nanocomposite by combining one dimensional (1D) ZnO nanorod (NR) and two dimensional (2D) reduced graphene oxide (rGO) for efficient water remediation. Nano-engineered ZnO NR-rGO nanocomposites show efficient water remediation in terms of degradation of organic dyes and removal of heavy metal ions. Herein, we report on the fabrication of ZnO NR-rGO nanocomposite via a facile template-free hydrothermal route with an aim to improve the visible photocatalytic efficiency of the ZnO NR based nanocomposites. The structural and morphological features reveal that the rGO sheets are attached on the ZnO NRs and form a hybrid composite assembly. The surface enabled ZnO NR-rGO nanocomposites were used to degrade organic dye molecules (methylene blue (MB), methyl orange (MO) and rhodamine B (RhB)) under visible irradiation and adsorb Cu (II) and Co (II) ions from water through an adsorption process. The nanocomposite containing 7.5 wt% rGO and ZnO NRs shows a 4-fold enhancement in the visible photocatalytic activity and effective removal of Cu (II) and Co (II) ions from aqueous solution respectively. The photocatalytic performance is discussed in detail with respect to interaction between ZnO NRs and rGO sheets, light-harvesting properties of the nanocomposites. The effective experimental adsorption data also fit very well with the pseudo-second-order model which reveals the surface adsorption of metal ions. The results provide insight into a new method utilize for both visible photo degradation and adsorption for the removal of various wastewater pollutants. Construction of hybrid form of nanostructures delivers the effective catalytic properties with tunable functionalities for the water remediation.en_US
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dc.embargo.release2019-10-01en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.cej.2017.05.105en_US
dc.identifier.issn1385-8947
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11693/37426
dc.language.isoEnglishen_US
dc.publisherElsevieren_US
dc.relation.isversionofhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2017.05.105en_US
dc.source.titleChemical Engineering Journalen_US
dc.subjectHeavy metal adsorptionen_US
dc.subjectNanocompositesen_US
dc.subjectReduced graphene oxide (rGO)en_US
dc.subjectVisible photocatalysisen_US
dc.subjectZnO nanorodsen_US
dc.subjectAdsorptionen_US
dc.subjectAromatic compoundsen_US
dc.subjectAzo dyesen_US
dc.subjectComposite filmsen_US
dc.subjectDyesen_US
dc.subjectGrapheneen_US
dc.subjectHeavy metalsen_US
dc.subjectMetal ionsen_US
dc.subjectMetalsen_US
dc.subjectNanocompositesen_US
dc.subjectNanorodsen_US
dc.subjectPhotocatalysisen_US
dc.subjectPollutionen_US
dc.subjectSolutionsen_US
dc.subjectStripping (dyes)en_US
dc.subjectWater treatmenten_US
dc.subjectZinc oxideen_US
dc.subjectDegradation of organic dyesen_US
dc.subjectHeavy metal adsorptionen_US
dc.subjectLight harvesting propertiesen_US
dc.subjectPhotocatalytic performanceen_US
dc.subjectReduced graphene oxides (RGO)en_US
dc.subjectRemoval of heavy metal ionsen_US
dc.subjectVisible-photocatalytic activitiesen_US
dc.subjectZnO nanoroden_US
dc.subjectChemicals removal (water treatment)en_US
dc.titleMultifunctional ZnO nanorod-reduced graphene oxide hybrids nanocomposites for effective water remediation: effective sunlight driven degradation of organic dyes and rapid heavy metal adsorptionen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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