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Photocatalytic degradation of organic dyes using ZnO/CeO2 nanocomposite material under visible light

  • R. Saravanan
  • , N. Karthikeyan
  • , S. Govindan
  • , V. Narayanan
  • , A. Stephen
  • University of Madras

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Abstract

Nanorods of ZnO/CeO2 were synthesized by thermal decomposition method. The decomposition temperature and formation of composite material were confirmed by the thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) before the synthesis process. The prepared samples were characterized by different techniques. The structural and morphological properties of ZnO/CeO2 nanorods were confirmed by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and high resolution scanning electron microscopy (HR-SEM). The chemical composition and specific surface area analysis were done by energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX) and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) method. Further the catalyst was used for photocatalytic degradation of organic dye under visible light irradiation.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationRecent Trends in Advanced Materials
Pages381-385
Number of pages5
DOIs
StatePublished - 2012
Externally publishedYes
EventInternational Conference on Recent Trends in Advanced Materials, ICRAM 2012 - Vellore, TN, India
Duration: 20 Feb 2012 → 22 Feb 2012

Publication series

NameAdvanced Materials Research
Volume584
ISSN (Print)1022-6680

Conference

ConferenceInternational Conference on Recent Trends in Advanced Materials, ICRAM 2012
Country/TerritoryIndia
CityVellore, TN
Period20/02/12 → 22/02/12

Keywords

  • Nanorods
  • Photocatalyst
  • Visible light

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