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Photocatalytic degradation of methyl red by porous zinc hydroxide under visible light irradiation
Author(s) -
Zhu Zhen,
Luo Hao,
Wu RenJang
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of the chinese chemical society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.329
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 2192-6549
pISSN - 0009-4536
DOI - 10.1002/jccs.201800482
Subject(s) - zinc , hydroxide , photocatalysis , chemistry , zinc hydroxide , scanning electron microscope , porosity , degradation (telecommunications) , nuclear chemistry , transmission electron microscopy , inorganic chemistry , chemical engineering , materials science , catalysis , organic chemistry , composite material , telecommunications , computer science , engineering
In the present study, porous zinc hydroxide was successfully prepared via a simple sol–gel route. The synthesized porous zinc hydroxide was characterized using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X‐ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET) techniques. In addition, the prepared porous zinc hydroxide was studied as a photocatalyst for the degradation of methyl red. The degradation behavior of porous zinc hydroxide was investigated systematically. The experimental results showed that the obtained porous zinc hydroxide displayed excellent degradation efficiency (89%) under visible light irradiation. Thus, porous zinc hydroxide can be used as an effective photocatalyst for the degradation of methyl red, which can be used for industrial wastewater treatment.