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ArticleEnvironmental science and pollution research international2020

Assessment of GO/ZnO nanocomposite for solar-assisted photocatalytic degradation of industrial dye and textile effluent.

Mahima Sharma, Harpreet Sondhi, Richa Krishna, Sanjeev Kumar Srivastava, Parasmani Rajput, Subhasha Nigam, Monika Joshi

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Mahima SharmaAmity Institute of Nanotechnology, Amity University, Sector 125, Noida, 201313, India.
Harpreet SondhiAmity Institute of Nanotechnology, Amity University, Sector 125, Noida, 201313, India.
Richa KrishnaAmity Institute of Nanotechnology, Amity University, Sector 125, Noida, 201313, India.
Sanjeev Kumar SrivastavaDepartment of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur, 721302, India.
Parasmani RajputAtomic & Molecular Physics Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Mumbai, 400085, India.
Subhasha NigamAmity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University, Sector 125, Noida, 201313, India. snigam@amity.edu.
Monika JoshiAmity Institute of Nanotechnology, Amity University, Sector 125, Noida, 201313, India. mjoshi@amity.edu.

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Department of Science and Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology DST/TM/WTI/2K16/265
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An ecofriendly and solar light-responsive graphene oxide wrapped zinc oxide nanohybrid has been synthesized hydrothermally using lemon and honey respectively as chelating and complexing agents. By tuning the reaction conditions, a heterostructure between GO and ZnO has been formed during synthesis. The photocatalytic activity of the synthesized nanohybrid was investigated by degradation of hazardous organic textile dye (methylene blue) as well as wastewater under natural solar light. The nanohybrid exhibited excellent photocatalytic activity towards degradation (~ 89%) of methylene blue (MeB). Furthermore, along with decolorization, 71% of mineralization was also achieved. Interestingly, the nanohybrid has been found to be reusable up to 4 cycles without significant loss of photocatalytic activity. Along with this, the physicochemical parameters of the wastewater generated from textile industry have been also monitored before and after exposure to nanohybrid. The results revealed significant reduction in chemical oxygen demand (COD) (96.33%), biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) (96.23%), and total dissolved solids (TDS) (20.85%), suggesting its potential applicability in textile wastewater treatment.

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NanocompositesZinc OxideCatalysisSunlightTextilesZinc OxideBODGO/ZnO nanohybridMethylene blueTDSZnO nanostructures

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