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Synthesis of Fe-doped ZnO/biochar nanocomposites for acid orange 7 photodegradation and antibacterial activity under visible light region
- Source :
- Materials Research Express, Vol 11, Iss 5, p 055001 (2024)
- Publication Year :
- 2024
- Publisher :
- IOP Publishing, 2024.
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Abstract
- In the present study, different molar ratios of Fe-doped ZnO/biochar (FZBC) were synthesized using a coprecipitation method. ZnO nanoparticles with a size of approximately 30 nm were well dispersed on the biochar matrix. The bandgap energy decreases from 3.11 to 3.08 eV as the Fe-ion concentration increases from 1 to 7 mol%. Photocatalytic studies demonstrated that FZBC exhibited photodegradation toward acid orange 7 (AO7). FZBC exhibited a photodegradation efficiency of AO7 at a concentration of 10 mg. L ^−1 (93.17%), which was nine times greater than that of pure ZnO (10.30%). Furthermore, the FZBC materials also demonstrated effective inactivation of E. coli , with an antibacterial rate reaching 98%. Overall, these materials are expected to be cost-effective and suitable for photocatalytic degradation and antibacterial activities.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20531591
- Volume :
- 11
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Materials Research Express
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.3b13af7f121f4db5a1c311f844a05ba8
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1088/2053-1591/ad477b