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Graphene-ZnO nanocomposite for highly efficient photocatalytic degradation of methyl orange dye under solar light irradiation

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A facile synthesis of graphene oxide-zinc oxide nanocomposite (GO-ZnO) was performed by using wet chemical method of graphene oxide and zinc acetate precursors. The nanocomposite was characterized and intercalated with Raman spectroscopy, FE-SEM, TEM, SAED and EDAX. The crystalline nature was studied from P-XRD, and surface area of the sample was analyzed by BET. The chemical composition was explained in the light of XPS phenomenon. The photo electron-excitation (PL) studies were conducted for understanding the photocatalytic mechanism, and photocatalytic degradation of methyl orange was studied by using UV-VIS spectrophotometer. We investigated the photocatalytic activity involving GO-ZnO nanocomposite besides checking the re-stability of the composite. Significant high-performance photocatalytic activity of GO-ZnO nanocomposite was exhibited on methyl orange degradation under solar light.

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  1. Department of Material Science & Nanotechnology, Yogi Vemana University, Kadapa, A. P., India

    Venkata Ramana Posa, Viswadevarayalu Annavaram & Adinarayana Reddy Somala

  2. Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Kwangwoon University, Seoul, 139-701, Korea

    Janardhan Reddy Koduru

  3. Department of Chemistry, Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati, A. P., India

    Varada Reddy Ammireddy

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Posa, V.R., Annavaram, V., Koduru, J.R. et al. Graphene-ZnO nanocomposite for highly efficient photocatalytic degradation of methyl orange dye under solar light irradiation. Korean J. Chem. Eng. 33, 456–464 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11814-015-0145-4

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