ZnO/Carbon Nano Composite: Effective Catalyst for the Photo Degradation of Acid Blue 113

摘要

Zinc oxide carbon composite (ZnO/C) was synthesized by self - propagating solution combustion method. This method enabled the addition of carbon insitu to the metal oxide. The composite synthesized were characterised by XRD, SEM and BET analysis. This composite was used for the removal of organic pollutants such as the dye Acid blue 113 by UV irradiation performed in a batch reactor. The influence of various experimental parameters such as the initial concentration of the dye, Concentration of the photocatalyst and the pH on the photo catalytic degradation under UV irradiation was studied. It has been observed that the degradation of the dye to be more pronounced in neutral medium. The degradation of acid blue 113 was found to increase with ZnO/C composites loading and decreases with decrease in concentration of the composite.