ChemistrySelect,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
9(44)
Published: Nov. 1, 2024
Abstract
ZnNb
2
O
6
and
a
heterojunction
/SnO
have
been
synthesized,
characterized,
studied
for
its
photocatalytic
activity
against
organic
pharmaceutical
pollutants
under
UV
irradiation.
The
characterization
techniques
include
X‐ray
Diffraction
(XRD),
ultraviolet‐visible
reflectance
spectroscopy
(UV–vis
DRS),
field
emission
scanning
electron
microscopy
(FESEM),
photoluminescence
spectra
(PL),
photoelectron
(XPS).
XRD
confirms
single
phase
formation.
particles
sizes
of
are
in
range
170–200
nm
110–140
nm,
respectively.
Bandgaps
as
revealed
by
UV–vis
DRS
the
3.14–3.71
eV.
n‐n
type
semiconductor
shows
enhanced
than
individual
components
degradation
due
to
more
effective
charge
carrier
separation.
rate
is
twice
that
components.
Methyl
orange
pathways
proposed
using
HRMS
analysis.
This
first
report
antibiotic
.
RSC Advances,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
14(20), P. 14392 - 14424
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
The
future
directions
of
photocatalytic
degradation
micropollutants
(pharmaceuticals,
dyes,
pesticides,
etc.
)
and
its
role
in
green
fuel
production
from
wastewater
are
discussed
with
several
examples
modern
photocatalysts.
