Synthesis and Characterization of Co-Doped ZnO Nanoparticles by Electrochemical Method: Photodegradation Kinetics of Bromophenol Blue Dye, Textile Effluent and Study of Antibacterial Activity

Forfattere

  • Sowbhagya . Research Fellow, DOS in Chemistry University of Mysore Manasagangotri Mysore
  • S. Ananda Professor, DOS in Chemistry University of Mysore Manasagangotri Mysore

Nøgleord:

Co-doped ZnO nanoparticles, electrochemical method, characterization, Bromophenol blue dye, degradation, antibacterial activity.

Resumé

ZnO nanoparticles doped with cobalt were synthesized by electrochemical method. The crystal structure and surface morphology were characterized by X-Ray diffraction and Scanning electron microscopy. The optical properties were studied by UV-Vis spectroscopy and from this the band gap energy was found to be 3.17 eV. The XRD data revealed that the crystalline size to be ~21.23 nm. The functional group test was done by FTIR-spectroscopy. SEM results showed the surface morphology of the nanoparticles. In order to ensure the catalytic ability, the photocatalytic degradation for Bromophenol blue dye using Co-doped ZnO nanoparticles at different experimental conditions has been carried out. The COD test was conducted at every stage to ensure the complete mineralization of the dye. The degradation efficiency of Co-doped ZnO was found to be ~95%. The undoped ZnO and Co-doped ZnO were screened to evaluate their antibacterial activity. This study revealed that Co-doped ZnO exhibit very good inhibition effect towards bacterial growth when compared to undoped ZnO nanoparticles.Keywords: Co-doped ZnO nanoparticles, electrochemical method, characterization, bromophenol blue dye, degradation, antibacterial activityCite this Article:Sowbhagya, Ananda S. Synthesis and characterization of Co-doped ZnO nanoparticles by electrochemical method: photodegradation kinetics of Bromophenol blue dye, textile effluent and study of antibacterial activity. Journal of NanoScience, Nano Engineering & Applications. 2015; 5(1): 1-13p. 

Forfatterbiografier

  • Sowbhagya ., Research Fellow, DOS in Chemistry University of Mysore Manasagangotri Mysore
    Department of Studies in Chemistry
  • S. Ananda, Professor, DOS in Chemistry University of Mysore Manasagangotri Mysore
    Department of Studies in Chemistry

Downloads

Publiceret

2015-02-16

Nummer

Årg. 5 Nr. 1 (2015)

Sektion

Research Articles

Licens

Declaration and Copyright Transfer Form

(to be completed by authors)

 

I/ We, the undersigned author(s) of the submitted manuscript, hereby declare, that the above manuscript which is submitted for publication in the STM Journals(s), is not published already in part or whole (except in the form of abstract) in any journal or magazine for private or public circulation, and, is not under consideration of publication elsewhere.

·         I/We will not withdraw the manuscript after 1 week of submission as I have read the Author Guidelines and will adhere to the guidelines.

·         I/We Author(s ) have niether given nor will give this manuscript elsewhere for publishing after submitting in STM Journal(s).

·         I/ We have read the original version of the manuscript and am/ are responsible for the thought contents embodied in it. The work dealt in the manuscript is my/ our own, and my/ our individual contribution to this work is significant enough to qualify for authorship.

·          I/We also agree to the authorship of the article in the following order:

Author’s name                                    

 

1. ________________

2. ________________

3. ________________

4. _______________

 

We  Author(s) tick this box and would request you to consider it as our signature as we agree to the terms of this Copyright Notice, which will apply to this submission if and when it is published by this journal.