Efficient One-Pot Synthesis of TiO 2 /ZrO 2 /SiO 2 Ternary Nanocomposites Using Prunus × Yedoensis Leaf Extract for Enhanced Photocatalytic Dye Degradation.
Velu ManikandanJ Saranya PackialakshmiBandna BhartiPalaniyappan JayanthiRanjithkumar DhandapaniVelmurugan PalanivelDuraisamy ElangoRagul ParamasivamVinayagam MoihanavelAsad SyedAbdhallah M ElgorbanAli H BahkaliMuthupandian SaravananPublished in: Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity (2022)
A simple, efficient, and ecofriendly method was employed to synthesize TiO 2 /ZrO 2 /SiO 2 ternary nanocomposites using Prunus × yedoensis leaf extract (PYLE) that shows improved photocatalytic and antibacterial properties. The characterization of the obtained nanocomposites was done by X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), Raman spectroscopy, field-emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopic (EDS) analysis. The synthesized ternary nanocomposites with nanoscale pore diameters were investigated for the elimination of Reactive Red 120 (RR120) dye. The obtained results showed about 96.2% removal of RR120 dye from aqueous solution under sunlight irradiation. Furthermore, it shows promising antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli . The improved photocatalytic and antibacterial activity of TiO 2 /ZrO 2 /SiO 2 may bring unique insights into the production of ternary nanocomposites and their applications in the environment and biomedical field.
Keyphrases
- silver nanoparticles
- visible light
- electron microscopy
- raman spectroscopy
- escherichia coli
- staphylococcus aureus
- high resolution
- reduced graphene oxide
- magnetic nanoparticles
- biofilm formation
- ionic liquid
- solid phase extraction
- dual energy
- quantum dots
- highly efficient
- data analysis
- liquid chromatography
- crystal structure