SYNTHESIS OF NiO/ZnO NANOCOMPOSITES IN ETHYLENE GLYCOL

H. Tanzilla Hussain; Bakhtawar Sajjad; Umer Ali; Auswa Nadeem; Lubna Noor; Muhammad Akhyar Farrukh

Authors

H. Tanzilla Hussain Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan
Bakhtawar Sajjad University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan.
Umer Ali University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan.
Auswa Nadeem University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan.
Lubna Noor University of Lahore, Pakistan
Muhammad Akhyar Farrukh Forman Christian College University, Lahore, Pakistan

Keywords:

Sol-gel method, Methylene blue, photo catalyst, Nano composites

Abstract

The availability of water has become a serious concern globally, therefore, it is a need to use waste water by its treatment. This treated water can be used in various sectors e.g., agriculture, leather industry, textile industry and in chemical reactors etc. The oxides of semiconductor nanoparticles are effective catalyst which are used in wastewater treatment. Ethylene glycol is used in sol-gel method to synthesize NiO/ZnO nanocomposites. ZnCl2 along with NiCl2.6H2O were used as precursors during synthetization of NiO/ZnO nanocomposites. We used various techniques such as Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA), Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC), Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) and particle size analysis for synthesis of the nanocomposites which confirm that these nanocomposites act as catalyst.

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