Facile Synthesis of Bimetallic CuS- Ag/ZnO Nanoparticles by Hydrothermal Method and Its Application as Photocatalytic Degradation of Methylene Blue
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Facile Synthesis of Bimetallic , Hydrothermal Method , Photocatalytic Degradation , Methylene BlueSynopsis
The current research study was performed to synthesize the bimetallic Ag/ZnO nanoparticles using CuS as a coating material and to study its application as a photocatalytic degradation of Methylene blue. MB poses a great threat to human life as well as to aquatic life if present in water. Therefore, in this study, we design an economical method to degrade this dangerous dye. The bimetallics were synthesized via the hydrothermal method, which is a very cheap method and has proved very efficient. The dye was degraded by varying different factors such as the concentration of the catalyst and the time factor. The results were examined by UV and FT-IR. This study proposed the best result for degrading dyes from the environment.
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