Green Synthesis of Zinc Sulfide Nanoparticles using Jatropha curcas Linn. for Photocatalytic Degradation of Methylene Blue

Green synthesis of materials such as nanoparticles pose several advantages including greener and lesser volume waste generation making it a less hazardous eco-friendly alternative. Nanoparticles have been used widely for treatment wastewater. In the study, zinc sulfide (ZnS) were conducted through green using Jatropha curcas Linn latex its photocatalytic activity in degrading methylene blue was determined. Synthesized characterized based on absorbance average size determined microscopic analysis. Absorbance analysis showed that there is dependency concentration formulations used. The synthesized 80 nm. By monitoring changes 90 minutes, degradation Photocatalytic 7.72% recorded during first 15 minutes which highest reading obtained. These findings suggest thru may be developed an non-hazardous wastewater treatment.