Zinc oxide (ZnO) photocatalysts were synthesized by sol-gel method using zinc acetate as precursor for degradation of azo dyes under UV irradiation. The resultant samples were characterized by different techniques, such as XRD, SEM, and EDX. The influence of preparation conditions such as calcination temperature and composite ratio on the degradation of methyl orange (MO) was investigated. ZnO ...

Ruthenium dye-based dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) have received great deal of attraction from chemists and material scientists because of their over 10% of photon to current conversion efficiency. The high cost and much synthetic efforts of ruthenium dyes, nevertheless, has often been reported as problematic. Recently, organic dye-based DSSCs whose photon to current conversion efficiency a...

The interaction effect of eight operating factors on the degradation three organic dyes different structures (Cibacron green, methylene blue and methyl orange) has been studied. Effect had evaluated statistically using Plackett-Burman screening design which ex-tracted valuable information most important parameters their interactions. goodness model fit was checked by determination coefficient R...

The quest for eco-friendly synthetic routes that can be used the development of multifunctional materials, in particular water treatment, has reinforced use plant extracts as replacement solvents. In this study, bimetallic ZnOSnO2 nanoparticles different ratios were synthesized using Sutherlandia frutescens (S. frutescens) and tested degradation methylene blue dye antibiotics sulfisoxazole sulf...