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The use of green synthesized ZnO nanoparticles for the degradation of methyl orange under solar light irradiation

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This paper is concerned with an effective precipitation method to producing zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) using Moringa Oleifera leaf extract as natural precursor. The advantages of such preparation are rapidity and cost-effectiveness. Furthermore, we can extract Moringa Oleifera leaf for a wide ZnO NPs production. Morphological and chemical structures of prepared ZnO NPs were perused via BET technique, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction and FTIR spectroscopy. The latter revealed the presence of different organic functions on the ZnO NPs surface. The ZnO single phase identified by XRD analysis, hexagonal crystallizes in the Wurtzite structure. Additionally, the biosynthesized ZnO NPs formed of particles with an average size of 24 nm. ZnO NPs were found to be active in degrading the methyl orange (MO) a persistent dye under visible light illumination. 70% MO degradation efficiency was observed when 500 mg of ZnO NPs as photocatalyst was suspended in 1 L solution containing 20 mg/L MO under solar light. The first-order kinetic model adequately describes the experimental data with a correlation coefficient (R2) of 0.99 and a photocatalytic half-life of 155 min.

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The authors would like to thank Pr. Mahmut ÖZACAR for his contribution.

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  1. Laboratoire d’Etude Physico-Chimiques des Matériaux et Application à l’Environnement (LEPCMAE),, Faculté de Chimie (USTHB), BP 32-16111, Algiers, Algeria

    H. Laksaci, B. Belhamdi & A. Khelifi

  2. Département des Hydrocarbures et Energies Renouvelables, Faculté des Sciences et de la Technologie, Université d’Adrar, Adrar, Algeria

    H. Laksaci & O. Khelifi

  3. Laboratoire d’Analyses Industrielles et Génie des Matériaux (LAIGM),, Faculté des Sciences et Technologie (FST), Université 8 Mai 1945 Guelma, Guelma, Algeria

    O. Khelifi

  4. Laboratoire of Storage and Valorization of Renewable Energies, Faculty de Chemistry (USTHB), BP 32-16111, Algiers, Algeria

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H Laksaci and B. Belhamdi contributed to conceptualization and supervision. M. Trari and A. Khelifi contributed to methodology. O. Khelifi and H. Laksaci contributed to writing—original draft preparation and writing—review and editing. M. Trari contributed to review and editing. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.

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Laksaci, H., Belhamdi, B., Khelifi, O. et al. The use of green synthesized ZnO nanoparticles for the degradation of methyl orange under solar light irradiation. Int. J. Environ. Sci. Technol. 21, 7227–7236 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13762-024-05459-1

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