Naslov
Synthesis of ZnO Powders with Different Morphologies for Photocatalytic Degradation

Autori
Seleš, Patrick ; Lipovšek, Žiga ; Kocijan, Martina ; Radošević, Tina ; Vengust, Damjan ; Podlogar, Matejka

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u zbornicima skupova, cjeloviti rad (in extenso), znanstveni

Izvornik
Conference Proceedings MIDEM 2021 / - Ljubljana : Society for Microelectronics, Electronic Components and Materials, 2021, 35-42

ISBN
978-961-95495-0-6

Skup
56th International Conference on Microelectronics, Devices and Materials & the Workshop on Personal Sensor for Remote Health Care Monitoring

Mjesto i datum
Ljubljana, Slovenija, 22.09.2021. - 24.09.2021

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
ZnO ; microplastic ; caffeine ; nanorods

Sažetak
A widespread use of plastic represents a serious environmental issue, mostly because debris, such as microplastic and nanoplastics, are found everywhere. Especially in water ecosystem. A huge amount of microplastics, if not the largest, enters the water system through washing synthetic textile. ZnO is commonly used to degrade many chemical pollutants and for the purpose of this study we showed how it can be synthesized with different morphologies, namely dots, rods and hexagons, by similar solution-based methods. For the characterization, we employed standard technique such as XRD, SEM, TEM and Raman. For photocatalytic degradation of plastic pollutant, we utilized ZnO nanorods. Along we also performed experiments, for degradation of caffeine, to better explain which characteristics of nanomaterial influence the degradation. The rate of degradation for different particles on caffeine was evaluated by standardized UV/Vis spectroscopy, while SEM and Raman analysis had to be employed to notice the decomposition of plastic material.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kemija, Kemijsko inženjerstvo, Temeljne tehničke znanosti

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