Phase controlled green synthesis of wurtzite (P63mc) ZnO nanoparticles: interplay of green ligands with precursor anions, anisotropy and photocatalysis.

ABSTRACT: Green approaches for nanosynthesis often lack the precise control of synthetic outcomes, which is primarily due to the poorly defined reaction protocols. Herein, we investigated the use of lignocellulosic agro-waste, sugarcane press mud (PM), for the synthesis of ZnO nanoparticles using three different precursor salts and their further application in the photocatalytic degradation of rhodamine dyes. This approach resulted in the formation of ZnO nanoparticles with two different morphologies, i.e., sheet-like structure from the zinc sulphate and nitrate precursors, whereas sphere-like structures from zinc acetate. In all three cases, the wurtzite phase (P63mc) of ZnO nanoparticles remained consistent. Also, the ZnO nanoparticles were found to be positively charged ("

SUBMITTER: Verma LM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10729870 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature