Microwave-Assisted Degradation of Paracetamol Drug Using Polythiophene-Sensitized Ag-Ag₂O Heterogeneous Photocatalyst Derived from Plant Extract.

ABSTRACT: Ag-Ag₂O nanoparticles were synthesized using Osmium sanctum plant extract. The nanoparticles were sensitized with polythiophene (PTh) and were characterized via scanning electron microscopy with energy dispersive X-ray and elemental mapping, transmission electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier-transform infrared, and UV-vis spectroscopy analyses. The elemental mapping results revealed that the samples were composed of C, S, Ag, and O elements which were uniformly distributed in the nanohybrid. XRD analysis confirmed the crystalline nature of Ag-Ag₂O nanoparticles, and the average particle size was found to be ranging between 36 and 40 nm. The optical band gap of Ag-Ag₂O, PTh, and Ag-Ag₂O/PTh was found to be 2.49, 1.1, 1.5, an

SUBMITTER: Zia J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7364436 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature