Facile Synthesis of Mesoporous Ag₂O-ZnO Heterojunctions for Efficient Promotion of Visible Light Photodegradation of Tetracycline.

ABSTRACT: Fabrication of 3D mesoporous Ag₂O-ZnO heterojunctions at varying Ag₂O contents has been achieved through poly(ethylene glycol)-block-poly(propylene glycol)-block-poly(ethylene glycol) (Pluronic F-108) as the structure-directing agent for the first time. The mesoporous Ag₂O-ZnO nanocomposites exhibited a mesoporous structure, which revealed a large pore volume and high surface area. The photocatalytic efficiency over mesoporous Ag₂O-ZnO nanocomposites for tetracycline (TC) compared with that over commercial P-25 and pristine ZnO NPs through the visible light exposure was studied. Mesoporous 1.5% Ag₂O-ZnO nanocomposites indicated the highest degradation efficiency of 100% of TC during 120 min of the visible light exposure c

SUBMITTER: Mohamed RM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7774259 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature