Fabrication of AgNi Nano-alloy-Decorated ZnO Nanocomposites as an Efficient and Novel Hybrid Catalyst to Degrade Noxious Organic Pollutants.

ABSTRACT: Contamination through industrial effluents is a major threat to the environment. Degradation of organic pollutants remains a major challenge, and semiconductor-based catalysis is reported to be a viable solution. Recently, AgNi bimetallic alloy nanoparticles attracted great attention with superior properties. We report the synthesis of AgNi nano-alloy particles immobilized over the surface of ZnO hexagonal rods through an in situ chemical co-reduction process to develop a novel AgNi@ZnO nanocomposite for catalytic applications. The crystal structure, phase purity, morphology, particle size, and other properties of the as-synthesized AgNi@ZnO nanocomposite were scrutinized using powder X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, Raman spectroscopy, energy-dispersive X-ray analysis, mul

SUBMITTER: Sachi 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8697397 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature