Helianthus annuus assisted green synthesis of Co3O4 and Ag‐Co3O4 and evaluation of their catalytic activities toward photodegradation of crystal violet dye

Nowadays, plants assisted green synthesis of metal oxide nanoparticles attracted the interest of researchers due to economic and environmental points of view. This article reports the Helianthus annuus (sunflower) leaves assisted green synthesis of Co3O4 and Ag‐Co3O4 particles. In this method, the l...

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Published in:Environmental progress 2021-07, Vol.40 (4), p.n/a
Main Authors: Saeed, Muhammad, Haq, Atta Ul, Muneer, Majid, Usman, Muhammad, Naqvi, Syed Ali Raza, Adeel, Muhammad, Nisar, Asif
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Ag‐Co3O4
Cobalt oxides
crystal violet
Dyes
Eley‐Rideal mechanism
Gentian violet
green synthesis
Helianthus
Helianthus annuus
Irradiation
Leaves
Metal oxides
Nanoparticles
Photodegradation
Radiation
Reaction kinetics
Stabilizers (agents)
Sunflowers
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Summary:Nowadays, plants assisted green synthesis of metal oxide nanoparticles attracted the interest of researchers due to economic and environmental points of view. This article reports the Helianthus annuus (sunflower) leaves assisted green synthesis of Co3O4 and Ag‐Co3O4 particles. In this method, the leaves extract of Helianthus annuus (sunflower) is utilized as a reducing and stabilizing agent for the synthesis of Co3O4 and Ag‐Co3O4 particles. XRD and FTIR confirmed the crystalline and spinel phase of prepared Co3O4 and Ag‐Co3O4 particles. The catalytic activities of prepared particles were evaluated over the photodegradation of crystal violet dye under visible irradiation. About 63% and 98% of 100 mg/L degraded over 0.002 g/ml of Co3O4 and Ag‐Co3O4, respectively. The reaction kinetics and mechanism were described in terms of the Eley‐Rideal mechanism. The rate constant was determined as 0.0075 and 0.0167 per minute for Co3O4 and Ag‐Co3O4, respectively.
ISSN:1944-7442
1944-7450
DOI:10.1002/ep.13591