Improved Photocatalytic Degradation of Organic Dyes by ZnO‐Nanoflowers

Recently, we reported one pot synthesis of ZnO nanoflowers (ZnO‐NFs) by using asymmetric Zn(II) dimeric complex, [Zn(hmp‐H)2(H2O)(μ‐Cl)Zn(μ‐Cl)(Cl)3],(A), [hmp‐H=2‐(2‐hydroxymethyl)pyridine)] as a single molecular precursor at room temperature (RT). The prepared ZnO‐NFs catalyst was systematically probed for its structural, morphological and functional properties. Our primary aim was to utilize ZnO‐NFs to find a superior photocatalyst for the degradation of different dyes such as Methyl orange (MO), Congo red (CR), Chicago sky blue (CSB) and Eosin B (EO) which are commonly found in industrial waste and are major contributor to the river pollutant. In order to overcome this problem, we explored the photocatalytic performance of ZnO‐NFs, which results in improved photocatalytic activity towards MO dye (15 mg/L, 99.46 %) compared to other dyes CR, CSB and EO. Based on the photocatalytic evaluations, ZnO‐NFs could possess versatile photocatalytic properties for remediation of contaminated water. Well uniform ZnO‐NFs have been reported for improved photocatlytic degradation of organic dyes (Methyl orange (MO), Congo red (CR), Chicago sky blue (CSB) and Eosin B (EO)) which are commonly found in industrial waste. On photocatalytic evaluations, ZnO‐NFs found to be possess versatile photocatalytic properties for remediation of contaminated water.