Synthesis of cerium oxide/cadmium sulfide nanocomposites using inverse microemulsion methodology for photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue
This research study demonstrates the inverse microemulsion methodology for the synthesis of cerium oxide (CeO 2 )/Cadmium sulfide (CdS) nanocomposites (NCs) and utilizes the engineered system for photocatalytic applications. The synthesized system was characterized using X-ray diffraction (XRD), Ult...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Applied nanoscience 2021-09, Vol.11 (9), p.2503-2515 |
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Zusammenfassung: | This research study demonstrates the inverse microemulsion methodology for the synthesis of cerium oxide (CeO
2
)/Cadmium sulfide (CdS) nanocomposites (NCs) and utilizes the engineered system for photocatalytic applications. The synthesized system was characterized using X-ray diffraction (XRD), Ultra-violet visible spectroscopy (UV–VIS), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The acquired results justified the formation of the NCs in the reaction medium. For investigating the photocatalytic potential of the CeO
2
/CdS NCs, the degradation efficacy of the assembly for the model reaction of photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue (MB) was studied. The optimization methodologies including conventional (kinetic model-based optimization) and advanced (response surface methodology (RSM)-based optimization) approaches were compared for achieving the best degradation efficacy for this particular degradation reaction. The RSM-based optimization was found to be a more effective approach for optimization of the photocatalytic reaction of MB in the presence of CeO
2
/CdS NCs as a photocatalyst. |
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ISSN: | 2190-5509 2190-5517 |
DOI: | 10.1007/s13204-021-02027-8 |