Title of article
Parameters affecting the photodegradation rate of imidacloprid catalyzed by ZnO nanoparticles
Author/Authors
atwan, asmaa a. kafrelsheikh university - faculty of science - chemistry department, Kafr ElSheikh, Egypt , atwan, asmaa a. agriculture research center (arc) - soils, waters and environment research institute, Egypt , elmehasseb, ibrahim m. kafrelsheikh university - faculty of science - chemistry department, Kafr ElSheikh, Egypt , talha, n.i. agriculture research center (arc) - soils, waters and environment research institute, Egypt , el-kemary, maged kafrelsheikh university - nanoscience and nanotechnology institute, Kafr ElSheikh, Egypt
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485
To page
494
Abstract
Herein, a study of imidaclopridphotodegradation in water catalyzed by zinc oxide nanoparticles and some parameters affecting its rate of degradation like ZnO load, imidacloprid initial concentration, reaction temperature, initial pH of the solution and doping with 5% (w: w) silver. At first zinc oxide nanoparticles were prepared via a solvothermal method with an average diameter about 26.6 nm, then it is doped with silver by a photo-reduction method using silver nitrate and ethylene glycol in day light. The obtained samples were characterized by XRD, TEM, SEM, SEM/EDX, UV-VIS spectrum and FTIR. The imidacloprid degradation rate was monitored using UV-VIS spectrophotometer.
Keywords
Nanoparticles , ZnO , Ag , doped ZnO , Imidacloprid , Photodegradtion
Journal title
Journal of Materials and Environmental Science
Journal title
Journal of Materials and Environmental Science
Record number
2699805
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