Citation: Keyvan Bijanzad, Azadeh Tadjarodi, Omid Akhavan. Photocatalytic activity of mesoporous microbricks of ZnO nanoparticles prepared by the thermal decomposition of bis(2-aminonicotinato) zinc (II)[J]. Chinese Journal of Catalysis, ;2015, 36(5): 742-749. doi: 10.1016/S1872-2067(14)60305-3 shu

Photocatalytic activity of mesoporous microbricks of ZnO nanoparticles prepared by the thermal decomposition of bis(2-aminonicotinato) zinc (II)

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a Research Laboratory of Inorganic Materials Synthesis, Department of Chemistry, Iran University of Science and Technology, Narmak, Tehran 16846-13114, Iran;

Corresponding author: Omid Akhavan,
Received Date: 12 December 2014
Available Online: 22 January 2015

Hollow microblocks of [Zn(anic)₂], as a novel coordination compound, were synthesized using 2-aminonicotinic acid (Hanic) and zinc (II) nitrate tetrahydrate. The chemical composition of the zinc complex, ZnC₁₂H₁₀N₄O₄, was determined by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy and elemental analysis. The synthesized zinc complex was used as a precursor to produce ZnO nanostructures by calcination at 550 ℃ for 4 h. Morphological studies by scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy revealed the formation of porous microbricks of ZnO nanoparticles. N₂ adsorption-desorption analysis showed that the obtained ZnO microbricks possess a mesoporous structure with a surface area of 8.13 m²/g and a pore size of 22.6 nm. The X-ray diffraction pattern of the final product proved the formation of a pure ZnO composition with a hexagonal structure. Moreover, FTIR analyses showed that the 2-aminonicotinic acid ligand peaks were absent after the calcination step. Diffuse reflectance spectroscopy was used to determine the band gap energy of the produced ZnO and it was about 3.19 eV. To investigate the photocatalytic activity of the porous ZnO nanostructure, a series of photocatalytic tests were carried out to remove Congo red, as a representative toxic azo dye, from aqueous solution. The results show that the product can be used as an efficient photocatalyst for waste water treatment with high degradation efficiency.
- Znic oxide,
- Bis(2-aminonicotinato) zinc (II),
- Mesoporous,
- Photocatalyst,
- Nanoparticle
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