Ce3+ impregnated ZnO: a highly efficient photocatalyst for sunlight mediated mineralization

Iqbal M. I. Ismail; M. Aslam; T. Almeelbi; S. Chandrasekaran; A. Hameed

doi:10.1039/C4RA00097H

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Ce³⁺ impregnated ZnO: a highly efficient photocatalyst for sunlight mediated mineralization†

Iqbal M. I. Ismail,^ab M. Aslam,^a T. Almeelbi,^ac S. Chandrasekaran^a and A. Hameed*^ad

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^a Centre of Excellence in Environmental Studies (CEES), King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia
E-mail: afmuhammad@kau.edu.sa

^b Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 80203, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia

^c Department of Environmental Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 80203, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia

^d National Centre for Physics, Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan

Abstract

The surface of pre-synthesized hexagonal ZnO was tailored by Ce³⁺ states. The modified catalyst inveterate enhanced spectral response in the visible region and substantially quenched the luminescence without altering the morphology of the ZnO support. Compared to bare ZnO, the synthesized catalyst exhibited significant high activity both for degradation and mineralization of 2-chlorophenol (2-CP) in sunlight exposure.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/C4RA00097H
Article type: Communication
Submitted: 06 Jan 2014
Accepted: 10 Mar 2014
First published: 13 Mar 2014

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RSC Adv., 2014,4, 16043-16046

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Ce³⁺ impregnated ZnO: a highly efficient photocatalyst for sunlight mediated mineralization

I. M. I. Ismail, M. Aslam, T. Almeelbi, S. Chandrasekaran and A. Hameed, RSC Adv., 2014, 4, 16043 DOI: 10.1039/C4RA00097H

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