UV Assisted Enhanced Photodegradation of Carbaryl Pesticide with Ag Doped ZnO NPs

Authors

  • A. Satheesh Department of Chemistry, Centurion University of Technology and Management, Vizianagram (Andhra Pradesh), India
  • J. C. Rao Dept. of Physics, Govt. Degree College, Rajam(Andhra Pradesh), India
  • M. V. V. Ramanjaneyulu Department of Chemistry, KGRL (A) College, Bhimavaram, West Godavari (Andhra Pradesh), India
  • K. N. Jogayya School of Forensic Science, Centurion University of Technology and Management, Jatni (Odisha), India
  • K. V. Kalyan School of Paramedical and Allied health sciences, Centurion University of Technology and Management, Vizianagram (Andhra Pradesh), India
  • A. Kumar Department of Management studies, Centurion University of Technology and Management, Vizianagram (Andhra Pradesh), India
  • H. Usha Department of Chemistry, Govt. Polytechnic for Women, Srikakulam (Andhra Pradesh), India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/jsr.v16i2.69301

Abstract

Every year approximately one million tonnes of pesticide effluents are releasing into natural streams and water bodies from nearby industries and agricultural fields. It is necessary to remove pesticides and their residues from water bodies to protect environment and ecosystem. Photodegradation is an effective method to remove the organic contaminants from water bodies due to its low cost, environmental friendliness and absence of secondary pollutants. This work presents about the synthesis, characterization of pure and silver doped ZnO nanoparticles (NPs) and their efficiency towards the photo degradation of carbaryl pesticide. Pure and Ag doped nanoZnO particles were synthesized by wet chemical method using zinc nitrate as precursor and the synthesized nano particles were studied using FT-IR, XRD, UV-Vis, SEM, EDAX, TEM and fluorescence spectral analysis to evaluate its structural, morphological, optical and fluorescent properties. Carbaryl pesticide was taken at a fixed concentration of 5 ppm, and subjected to photo degradation by adding 5 mg/L of pure and Ag doped nanoZnO separately under UV irradiation. It is observed that in 60 min 90 % of the pesticide was degraded with pure ZnO NPs and 98 % with Ag doped ZnO NPs.

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Published

2024-05-01

How to Cite

Satheesh, A. ., Rao, J. C. ., Ramanjaneyulu, M. V. V. ., Jogayya, K. N. ., Kalyan, K. V. ., Kumar, A. ., & Usha, H. . (2024). UV Assisted Enhanced Photodegradation of Carbaryl Pesticide with Ag Doped ZnO NPs. Journal of Scientific Research, 16(2), 561–573. https://doi.org/10.3329/jsr.v16i2.69301

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Section B: Chemical and Biological Sciences