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Photocatalytic performances of ZnCr2O4 nanoparticles for cephalosporins removal: Structural, optical and electrochemical properties

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The present contribution is about the synthesis of a composite photo-catalyst with remarkable activity and a narrow gap band to explore the possibility of using it for the removal of antibiotics in water. The synthesis of spinel ZnCr2O4 (ZCO) nanoparticles in pure phase by the combination of sol-gel methodology at 700 °C was achieved. The identification and characterization were done using characterization studies such as X-ray diffraction (XRD), Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM) and UV–Visible spectroscopy techniques. The illustration of spinel structure was done with the help of lattice constants using XRD data. The optical and dielectric properties of ZCO were measured using the UV–Visible data. The photo-electrochemical property revealed the flat band potential value of 0.3 VSCE which ascribes the n-type semiconductor. The photocatalytic activity of ZCO nanoparticles under visible light source in degrading the three pharmaceutical products such as Cefaclor (CFR), Cefuroxime (CFRM) and Cefixime (CFX) of 66.9%, 55.2% and 80.1% was also successfully studied. © 2021 Elsevier B.V.

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hal-03225469 , version 1 (12-05-2021)

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Y. Benrighi, N. Nasrallah, T. Chaabane, V. Sivasankar, A. Darchen, et al.. Photocatalytic performances of ZnCr2O4 nanoparticles for cephalosporins removal: Structural, optical and electrochemical properties. Optical Materials, 2021, 115, pp.111035. ⟨10.1016/j.optmat.2021.111035⟩. ⟨hal-03225469⟩
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