PHOTODEGRADATION STUDY OF METHYLENE BLUE ON SILVER NANOPARTICLES AND GRAPHENE OXIDE

Abstract

Nowadays, plant mediated synthesis of nanoparticles has great interest and achievement due to its eco-benign and low time consuming properties. In this study, silver nanoparticles were successfully synthesized by using Terminalia Arjuna leaf extract and Graphene oxide produced using the simple Hummer’s method. Synthesized nanoparticles were characterized by UV-Vis spectrophotometer. Dispersity and morphology was characterized by scanning electron microscope (SEM); crystalline nature and purity of synthesized nanoparticles were revealed by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and their FTIR spectra were examined to identify the effective functional groups responsible for the reduction and stabilization of nanoparticles.. The photocatalytic activity of the synthesized nanoparticles was examined by degradation of methylene blue under sunlight irradiation. The percentage of degradation of dye was compared.