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Photoelectrochemical degradation of eosin yellowish dye on exfoliated graphite–ZnO nanocomposite electrode

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In the quest for harnessing more power from the sun for water treatment by photoelectrochemical degradation, we prepared a novel photoanode of exfoliated graphite (EG)–ZnO nanocomposite. The nanocomposite was characterised by X-ray diffractometry, energy dispersive spectroscopy, Brunauer–Emmett–Teller surface area analyser, thermal gravimetric analyser, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The EG–ZnO nanocomposite was fabricated into a photoanode and applied for the photoelectrochemical degradation of 0.1 × 10−4 M eosin yellowish dye in 0.1 M Na2SO4 under visible light irradiation. The degradation was monitored with a visible spectrophotometer. The photoelectrochemical degradation process resulted in enhanced degradation efficiency of ca. 93 % with kinetic rate of 11.0 × 10−3 min−1 over photolysis and electrochemical oxidation processes which exhibited lower degradation efficiencies of 35 and 40 % respectively.

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The financial support of the following are gratefully acknowledged: Nanotechnology Innovation Centre, Mintek South Africa; The Centre for Nanomaterials Science Research, University of Johannesburg; The Faculty of Science, University of Johannesburg; and The National Research Foundation, South Africa.

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  1. Department of Applied Chemistry, University of Johannesburg, Doornfontein 2028, Johannesburg, South Africa

    B. Ntsendwana, S. Sampath, B. B. Mamba, O. S. Oluwafemi & O. A. Arotiba

  2. Department of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 560012, India

    S. Sampath

  3. Centre for Nanomaterials Science Research, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa

    O. S. Oluwafemi & O. A. Arotiba

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Ntsendwana, B., Sampath, S., Mamba, B.B. et al. Photoelectrochemical degradation of eosin yellowish dye on exfoliated graphite–ZnO nanocomposite electrode. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 27, 592–598 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-015-3793-6

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