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A critical review on novel eco-friendly green approach to synthesize zinc oxide nanoparticles for photocatalytic degradation of water pollutants

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Pages 489-516 | Received 09 Nov 2021, Accepted 15 Dec 2021, Published online: 07 Jan 2022
 

ABSTRACT

Green synthesis of nanoparticles (NPs) is a revolutionary approach in terms of cost-effectiveness as well as minimization of environmental pollution by using perilousness-free bio-sources (different parts of plant, microorganism, plant-based waste). The different phytochemicals present in bio-sources play the role of potential reducing, stabilizing and capping agent during the synthesis of nanoparticles. An impetus in the rise of zinc oxide (ZnO) semiconductor has been perceived over the past decade as advanced nanomaterial to ameliorate the photocatalytic characteristics. Specifically, the use of ZnO is regarded as quite promising, not only because of the choice of green material but also owing to their alluring characteristics like high surface area to volume ratio, varying morphology etc. This review article represents several literature reports revealing the photocatalytic activities of green synthesized ZnO, prepared by using different green sources in degrading various organic pollutants which are present in wastewater. The method of derivation of phytochemicals during green synthesis approach of ZnO formation and the proposed mechanism of ZnO nanoparticles formation by interaction of those phytochemicals has been discussed thoroughly in this critical review. Numerous scientific investigations have been performed which elucidate on the controlling factors of ZnO (band gap, surface defects, surface morphology) and influence the photocatalytic activity. A summarization of such important reports has been synopsised in this article. The optimized parameters influencing the effective green synthesis of ZnO nanoparticles e.g. pH, temperature, metal precursor concentration and bio extract concentration have been concisely discussed with some published reports. Finally, a conclusion and future prospectus of the pioneering research arena are emphasized.

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Acknowledgments

We like to acknowledge the Department of Chemistry and Department of Earth and Environmental studies, National Institute of Technology Durgapur.

Credit authorship contribution statement

Nilanjana Bhattacharjee:Writing - original draft, drawing figures. Ipsita Som: Conceptualization, Writing – review, editing& formatting, drawing figures. Rajnarayan Saha: Supervision, Funding acquisition, Writing -review & editing. Sandip Mondal: Supervision,Writing - review & editing.Finally, all authors read and approved the final manuscript.

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).

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