Abhishek Kumar Patel, Ashlesha P. Kawale, Neeru Sharma, Nishant Shekhar, Subhash Banerjee*, Arti Srivastava*
Journal of Polymer Materials, Vol.41, No.2, pp. 69-86, 2024, DOI:10.32604/jpm.2024.052695
Abstract This study aims to synthesize, characterize, and evaluate the photocatalytic efficiency of carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) wrapped ZnONPs for the degradation of methylene blue (MB) dye under sunlight and also focuses on the effect of varying calcination temperatures on crystallite size of the synthesized ZnONPs@CMC. It focuses on developing biopolymer (CMC) wrapped ZnO nanoparticles (ZnONPs@CMC) at different calcination temperatures. ZnONPs@CMC are synthesized using zinc acetate dihydrate as a precursor under alkaline conditions, followed by adding capping agent CMC at various calcination temperatures ranging from 250°C to 650°C. The nanomaterials are characterized by UV-Vis, FTIR, and powder… More >