INORGANICCHEMICALSINDUSTRY ›› 2012, Vol. 44 ›› Issue (11): 60-.

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Hydrothermal synthesis of fan-like nano-sized zinc oxide using egg albumin as a nanoreactor

 ZUO  Bai-Yan, LI  Ling, SUN  Yu, GAO  En-Shuang, ZONG  Jun   

  1. Department of Chemistry,East China Normal University,Shanghai 200062,China
  • Online:2012-11-10 Published:2012-11-09

Abstract: Fan-like nano-sized zinc oxide were synthesized by hydrothermal process,using egg albumin as nanoreactor and polyvinylpyrrolidone(PVP) as stabilizer.The samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction(XRD),scanning electron microscope(SEM),transmission electron microscopy((TEM),Fourier transform infrared(FT-IR),and ultraviolet visual(UV-Vis) spectroscopy.The photocatalytic activity of the sample was also investigated by degradation of methyl orange. Furthermore,the formation mechanism of fan-like nano-sized zinc oxide was discussed in detail.Results showed that the method is a facile,effective way to synthesize fan-like nano-sized zinc oxide material and the obtained product has a good photocatalytic activity.

Key words: zinc oxide, nanomaterial, hydrothermal, photocatalysis

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