Nickel ferrite/zinc oxide nanocomposite: Investigating the photocatalytic and antibacterial properties

Sana Munir; Muhammad Farooq Warsi; Sonia Zulfiqar; Imtisal Ayman; Sajjad Haider; Ibrahim A Alsafari; Philips O. Agboola; Imran Shakir

Journal of Saudi Chemical Society (Dec 2021)

Nickel ferrite/zinc oxide nanocomposite: Investigating the photocatalytic and antibacterial properties

Sana Munir,
Muhammad Farooq Warsi,
Sonia Zulfiqar,
Imtisal Ayman,
Sajjad Haider,
Ibrahim A Alsafari,
Philips O. Agboola,
Imran Shakir

Affiliations

Sana Munir: Institute of Chemistry, Baghdad-ul-Jadeed Campus, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur 63100, Pakistan; Corresponding authors.
Muhammad Farooq Warsi: Institute of Chemistry, Baghdad-ul-Jadeed Campus, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur 63100, Pakistan; Corresponding authors.
Sonia Zulfiqar: Department of Chemistry, School of Sciences & Engineering, The American University in Cairo, New Cairo 11835, Egypt
Imtisal Ayman: Institute of Chemistry, Baghdad-ul-Jadeed Campus, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur 63100, Pakistan
Sajjad Haider: Department of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, King Saud University, PO-BOX 800, Riyadh 11421, Saudi Arabia
Ibrahim A Alsafari: Department of Biology, College of Science, University of Hafr Al Batin, P.O. Box 1803, Hafr Al Batin 31991, Saudi Arabia; Department of Chemistry, College of Science, University of Hafr Al Batin, P.O. Box 1803, Hafr Al Batin 31991, Saudi Arabia
Philips O. Agboola: College of Engineering Al-Muzahmia Branch, King Saud University, P.O. Box: 800, Riyadh 11421, Saudi Arabia
Imran Shakir: Sustainable Energy Technologies (SET) Center, College of Engineering, King Saud University, PO-BOX 800, Riyadh, 11421, Saudi Arabia

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 25, no. 12
p. 101388

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A facile strategy was used for the synthesis of nickel ferrite/zinc oxide (NiFe2O4/ZnO) nanocomposite via an ultra-sonication method and observed its recyclability and photostability with enhanced visible light-driven photocatalytic performance. The photo degradation activities of as-synthesized photocatalysts were investigated using various dyes including methylene blue, crystal violet and methyl orange under solar light irradiation. Prepared material degrades 49.2% methyl orange, 44.4% methyl blue and 41.3% crystal violet in 40 min. Further, the synergistic effect of nickel ferrite and zinc oxide can reduce the probability of recombination of charge carrier and boost the charge separation which leads to remarkable photocatalytic performance. Magnetic properties of nickel ferrite reduces the agglomeration of material and increases the recyclability. The NiFe2O4/ZnO nanocomposites also exhibited better antibacterial activity for Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus, which shows that they can be used for both environmental and biological applications.

Published in Journal of Saudi Chemical Society

ISSN: 1319-6103 (Print)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Saudi Arabia
LCC subjects: Science: Chemistry
Website: http://www.journals.elsevier.com/journal-of-saudi-chemical-society/

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