SYNTHESIS OF ZnO-AC COMPOSITE AND ITS USE IN REDUCING TEXTILE DYES CONCENTRATIONS OF METHYLENE BLUE AND CONGO RED BY PHOTODEGRADATION

ABSTRACT: Research on minimization of textile dyes concentration of methylene blue (MB) and congo red (CR) through photodegradation using ZnO-Activated Carbon (ZnO-AC)composite has been done. The research included synthesis of Zinc oxide (ZnO) with various solvent ratio (water: ethanol), synthesis of ZnO - AC composite, and the application of the composite to reduce the concentrations of MB and CR in the artificial waste by photodegradationprocess. The characteristics of the zinc oxide particle were determined by Fourier Transformed Infra Red (FTIR), X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) and Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM).Photodegradation of the textile dyes was carried out by exposing the mixture of the dyes and thecomposite to the Ultraviolet light. The colour intensities before and after exposure weredetermined by using visible spectrophotometer. The result show that the greater the water:ethanol ratio is used, the easier, faster and more ZnO formed. FTIR spectra of the synthesized ZnO indicate the presence of the functional groups of Zn-O, O-H, N-H, C-H and C-O. All the diffraction peaks of synthesized ZnO that located at 2 31.79-31.91 , 34.45-34.57 , and 36.27-36.40 are consistent with the hexagonal phase wurtzite ZnO. Characterization of ZnO with SEM show that the particle shape of the synthesized ZnO is spherical and the sizes of particles are 220,5 nm to 1222 nm. The nearest spherical shape is resulted by water:ethanol ratio of 150 mL:150 mL. The photodegradation percentages of MB and CR with ZnO-AC compositeare higher than those without ZnO-AC composite, with the highest percentages given by thecomposite made of ZnO that is synthesized with water:ethanol ratio of 150 mL: 150 mL.
Keywords: ZnO-activated carbon composite, photodegradation, methylene blue, congo red
Author: Ni Putu Diantariani, Iryanti Eka Suprihatin, Ida Ayu Gede Widihati
Kode Jurnal: jpkimiagg160034

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