SYNTHESIS CHARACTERISATION AND APPLICATION OF NOVEL COMPOSITE MN6+: ZNO NANOCRYSTALS

The hydrothermally synthesis of Mn6+ doped ZnO nanocrystals at 1500C with an autogenous pressure and experimental duration of 40 hrs has been reported. A control over the particle size, morphology and crystallinity of the as prepared compound has been studied with respect to the experimental parameters like nutrient composition, solvent, experimental duration, temperature, pressure and so on. The products synthesized were characterized using XRD, SEM, FTIR and DLS. The photodegradation of textile effluent using these composite was investigated under both solar and UV irradiation. The degradation of textile effluent was checked by the following parameters like COD, %T, irradiation time and duration. The preliminary results are highly encouraging and further work is being carried out for the use of these photocatalytic compounds for other organic decomposition.