Facile synthesis of NdFeO3 perovskite for photocatalytic degradation of organic dye and antibiotic
Anusha Hosakote Shankara, Jijoe Samuel Prabagar, Thinley Tenzin, Sneha Yadav, K.M. Anil Kumar, Harikaranahalli Puttaiah Shivaraju
Abstract
In this study, a visible-light sensitive neodymium iron oxide (NdFeO3) perovskite nanostructure was fabricated via facile citrate sol–gel method to target the degradation of lomefloxacin (LMF) antibiotic and methylene blue (MB) dye. The as-synthesized catalyst were investigated employing various characterization techniques scuch as XRD, EDX, SEM, UV–vis and PL. The NdFeO3 photocatalyst demonstrates excellent photocatalytic activity of maximum 88 % and 95 % for the photodegradation of LMF (15 mg/L) and MB (15 mg/L) in 120 min under a visible light source (LED, 30 W). The current study provides an exciting technique for developing a NdFeO3 photocatalyst capable of high-performance LMF and MB detoxification.