Photocatalytic Activity of Heavy Metal Doped CdS Nanoparticles Synthesized by Using Ocimum sanctum Leaf Extract
Bhanu Mullamuri, Venkata Sai, Venkata Sai Sriram Mosali, Hussen Maseed, Syam Sundar Majety, Basavaiah Chandu, S Iravani, D Sharma, S; Kanchi, K Bisetty, G Gahlawat, A Choudhury, H Duan, D Wang, Y Li, T De Souza, L Souza, L Franchi, V Mosali, M Qasim, B Mullamuri, B Chandu, D Das, M Al-Ghouti, M Khraisheh, S Allen, M Ahmad, Dos Santos, A Cervantes, F Van Lier, J, W Liu, K Yuan, P Liu, M Chen, A Abharya, A Gholizadeh, J Zhang, L Li, R Shi, J Mei, Z Xiao, W Ma, A Bokare, R Chikate, C Rode, K Paknikar, S Joseph, B Mathew, R Sankar, P Manikandan, V Malarvizhi, T Fathima, K Shivashangari, V Ravikumar, D Ayodhya, M Venkatesham, A Kumari, G Reddy, D Ramakrishna, G Veerabhadram, Synthesis, A Hernndez-Gordillo, A Ramos, P Acevedo-Pea, P Jagdale, A Tagliaferro, S Rodil, A Davis, Y Hsieh, C Huang, Z Ai, G Zhao, Y Zhong, Y Shao, B Huang, Y Wu, X Hao, J Xiong, X Du, G Cheng, H Yang, J Chen, S Dou, Z Li, N; Jeevanantham, O Balasundaram, D Lilhare, T Sinha, A Khare, R Ranjith, V Krishnakumar, S Boobas, J Venkatesan, J Jayaprakash, L Hu, G Deng, W Lu, S Pang, X Hu
Abstract
Green chemical approaches for the production of nanomaterials are currently attracted to research and industry development to minimize the use of hazardous chemicals and reduce industrial pollution. A green reagent Ocimum sanctum leaf extract was used to synthesize doped and undoped CdS nanoparticles in this work. The as-synthesized nanoparticles were characterized by using different characterization techniques such as UV-Vis spectroscopy, XRD, and TEM. The effect of doping on physicochemical properties was analyzed. Photocatalytic properties of these nanoparticles were investigated by sunlight-based photodegradation studies of methylene blue dye. The doping of these green synthesized CdS nanoparticles with heavy metals has improved photocatalytic efficiency over a given time.