Enhanced Antibacterial Activity and Photo-Catalytic Properties of ZnO Nanoparticles: <i>Pedalium Murex</i> Plant Extract-Assisted Synthesis

N Babitha, L. Srimathi Priya, S.Rosy Christy, A. Manikandan, A. Dinesh, M. Durka, S. Arunadevi

Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology · 2018 · 53 citations · 0 references

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The photocatalytic activity of ZnO nano-catalysts (ZnO-NPs and ZnO-NSs) for the degradation of methylene blue (MB) dye was studied under solar lighting and the results showed that the samples ZnO-NPs with smaller particle size considerable degradation of MB than ZnO-NSs.