Bio-reduction of graphene oxide using pomegranate peels for NO2 sensing and photocatalysis applications

Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics - Tập 33 - Trang 16099-16112 - 2022
Khaoula Kacem1,2, Sami Ameur2,3, Juan Casanova-Chafer4, Mohamed Faouzi Nsib1,2, Eduard Llobet4
1Higher School of Sciences and Technology of Hammam Sousse, University of Sousse, Sousse, Tunisia
2NANOMISENE Laboratory, LR16CRMN01, Centre for Research on Microelectronics and Nanotechnology (CRMN), Technopole of Sousse, Sousse, Tunisia
3High Agronomic Institute of Chott Meriem, University of Sousse, Sousse, Tunisia
4MINOS, Universitat Rovira I Virgili, Tarragona, Spain

Tóm tắt

This work presents a straightforward, inexpensive, and eco-friendly approach for the reduction of graphene oxide (GO) using a nontoxic reducing agent from pomegranate peels bio-extract. The graphene oxide was prepared by a modified Hummers’ method from natural graphite and subsequently reduced using pomegranate peels bio-extract. The prepared GO and rGO were characterized by several techniques such as UV–Vis, FTIR, Raman, XRD, and FESEM. The obtained results reveal the successful graphene bio-reduction using pomegranate peels due to the removal of a significant content of oxygen functional groups and the partial restoration of sp2 carbon structures, resulting in rGO. The bio-reduced GO material was also tested for the detection of NO2 gas, showing interesting performance as a candidate material for gas-sensing applications. Besides, the incorporation of the prepared rGO into the ZnO/rGO nanocomposite showed high photocatalytic performance toward the photodegradation of Indigo Carmin under natural solar light.

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