Electrochemical heavy metal detection, photocatalytic, photoluminescence, biodiesel production and antibacterial activities of Ag–ZnO nanomaterial

Sima, 2013, ZnO films and nanorod/shell arrays electrodeposited on PET-ITO electrodes, Mater. Res. Bull., 48, 1581, 10.1016/j.materresbull.2012.12.045 Deng, 2017, ZnO enhanced NiO-based gas sensors towards ethanol, Mater. Res. Bull., 90, 170, 10.1016/j.materresbull.2017.02.040 Lee, 2014, Thermal stability of hydrogen-doped AZO thin films for photovoltaic applications, Mater. Res. Bull., 58, 126, 10.1016/j.materresbull.2014.04.050 Mende, 2007, ZnO nanostructures, defects, and devices, Mater. Today, 10, 40, 10.1016/S1369-7021(07)70078-0 Nia, 2016, Fabrication, modification and application of (BiO)2CO3-based photocatalysts: a review, Appl. Surf. Sci., 365, 314, 10.1016/j.apsusc.2015.12.231 Zhao, 2015, Graphitic carbon nitride based nanocomposites: a review, Nanoscale, 7, 15, 10.1039/C4NR03008G Zhang, 2008, ZnO nanofluids – a potential antibacterial agent, Prog. Nat. Sci., 18, 939, 10.1016/j.pnsc.2008.01.026 Madhuvilakku, 2013, Biodiesel synthesis by TiO2–ZnO mixed oxide nanocatalyst catalyzed palm oil transesterification process, Bioresour. Technol., 150, 55, 10.1016/j.biortech.2013.09.087 Georgekutty, 2008, A highly efficient Ag–ZnO photocatalyst: synthesis, properties and mechanism, J. Phys. Chem. C, 112, 13563, 10.1021/jp802729a Choi, 2014, A comparison of Ga:ZnO and Ga:ZnO/Ag/Ga:ZnO source/drain electrodes for In–Ga–Zn–O thin film transistors, Mater. Res. Bull., 58, 126 Zheng, 2008, Photocatalytic activity of Ag/ZnO heterostructure nanocatalyst: correlation between structure and property, J. Phys. Chem. C, 112, 10773, 10.1021/jp8027275 Yin, 2012, Ag nanoparticle/ZnO nanorods nanocomposites derived by a seed-mediated method and their photocatalytic properties, J. Alloys Compd., 524, 13, 10.1016/j.jallcom.2012.02.052 Aleksandra, 2004, Visible photoluminescence in ZnO tetrapod and multipod structures, Appl. Phys. Lett., 84, 2635, 10.1063/1.1695633 Nosaka, 1990, Photochemical kinetics of ultrasmall semiconductor particles in solution: effect of size on the quantum yield of electron transfer, J. Phys. Chem., 94, 3752, 10.1021/j100372a073 Reed, 2012, Solubility of nano-zinc oxide in environmentally and biologically important matrices, Environ. Toxicol. Chem., 31, 93, 10.1002/etc.708 Jan, 2013, Sn doping induced enhancement in the activity of ZnO nanostructures against antibiotic resistant S. aureus bacteria, Int. J. Nanomed., 8, 3679, 10.2147/IJN.S45439 Nagaraju, 2013, Ionothermal synthesis of TiO2 nanoparticles: photocatalytic hydrogen generation, Mater. Lett., 109, 27, 10.1016/j.matlet.2013.07.031 Namratha, 2013, Antimicrobial activity of silver doped ZnO designer nanoparticles, J. Biomater. Tissue Eng., 3, 190, 10.1166/jbt.2013.1083 Dutta, 2016, Facile sonochemical synthesis of Ag modified Bi4Ti3O12 nanoparticles with enhanced photocatalytic activity under visible light, Mater. Res. Bull., 74, 397, 10.1016/j.materresbull.2015.11.005 Kumar, 2009, Synthesis of Ag–ZnO nanoparticles for enhanced photocatalytic degradation of acid red 88 in aqueous environment, Water Sci. Technol., 59, 1423, 10.2166/wst.2009.129 Zhang, 2010, Effects of Ag particles on sintering and electrical properties of ZnO-based varistor, Mater. Res. Bull., 45, 974, 10.1016/j.materresbull.2010.04.013 Li, 2011, Structure and photoluminescence properties of Ag–coated ZnO nano-needles, J. Alloys Compd., 509, 5765, 10.1016/j.jallcom.2011.01.118 Udayabhanu, 2016, Green, non-chemical route for the synthesis of ZnO superstructures, evaluation of its applications towards photocatalysis, photoluminescence and bio-sensing, Crystal Growth Des., 16, 6828, 10.1021/acs.cgd.6b00936 Ravishankar, 2015, Ionic liquid assisted hydrothermal synthesis of TiO2 nanoparticles and its applications towards the photocatalytic activity and electrochemical sensor, J. Exp. Nanosci., 10, 1358, 10.1080/17458080.2015.1014870 Hu, 2010, Design, fabrication, and modification of nanostructured semiconductormaterials for environmental and energy applications, Langmuir, 26, 3031, 10.1021/la902142b Adarakatti, 2016, Amino-calixarene-modified graphitic carbon as a novel electrochemical interface for simultaneous measurement of lead and cadmium ions at picomolar level, J. Solid State Electrochem., 1 Bauer, 1966, Antibiotic susceptibility testing by a standardized single disk method, Am. J. Clin. Pathol., 45, 493, 10.1093/ajcp/45.4_ts.493 Jacob, 2012, Synthesis of silver nanoparticles using Piper longum leaf extracts and its cytotoxic activity against Hep-2 cell line, Colloids Surf. B: Biointerfaces, 91, 212, 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2011.11.001 Wang, 2013, Vertically aligned ZnO nanowire arrays tip-grafted with silver nanoparticles for photoelectrochemical applications, Nanoscale, 5, 7552, 10.1039/c3nr01459b Zamiri, 2014, Far-infrared optical constants of ZnO and ZnO/Ag nanostructures, RSC Adv., 4, 20902, 10.1039/C4RA01563K Hower, 1979, A barrier model for ZnO varistors, J. Appl. Phys., 50, 4847, 10.1063/1.326549 Wahab, 2007, Low temperature solution synthesis and characterization of ZnO nano-flowers, Mater. Res. Bull., 42, 1640, 10.1016/j.materresbull.2006.11.035 Zeferino, 2011, Photoluminescence and Raman Scattering in Ag–doped ZnO nanoparticles, J. Appl. Phys., 109, 014308, 10.1063/1.3530631 Shah, 2013, Enhanced bioactivity of AgZnO nanorods – a comparative antibacterial study, J. Nanomed. Nanotechnol., 4, 1000168 Yıldırım, 2013, Highly efficient room temperature synthesis of silver-doped zinc oxide (ZnO:Ag) nanoparticles: structural, optical, and photocatalytic properties, J. Am. Ceram. Soc., 96, 766, 10.1111/jace.12218 Tripathi, 2016, Characterization of the photocatalytic activity of bismuth oxychloride nanostructures, Anal. Lett., 49, 1452, 10.1080/00032719.2015.1104324 Patil, 2016, Green approach for hierarchical nanostructured Ag–ZnO and their photocatalytic performance under sunlight, Catal. Today, 260, 126, 10.1016/j.cattod.2015.06.004 Barakat, 2005, Hydrogen peroxide-assisted photocatalytic oxidation of phenolic compounds, Appl. Catal. B: Environ., 59, 99, 10.1016/j.apcatb.2005.01.004 Daniel, 2013, Photocatalytic activity of vis-responsive Ag-nanoparticles/TiO2 composite thin films fabricated by molecular precursor method (MPM), Catalysts, 3, 625, 10.3390/catal3030625 Patil, 2010, Use of some semiconductors as photocatalyst for the removal of O-nitro phenol: a kinetic study, J. Appl. Chem. Res., 13, 7 Kuriakose, 2014, Enhanced photocatalytic activity of Ag–ZnO hybrid plasmonic nanostructures prepared by a facile wet chemical method, J. Nanotechnol., 5, 639 Arsan, 2012, Photocatalytic activity under solar irradiation of silver and copper doped zinc oxide: photodeposition versus liquid impregnation methods, J. Appl. Sci., 12, 1809, 10.3923/jas.2012.1809.1816 Xiang, 2011, Quantitative characterization of hydroxyl radicals produced by various photocatalysts, J. Colloid Interface Sci., 357, 163, 10.1016/j.jcis.2011.01.093 Hanrahan, 2004, Electrochemical sensors for environmental monitoring: design, development and applications, J. Environ. Monit., 6, 657, 10.1039/b403975k Medda, 2014, Electrochemical sensors for environmental monitoring: design, development and applications, Appl. Nanosci., 1 Ponnuvelu, 2015, Enhanced cell-wall damage mediated, antibacterial activity of core–shell ZnO@Ag heterojunction nanorods against Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa, J. Mater. Sci. Mater. Med., 26, 1, 10.1007/s10856-015-5535-y Shafaghat, 2015, Synthesis and characterization of silver nanoparticles by phytosynthesis method and their biological activity, Synth. React. Inorg. Metal-Org. Nano-Met. Chem., 45, 381, 10.1080/15533174.2013.819900 Ma, 1999, Biodiesel production: a review, Bioresour. Technol., 70, 1, 10.1016/S0960-8524(99)00025-5 Yoosuka, 2010, Magnesia modified with strontium as a solid base catalyst for transesterification of palm olein, Chem. Eng. J., 162, 58, 10.1016/j.cej.2010.04.057 Canakci, 2007, The potential of restaurant waste lipids as biodiesel feedstocks, Bioresour. Technol., 98, 183, 10.1016/j.biortech.2005.11.022 Kafuku, 2010, Heterogeneous catalyzed biodiesel production from Moringa oleifera oil, Fuel Process. Technol., 91, 1525, 10.1016/j.fuproc.2010.05.032 Zabeti, 2009, Activity of solid catalysts for biodiesel production: a review, Fuel Process. Technol., 90, 770, 10.1016/j.fuproc.2009.03.010 Yoo, 2010, Synthesis of biodiesel from rapeseed oil using supercritical methanol with metal oxide catalysts, Bioresour. Technol., 101, 8686, 10.1016/j.biortech.2010.06.073 Park, 2008, Synthesis of various zinc oxide nanostructures with zinc acetate and activated carbon by a matrix-assisted method, Colloids Surf. A: Physicochem. Eng. Aspects, 313, 66, 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2007.04.074 Alba-Rubio, 2010, Heterogeneous transesterification processes by using CaO supported on zinc oxide as basic catalysts, Catal. Today, 149, 281, 10.1016/j.cattod.2009.06.024 Martino, 2007, Heterogeneous catalysts for biodiesel production, Energy Fuels, 22, 207