Optical, Morphological, and Structural Characterization of Green Synthesized CeO2 Nanoparticles for Photocatalytic Degradation of Acid Orange 7 Dye
摘要
An ecologically friendly synthesis process was used to produce CeO2 nanoparticles (CeO2NPs) from Crataegus fruit extract. The properties of the CeO2NPs were studied with UV–Vis, X-ray diffraction (XRD), energy-dispersive X-ray, Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), and Raman spectroscopy, as well as field electron scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM) and zeta potential analysis. The XRD investigation confirmed their cubic crystal structure, with an average crystallite size of 6.11 nm. Images acquired using FE-SEM revealed that the CeO2NPs had a spherical shape and a particle size of 23 nm. The photocatalytic degradation of acid orange 7 (AO7) dye under solar irradiation, aided by biosynthesized CeO2NPs, was thoroughly investigated. The CeO2NPs displayed a remarkable 98% degradation effectiveness against the AO7 dye, with a wide photocatalytic range.