A comparative study of sol-gel synthesized ZnO/GO and ZnO/g-C3N4 nanocomposites in the photocatalytic degradation of acetaminophen

dc.contributor.authorChebwogen, Judith
dc.contributor.authorNyongesa, Francis W.
dc.contributor.authorMwabora, Julius M.
dc.contributor.authorNtshani, Gershom M.
dc.contributor.authorNdungu, Patrick Gathura
dc.contributor.emailpatrick.ndungu@up.ac.za
dc.date.accessioned2025-05-22T08:58:33Z
dc.date.available2025-05-22T08:58:33Z
dc.date.issued2025-02
dc.descriptionDATA AVAILABILITY STATEMENT : Data will be made available upon reasonable request.
dc.descriptionSUPPORTING INFORMATION : FIGURE S1: Measured UV-A lamp light emission spectrum. Equation S1: Debye–Scherrer relation. Equation S2: Equation used to determine lattice constant a. Equation S3: Equation used to determine lattice constant c. Equation S4: Equation used to calculate the interplanar distance. Equation S5: Equation used to calculate the unit cell volume. FIGURE S2: Thermal properties of g-C3N4 and GO (a), ZnO, GO, and their nanocomposites (b), ZnO, g-C3N4, and their nanocomposites. FIGURE S3: Pore size distribution graphs for (a) ZnO, (b) GO, (c) ZnO/GO (1:5), (d) ZnO/GO (5:1), (e) g-C3N4, (f) ZnO/g-C3N4 (1:5) and (g) ZnO/g-C3N4 (5:1). FIGURE S4: Proposed acetaminophen photodegradation pathways. FIGURE S5: Photodegradation mechanisms of ZnO/GO (a) and ZnO/g-C3N4 (b).
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dc.description.departmentChemistry
dc.description.librarianhj2025
dc.description.sdgSDG-06: Clean water and sanitation
dc.description.sdgSDG-07: Affordable and clean energy
dc.description.sponsorshipPartnership for Skills in Applied Sciences, Engineering and Technology and the University of Pretoria.
dc.description.urihttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/3837
dc.identifier.citationChebwogen, J., Nyongesa, F.W., Mwabora, J.M. et al. 2025, 'A comparative study of sol-gel synthesized ZnO/GO and ZnO/g-C3N4 nanocomposites in the photocatalytic degradation of acetaminophen', International Journal of Photoenergy, vol. 2025, no. 1, art. 9216858, pp. 1-22, doi : 10.1155/ijph/9216858.
dc.identifier.issn1110-662X (print)
dc.identifier.issn1687-529X (online)
dc.identifier.other10.1155/ijph/9216858
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/102470
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherWiley
dc.rights© 2025 Judith Chebwogen et al. International Journal of Photoenergy published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.
dc.subjectAcetaminophen
dc.subjectCarbon-based nanocomposites
dc.subjectEnvironmental remediation
dc.subjectPhotodegradation
dc.subjectAdvanced oxidation process (AOP)
dc.titleA comparative study of sol-gel synthesized ZnO/GO and ZnO/g-C3N4 nanocomposites in the photocatalytic degradation of acetaminophen
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