Synthesis and application of Schiff base ligand metal complex and metal oxide nanoparticles in dye degradation under Sunlight
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2022
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Department of Chemistry, NITS
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Novel Schiff Base is synthesized from aldehyde and an amine under conventional method. The prepared Schiff base has been characterized using UV-Vis, FT-IR. Co(II) and Ni(II) metal complexes of synthesized Schiff base have been prepared successfully by refluxing the Schiff base with Co(NO3)2.6H2O and Ni(CH3COO)2.4H2O respectively. These prepared Co(II) and Ni(II) metal complexes are used for the synthesis of Co3O4 and NiO nanoparticles, respectively. The synthesized nanoparticles have been characterised by XRD, SEM-EDS, FT IR and UV-Vis spectroscopy. These nanoparticles exhibit excellent photo-catalytic activity for the degradation of methylene blue dye under the sunlight. Out of these NiO nanoparticle shows maximum photocatalytic activity.