Abstract
ZnO-TiO2-MXene heterostructured nanophotocatalyst was produced to photodegrade hazardous pharmaceutical in an aqueous medium during simulating sunlight. The obtained photocatalyst was characterized utilizing XRD, FTIR, FESEM, UV–vis DRS, TEM, and BET. The crystal size measurement for ZnO-TiO2-Ti3C2 is55.4 nm, whichdisplayed in the XRD result. The synthesized ZnO-TiO2-MXene heterostructured nanophotocatalyst displayed good performance in the elimination of carbamazepine molecules under optimal circumstances, with removal efficiency of99.6 percent. The synthesized ZnO-TiO2-MXene photocatalyst was effectively activated under pH = 7.0. TheTiO2-MXene increased carbamazepine decomposition effectiveness on the ZnO photocatalyst by boosting photoexcited transportation of e-/h+ couples and reduced the recombination rate. Furthermore, despite multiple cycles usingZnO-TiO2-MXenephotocatalyst exhibited incredible photocatalyticperformance and amazing durability. Thus a proposed nanoheterojunction photocatalyst could be employed in a water treatment facility to reduce the hazards of pharmaceutical waste in the aqueous medium.
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