Degradation of Rhodamine B Using CdS Quantum Dots Under Solar Light

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Author(s): Sivakumar Krishnamoorthy (Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswathi Viswa Mahavidyalaya (Deemed), India)and Poongodi Thanigaivel (Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswathi Viswa Mahavidyalaya (Deemed), India)
Copyright: 2023
Pages: 16
Source title: Environmental and Technological Aspects of Redox Processes
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Gheorghe Duca (Institute of Chemistry, Moldova State University, Moldova)and Ashok Vaseashta (International Clean Water Institute, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/979-8-3693-0512-6.ch016

Keywords: Engineering Science Reference / Environment & Agriculture / Environmental Science and Technologies / Hydraulics & Water Engineering

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Plate-like cadmium sulfide (CdS) quantum dots were prepared by using β-cyclodextrin as reductants. Photoluminescence and UV-Visible diffused reflectance spectroscopic techniques are used to investigate the optical property of CdS. The blue-shifted emission of CdS at 469nm than the bulk particle is observed. The calculated band gap of the CdS quantum dot is 2.62 eV showing a difference of 0.2 eV energy greater than that of bulk, indicating the quantum size effect. The synthesized quantum dot has a size in the range of 3.5nm with a zinc blend crystallite structure. The plate-like nanoclusters of CdS are inferred from SEM images. The photocatalytic efficiency of prepared CdS was tested for the degradation of rhodamine B dye using natural solar light. The effect of the weight of the catalyst, concentration of dye, pH of the solution, and reusability of the catalyst were investigated. The existence of isosbestic point observation of a high intense absorbance peak at 550nm at 300min in different matrix circumstances confirms the formation of leuco Rh B.

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