Visible light assisted photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants with anti-photocorrosive cellulose nanocrystal/Ag-ZnO nanocomposites

Project ID: ARP/2023/A&S/04/07

Funding Source: AUST Internal Research Grant

Project Awarded: 13^th September, 2023

 

Principal Investigator:

Dr. Md. Shakhawoat Hossain

Associate Professor, A&S Department, AUST

 

Co-principal Investigator/s:

Dr. Mohammad Shahid Ullah

Associate Professor, A&S Department, AUST

 

Mohammad Mahbubur Rahman

Senior Scientific Officer, Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR)

 

Project Duration: 2 years

Budget approved: 9,87,000/-

 

Expected Research Outcomes:

• CNCs extracted from natural sources with controlled size and shape
• Successful synthesis of photocatalyst as the method of synthesis is feasible
• Insightful information obtained from the sophisticated characterization of the photocatalyst materials
• Superior photocatalytic performance of CNC/Ag-ZnO because of its anti-photocorrosive nature and larger surface area due to immobilized over CNCs
• Correlation between characterization results and photocatalytic activity of the photocatalyst
• Efficient recyclability of the photocatalyst because of anti-photocorrosive nature of the catalyst