Adsorptive and Photocatalytic Degradation of Imidacloprid Pesticide from Wastewater via the ZrP/NiSe 2 nanocomposite

  1. Mina Izadi
  2. Kiumars Bahrami
  3. Homa Targhan
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Abstract

In this study, ZrP/NiSe 2 nanocomposite was constructed for the first time. Characterizations were carried out by FT-IR, XRD, EDX mapping and FESEM, confirming the nanocomposite formation. The resulting sustainable ZrP/NiSe 2 nanocomposite exhibit improved photocatalytic activity in the visible area to remove imidacloprid from water compared to pure ZrP and NiSe 2 nanoparticles. Improving the performance of this nanocomposite can be the result of the integration of ZrP and NiSe 2 at the nanoscale and the synergistic enhancement of their activity. Furthermore, ZrP/NiSe 2 and ZrP can remove significant percentages of imidacloprid from aqueous solutions through adsorption. This result can be explained by the high adsorption affinity of ZrP toward organic pollutants with protonable groups.

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  1. Version published to 10.21203/rs.3.rs-4933424/v1 on Research Square