Proficient photo catalytic degradation of methylene blue and methyl orange dyes as organic pollutant from aqueous medium

Because of the distinctive and fascinating properties of metal nanoparticles, their synthesis and applications in variety of fields have augmented a great devotion. In this research, facile approaches have been adopted for the synthesis of nanoparticles to be used as photocatalyst to decompose organic hazardous pollutants. Nanoparticles of Ag and ZnO are synthesized by wet chemical reduction of salt and direct precipitation method respectively. Synthesis of the nanoparticles has been characterized by UV-Visible and FTIR spectroscopy. Functionality of the prepared nanoparticles is studied by photo catalytic oxidation, decomposition, of organic pollutants, methylene blue and methyl orange by using UV-Visible spectrophotometer. Comparison of catalytic activity of metal nanoparticles on oxidation of dyes revealed that Ag nanocatalysts are more effective in photo catalytic oxidation of both dyes