Objective
2. To apply new method for dye degradation using citrate as a capping agent of the silver
nanoparticles.
4. To be able to use contribute unto removal of pollutants on waste water caused by organic
dyes.
Organic dyes is one of the major groups of pollutants widely used in textile, plastic, medicine and
many other industries, while the hazardous effects of organic dyes in waste water have been a
major concern and now a major threat in the environment due to the substantial pollution problems
caused by them. These industries exhausted large quantity of high content color effluents, which
are generally more toxic and resistant to destruction by conventional methods. A necessary
criterion in the use of these dyes is that they must be highly accumulated in water and stable in
light during washing. The accumulation of these dyes in the water bodies causes eutrophication,
reduces the reoxygenation capacity and makes severe damage to the aquatic organisms by
for interactions with particle surfaces can stabilize particle growth, and protect particles from
sedimentation, agglomeration, or losing their surface properties. (S. Iravani et al, 2013)
A solution of silver nanoparticles was prepared to characterize and prove the existence of three
species: Ag+ ions, Ago and Ag+ ions adsorbed on Ago . The solution was synthesized using a
traditional method. The added citrate in Ag nanoparticles colloids, serving as a stabilizer, binds
strongly to the Ag+ and facilitates the reduction and subsequent capping of Ago . (Nabraj Bhattarai
et al, 2011)
Methodology
1. Synthesis of AgNP
1. Silver colloid will be prepared using chemical reduction method where all solutions
4. It will be removed from the heating device and stirred until cooled to room
temperature
3. Various working solutions (40 ppm, 30 ppm, 20 ppm, 10 ppm, 5 ppm, 2 ppm, 1 ppm,
solution.
of dyes?)
5. After that, expose the samples under the lamp and monitor time interval period
of 60 mins.
absorbance at 613nm and 664nm to evaluate the photo catalytic degradation of dye.
4. Degradation Kinetics of Dye (methylene blue) using Citrate-Stabilized AgNPs under
visible light
1. Take a 100mL conical flask and wash with distilled water properly.
4. Vortex it properly and take readings at different time interval (0, 5, 30, 60, 90,
stock solution.
stirrer.
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Kashmi Nirmohi, 2016. Catalytic Degradation of Methylene Blue as a Model Dye using
Silver Nanoparticles