Surfactant assisted synthesis of cerium oxide nanoparticles and its use with Fenton oxidation for the removal of dye

5^th World Congress on Smart and Emerging Materials

April 19-20, 2018 Dubai, UAE

Bhawana Jain and Ajaya K Singh

Govt. V.Y.T. PG Autonomous College, India

Accepted Abstracts: J Material Sci Eng

Abstract :

Characterization technique is a strong tool for the complete study of the prepared nanoparticles. Synthesis of cerium oxide was assisted by three different surfactants i.e., Cetyl trimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB), Cetylpyridinium Chloride (CPC) and Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate (SDS). It was further characterized by UV-Visible, X-ray Diffractometer (XRD), scanning electron microscope (SEM), transmission electron microscope (TEM), thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA), etc. Particle size of CeO2 lies between 2-5 nm by all three surfactant assisted method and highest yield is obtained by synthesis through SDS. Later, the catalytic activity of CeO2 was successfully investigated in Fenton reaction for the removal of methylene blue dye. bhawanajain123@gmail.com