Preparation, Analysis and UV-Accelerated Photocatalytic Degradation of Pesticide Over Mg Doped ZnO/Nylon 6,6/PMMA Ternary Blend

Pesticide imidacloprid is used to poison a particular class of living things. Modern insecticides, on the other hand, pose serious risks to people and other living things when used in aquatic environments. The degradation of water by photocatalysis has the potential to be effective. The present study focused on exploring the potential of novel Mg–ZnO/Nylon6,6/PMMA nanocomposites for complete mineralization of imidacloprid with the aim to sustain the pollutant free safe water supply. The composites were prepared by solution casting process and characterized by Scanning electron microscope, Energy dispersive X-ray, X-ray diffraction, Photoluminescence, Raman spectroscopy and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy. The morphology study reveals that both ZnO and Mg doped ZnO nanoparticle (Mg–ZnO NPs) are well embedded in nylon6,6/PMMA blend These nanocomposites were used as a photocatalyst to study the UV irradiated degradation of imidacloprid while optimizing the process parameters such as time of UV irradiation, and composite loading. The results revealed an increase in photodegradation of imidacloprid by Mg–ZnO/Nylon6,6/PMMA (78% within 2 h) nanocomposites than pure Nylon 6,6 ZnO/Nylon6,6/PMMA. Nylon 6,6 are highly porous than composites and uptake high percentage amount of water. Graphical Abstract: [Figure not available: see fulltext.]