Articles | Volume 12, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/dwes-12-15-2019
https://doi.org/10.5194/dwes-12-15-2019
Research article
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10 May 2019
Research article |  | 10 May 2019

Synthesis and characterization of erbium trioxide nanoparticles as photocatalyzers for degradation of methyl orange dye

Rifat Mohammed Dakhil, Tayser Sumer Gaaz, Ahmed Al-Amiery, Mohd S. Takriff, and Abdul Amir H. Kadhum

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The present work focuses on the photocatalytic degradation of methyl orange (MO) on erbium trioxide nanoparticles (Er2O3 NPs). The results revealed that the photocatalytic activity of the prepared Er2O3 NPs towards methyl orange photodegradation was manifested.