Malaysian Journal of Analytical Sciences Vol 26 No 2 (2022): 318 - 333

 

 

 

 

THE PREPARATION AND APPLICATION OF ZINC SULFIDE AS PHOTOCATALYST FOR WATER REMEDIATION: A MINI REVIEW

 

(Penyediaan dan Aplikasi Zink Sulfida sebagai Pemangkin Cahaya untuk Rawatan Air: Ulasan Ringkas)

 

Kavirajaa Pandian Sambasevam, Jamilin Rashida Adnan, Izyan Najwa Mohd Norsham, Siti Nor Atika Baharin*

 

Advanced Material for Environmental Remediation (AMER) Research Group,

Faculty of Applied Sciences,

Universiti Teknologi MARA, Cawangan Negeri Sembilan, Kampus Kuala Pilah, 72000 Kuala Pilah, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia

 

*Corresponding author:  atikabaharin@uitm.edu.my 

 

 

Received: 2 September 2021; Accepted: 7 March 2022; Published:  28 April 2022

 

 

Abstract

ZnS has gained attention as an effective photocatalyst for the photocatalytic degradation method in wastewater treatment. Photocatalysis is believed to be a promising solution to solve the problem of water pollution and remove organic pollutants. Apart from other photocatalysts such as ZnO, TiO₂ and MoS₂, ZnS is a developing photocatalyst in this degradation method due to its large bandgap energy. This review paper comprehensively considered the preparation (hydrothermal, solvothermal, low temperature, green synthesis, solid-state reaction, and microwave-assisted synthesis) of ZnS, application, and some challenges that have been faced by photocatalytic degradation methods. The adsorption and photocatalytic properties of ZnS depend on the different morphology and size formed by different methods. ZnS modification presents higher decomposition efficiency in removing organic pollutants.

 

Keywords:  metal disulfide, organic pollutants, photocatalytic degradation, sustainable water management

 

Abstrak

ZnS mendapat perhatian sebagai pemangkin cahaya yang terbaik untuk melakukan rawatan terhadap air yang tercemar. Fotokatalisis dipercayai sebagai penyelesaian dalam menyelesaikan masalah air yang tercemar dan menyingkirkan pencemaran semulajadi yang terdapat di dalam air. Selain daripada pemangkin cahaya seperti ZnO, TiO₂ dan MoS₂, ZnS dijadikan sebagai pemangkin cahaya dalam kaedah pemulihan air kerana ZnS mempunyai tenaga jurang pita yang tinggi. Kertas kajian ini merangkumi cara penyediaan (hidroterma, solvoterma, teknik suhu rendah, sintesis hijau, tindak balas keadaan pepejal, dan sintesis berteraskan gelombang mikro) ZnS, aplikasi dan beberapa cabaran yang perlu di hadapi dalam proses rawatan air. Ciri-ciri penyerapan dan fotokatalitik ZnS bergantung kepada perbezaan struktur permukaan dan saiz yang terbentuk dari perbezaan penyediaan. Pengubahsuaian ZnS menunjukkan kecekapan penguraian yang tinggi kepada pencemaran semulajadi.

 

Kata kunci: logam disulfida, pencemar organik, penyingkiran fotokatalitik, pengurusan lestari air

 

 

Graphical Abstract

 

 

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