Abstract
A potential method for removing toxins from contaminated wastewater, especially organic pollutants, is photo-catalysis. Here, a simple technique for producing zinc ferrite nanoparticles (ZnFe
2
O
4
NPS) with varying quantities of sulphur doped graphitic carbon nitride nanocomposites (ZnFe
2
O
4
/S-g-C
3
N
4
NCs) has been described. Then, using X-ray diffraction (XRD), TEM, EDX, XPS, photocurrent response, EIS, and Fourier Transform Infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), the photo-catalytic activity of the produced nanoparticles (NPs) and nanocomposites (NCs) was examined and evaluated. The photo-catalytic activity of ZnFe
2
O
4
/S-g-C
3
N
4
NCs was compared to a model pollutant dye, methylene blue, while degradation was evaluated spectrophotometrically (MB). Solar light has been used through irradiation as a source of lighting. The photocatalytic behaviour of the ZnFe
2
O
4
/S-g-C
3
N
4
NCs photocatalyst was superior to that of genuine ZnFe
2
O
4
and S-g-C
3
N
4
, which was attributed to synergic effects at the ZnFe
2
O
4
/S-g-C
3
N
4
interconnection. Antimicrobial activity of ZnFe
2
O
4
/S-g-C
3
N
4
against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria under visible light was performed. In addition, these ZnFe
2
O
4
/S-g-C
3
N
4
NCs show a lot of promise as an antibacterial agent.