Investigating Methylene Blue Adsorption and Photocatalytic Activity of ZnO/CNC Nanohybrids

Table 3

The comparison of MB photocatalytic activity of the various ZnO/CNC nanohybrids.

Materials	The apparent first-order rate constant (min^-1)	Ref.
ZnO/CNC-1.0	0.0157	This study
ZnO nanoparticles coated on nanocellulose from oil palm empty fruit bunches	0.0019	[22]
Sheet like(ZnO–CNC) nanohybrid synthesized by using hydrothermal method	0.016	[30]
Reduced graphene oxide–ZnO nanorod composites	0.039	[29]
ZnO/CNC synthesized by using hydrothermal method	0.028	[31]
ZnO–cellulose nanocomposite films from a cellulose–NaOH/urea/zincate solution	0.046	[32]