Abstracto

Photoelectrocatalytic hydrolysis of starch by sprayed ZnO thin film

R.T.Sapkal, S.S.Shinde, M.R.Sapkal, A.R.Babar, D.M.Sapkal, C.B.Jalkute, K.Y.Rajpure, P.S.Patil, K.D.Sonawane, C.H.Bhosale

Zinc oxide (ZnO) thin films of different thickness have been deposited onto glass/FTO substrates by spray pyrolysis method. The films were characterized by XRD, optical transmittance, Reflectance and SEM techniques.All the films are polycrystalline with hexagonal wurtzite structure, with c- axis growth (002) perpendicular to substrate surface. Starch was hydrolyzed by novel Photoelectrocatalytic process. Hydrolyzed starch was found to contain 60µg ml-1 of glucose and 100µg ml-1 ofmaltose.