Moones Honarmand - Department of Chemical Engineering, Birjand University of Technology, Birjand, Iran
Atena Naeimi - Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Jiroft, Jiroft, ۷۸۶۷۱۶۱۱۶۷ Iran
Mohammad Ali Chaji - Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Jiroft, Jiroft, ۷۸۶۷۱۶۱۱۶۷ Iran

Herein, lead oxide (PbO) nanoparticles were successfully fabricated using Rosmarinus officinalis. The photocatalytic activity of PbO nanoparticles was evaluated for the degradation of methylene blue as an organic dye. About ۹۱% of photo-degradation of methylene blue dye was achieved in ۶۰ minutes under solar irradiation. The obtained results revealed that the PbO nanoparticles could be used as a low-cost green photocatalyst for the efficient degradation of methylene blue from aqueous media in environmental pollution clean-up.

Lead oxide, Nanoparticles, Rosmarinus officinalis, Methylene blue, Degradation