Influence of Modification of Porous Glass with Zinc Oxide on Its Photocatalytic Properties

A methodology is developed and ZnO nanoparticles are synthesized in porous glasses. The synthesis is carried out by impregnating silicate porous glasses in an aqueous solution of zinc nitrate and its subsequent thermolysis. The spectral and luminescent properties of the synthesized composites are studied. The ability of ZnO nanoparticles formed in porous glass to produce reactive oxygen species under UV irradiation is studied.