CMCFO-Cr0.1 Nanoferrites: Sol-gel Synthesis, Structural, and Magnetic Studies: Applications for Photodegradation of Congo Red Dye

Iranian Journal of Catalysis

مقاله 9، دوره 12، شماره 1، خرداد 2022، صفحه 97-106   

نوع مقاله: Articles

شناسه دیجیتال (DOI): 10.30495/ijc.2022.689626

نویسندگان

Ahmed Selmi¹؛ Hakimeh Teymourinia^{2، 3، 4}؛ Armin Zarei⁴؛ Mohamed Timoumi⁵؛ Ali Ramazani^{* 2، 4}

¹Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Materials, Faculty of Sciences of Monastir, University of Monastir, 5019 Monastir, Tunisia

²Department of Biotechnology, Research Institute of Modern Biological Techniques (RIMBT), University of Zanjan, Zanjan 45371-38791, Iran

³Trita Nanomedicine Research Center (TNRC), Zanjan Health Technology Park, Postal code 45156-13191, Zanjan, Iran

⁴Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Zanjan, 45371-38791 Zanjan, Iran

⁵Laboratoire des Matériaux, Organisation et Propriétés, Faculté des Sciences de Tunis, Tunisia

چکیده

One of the foremost inescapable impediments that industrial sectors face is to remove organic pollutants, which affected nature and threatened the existence of species per se. Nanoscale magnetic ferrites are considerable materials for removing the majority of organic dyes due to their unique properties and high potential photocatalytic activity. Their photocatalytic performance in semiconductor nanocrystals has also received many enthusiasts over the last couple of years.  Changing nanoferrites’ architectural building blocks and increasing their bandgap energy may improve their photocatalytic peculiarities.  In the present investigation, we have studied nanoscale magnetic ferrites with Co_0.4Mg_0.4Cu_0.2Fe_1.9Cr_0.1O₄, (CMCFO-Cr_x, x= 0.1) formula. CMCFO-Cr_x has synthesized via sol- gel approach. The synthesized nanoparticles were characterized  by XRD, SEM, UV-vis analysis, and magnetic measurement, revealing the cubic spinel structure with space group Fd-3m (N° 277), average size between 20 and 60 nm, higher bandgap energy and saturation magnetization (446 emu/g) in the presence of transition metals. The results demonstrated in CMCFO-Cr_x (x=0.1) compound, the Curie temperature decreases to 446 K by the substitution of Fe³⁺ by Cr³⁺ ions. The synthesized powder nanoferrites efficiently degraded the Congo Red (CR) dye (84 %) under UV irradiation, for which the most probable degradation pathway is proposed. The recyclability test exhibited the nanoscale magnetic ferrites catalysts are sensibly efficient, stable, and facile recoverable by an external magnet. Thus, the CMCFO-Cr_x compounds can be an applicable catalyst in wastewater treatment.

کلیدواژه‌ها

Nanoferrites؛ Characterization؛ Magnetic Measurement؛ Photocatalytic degradation؛ Congo Red (CR) dye

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