کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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148628 | 456420 | 2013 | 9 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
![عکس صفحه اول مقاله: CoFe2O4/TiO2 nanocatalysts for the photocatalytic degradation of Reactive Red 120 in aqueous solutions in the presence and absence of electron acceptors CoFe2O4/TiO2 nanocatalysts for the photocatalytic degradation of Reactive Red 120 in aqueous solutions in the presence and absence of electron acceptors](/preview/png/148628.png)
Magnetic CoFe2O4 and CoFe2O4/TiO2 nanocatalysts were prepared by a co-precipitation method in which CoFe2O4 induced the formation of thermodynamically more stable rutile phase of TiO2. The structural and elemental analyses confirmed the formation of CoFe2O4 and CoFe2O4/TiO2 nanocatalysts and the specific atomic ratios of Ti, Co, Fe, and O in these catalysts. The presence of Co2+ and Fe3+ cations in its oxide forms on the surface of TiO2 led to visible light absorption in the wavelength range 550–650 nm. The band gap calculated by Tauc approach showed ∼3.2, 1.1 and 2.8 eV for TiO2, CoFe2O4 and CoFe2O4/TiO2 nanocatalysts, respectively. The photocatalytic degradation of Reactive Red 120 (RR120) was studied by varying its concentration and the amount of nanocatalyst in order to attain a maximum degradation. The role of electron acceptors in the photocatalytic degradation of RR120 was studied in the presence of the magnetic nanocatalysts.
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► CoFe2O4 and CoFe2O4/TiO2 nanocatalysts were prepared with more stable rutile phase of TiO2.
► CoFe2O4/TiO2 nanocatalyst was found to be suitable for the visible light induced photocatalytic degradation of RR120.
► Enhanced photocatalytic degradation of RR120 was observed by the addition of electron acceptors.
Journal: Chemical Engineering Journal - Volume 220, 15 March 2013, Pages 302–310