General synthesis of magnetic mesoporous FeNi/graphitic carbon nanocomposites and their application for dye adsorption

Magnetic mesoporous FeNi alloy/graphitic carbon nanocomposites with different Fe/Ni molar ratios have been synthesized through a simple nanocasting method using mesoporous silica SBA-15 as the template. It was observed that high content of magnetic FeNi alloy nanoparticles with the sizes of 3-6 nm were well dispersed into the walls of graphitic mesoporous carbon matrix, and the obtained magnetic nanocomposites with uniform mesostructure and high surface areas can be used as efficient and recycled adsorbents in the removal of dye from wastewater.