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- Title
Synthesis and characterization of FeO/MnO/FeMnO nano composite alloy coated glass for photo-catalytic degradation of Reactive Blue 222.
- Authors
Habibi, Mohammad; Mosavi, Vala
- Abstract
FeO/MnO/FeMnO nano-composite coated glass was synthesised by a one step method and applied for the photo-catalytic degradation of Reactive Blue 222 as a diazo textile dye from aquatic environment. The product was characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), and UV-Vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (UV-Vis DRS). XRD pattern confirmed the spinel structure of FeMnO and bixbyite structure for (Mn,Fe)O. FESEM results showed an average size of the FeO/MnO/FeMnO nano-composite at about 15 nm. UV-Vis DRS spectrum showed absorptions between 392-495 nm with strong absorption at visible region of solar light. The band gap energy of nano-composite was about 3.1 eV. The photcatalytic activity of FeO/MnO/FeMnO nano-composite coated glass were best described by a pseudo first order model and showed an excellect activity in degradation of Reactive Blue 222 with 82% efficiency and 78% TOC removal. The results showed that FeO/MnO/FeMnO nano-composite coated glass is a promising low cost photo-catalyst for the mineralization of Reactive Blue 222 as a diazo textile dye from aquatic environment.
- Publication
Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 2017, Vol 28, Issue 15, p11078
- ISSN
0957-4522
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.1007/s10854-017-6892-8