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Enhanced Photocatalytic Methylene Blue Degradation and Chromium(VI) Photoreduction under Sunlight by Fe3O4@rGO@CeO2/Nd2O3 as Magnetic Recyclable Photocatalyst

https://doi.org/10.14233/ajchem.2024.31895
Vishal A. Naik
Department of Chemistry, Karmaveer Bhaurao Patil College, Vashi, Navi Mumbai-400703, India; Department of Chemistry, Mahatma Phule ASC College, Panvel, Navi Mumbai-410206, India
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3536-232X
Vikas A. Thakur
Department of Chemistry, Karmaveer Bhaurao Patil College, Vashi, Navi Mumbai-400703, India
https://orcid.org/0009-0006-0792-0071

Corresponding Author(s) : Vikas A. Thakur

thakur.vikasanant@gmail.com

Asian Journal of Chemistry, Vol. 36 No. 8 (2024): Vol 36 Issue 8, 2024

Abstract

A significant global concern is in the easy separation, recyclability and reusability of photocatalysts in industrial wastewater treatment applications. Therefore, in this study, the synthesis of magnetically separatable Fe3O4@rGO@CeO2/Nd2O3 photocatalyst using a one-step solvothermal method is reported, which overcomes all these challenges. A binary lanthanide oxides CeO2/Nd2O3 anchored on rGO-wrapped Fe3O4 core-shell magnetic nanoparticles. The synthesized magnetic photocatalyst nanocomposite has been characterized using XRD, FESEM, EDX, HRTEM, TGA-DTA-DSC, VSM, FTIR and UV-visible spectrophotometer. In this work, the Fe3O4 synthesized by solvothermal technique achieved the highest saturation magnetization (MS), 101.84 emu/g. The results showed that Fe3O4@rGO@CeO2/Nd2O3 photocatalyst had more excellent stability up to 880 ºC confirmed by TGA-DTA-DSC analysis and efficient potential for the degradation of methylene blue by photo-Fenton reaction and reduction of Cr(VI) in formic acid under sunlight. The prepared photocatalyst efficiently degrades 98% of methylene blue in 50 min at neutral pH and quick photoreduction of Cr(VI) of 99% takes place within 40 min. After six cycles, the repeatability of the photocatalytic activity exhibited just a slight reduction in catalytic efficiency for degradation of methylene blue and photoreduction of Cr(VI).

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Solvothermal synthesis Lanthanide oxide nanocomposites Magnetic photocatalyst Photo-Fenton method
Naik, V. A., & Thakur, V. A. (2024). Enhanced Photocatalytic Methylene Blue Degradation and Chromium(VI) Photoreduction under Sunlight by Fe3O4@rGO@CeO2/Nd2O3 as Magnetic Recyclable Photocatalyst. Asian Journal of Chemistry, 36(8), 1840–1852. https://doi.org/10.14233/ajchem.2024.31895
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