Preparation of Iron Oxide/Graphene Composites and Their Photocatalytic Properties for Methylene Blue Under Sunlight
Tao Chen
Anhui Academy of Science and Technology, Hefei 230031, Anhui Province, P.R. China ; School of Materials Science & Chemical Engineering, Anhui University of Architecture, Hefei 230022, Anhui Province, P.R. China
Feng-Jun Zhang
School of Materials Science & Chemical Engineering, Anhui University of Architecture, Hefei 230022, Anhui Province, P.R. China
Zhao-Sheng Wu
School of Materials Science & Chemical Engineering, Anhui University of Architecture, Hefei 230022, Anhui Province, P.R. China
Tao Jiang
School of Materials Science & Chemical Engineering, Anhui University of Architecture, Hefei 230022, Anhui Province, P.R. China
Won-Chun Oh
Department of Advanced Materials & Engineering, Hanseo University, Chungnam-do, 356-706, South Korea
Corresponding Author(s) : Feng-Jun Zhang
zhang-fengjun@hotmail.com
Asian Journal of Chemistry,
Vol. 24 No. 9 (2012): Vol 24 Issue 9
Three kinds of iron oxide/graphene composites were prepared using three different ferric salts [FeCl3, Fe(NO3)3, FeSO4] to react with graphene oxide and followed by a heat treatment. Then, the structures of different iron oxide/graphene composites were compared and analyzed by IR spectra and scanning electron microscopy. After that the degradability using different iron oxide/ graphene composites to degrade methylene blue was explored by ultraviolet spectra. The results showed that iron/graphene (FeCl3 as iron source) composite has better degradability under sunlight than that of other iron/graphene composites (Fe(NO3)3 or FeSO4 as iron source).
Keywords
GrapheneIron oxideMethylene blueSunlight
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Chen, T., Zhang, F.-J., Wu, Z.-S., Jiang, T., & Oh, W.-C. (2012). Preparation of Iron Oxide/Graphene Composites and Their Photocatalytic Properties for Methylene Blue Under Sunlight. Asian Journal of Chemistry, 24(9), 3991–3993. Retrieved from https://asianpubs.org/index.php/ajchem/article/view/9525
