Merits photocatalytic activity of rGO/zinc copper ferrite magnetic nanocatalyst for photodegradation of methylene blue (MB) dye

Abstract The world is now facing a water scarcity crisis due to waste, pollution, and uneven distribution of freshwater resources, which are limited. Thus, the creation of innovative, economical, and effective methods for purifying water is crucial. Here, the photo-assisted degradation of methylene...

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Main Authors: Osama H. Abuzeyad, Ahmed M. El-Khawaga, Hesham Tantawy, Mohamed Gobara, Mohamed A. Elsayed
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Published: Springer 2025-01-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s11671-024-04162-x
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author Osama H. Abuzeyad
Ahmed M. El-Khawaga
Hesham Tantawy
Mohamed Gobara
Mohamed A. Elsayed
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Ahmed M. El-Khawaga
Hesham Tantawy
Mohamed Gobara
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description Abstract The world is now facing a water scarcity crisis due to waste, pollution, and uneven distribution of freshwater resources, which are limited. Thus, the creation of innovative, economical, and effective methods for purifying water is crucial. Here, the photo-assisted degradation of methylene blue (MB) dye under visible light and UV was achieved by using RGO photocatalyst loaded with Zn0.5Cu0.5Fe2O4 in three different loaded 10%, 20%, and 30% called MRGO 10, MRGO 20, and MRGO 30. Furthermore, all prepared samples was characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), fourier transformation infrared (FTIR), transmission electron microscope (TEM), vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM) and Raman analysis. After 40 min, the high photocatalytic efficacy effectively eliminated about 95.2% of the 10 ppm MB using 20 mg of MRGO 20 NPs at pH9 Visible light. From the results, the photocatalytic activity of MRGO 20 reduced to 54.6% after five cycles of methylene blue (MB) dye degradation. The produced samples' observed efficacy in both UV and visible light may encourage continued research into more effective photocatalysts for the filtration of water.
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spelling doaj-art-160d8c648a4e4e809de17c465f278f4d2025-01-05T12:43:46ZengSpringerDiscover Nano2731-92292025-01-0120111610.1186/s11671-024-04162-xMerits photocatalytic activity of rGO/zinc copper ferrite magnetic nanocatalyst for photodegradation of methylene blue (MB) dyeOsama H. Abuzeyad0Ahmed M. El-Khawaga1Hesham Tantawy2Mohamed Gobara3Mohamed A. Elsayed4Department of Chemical Engineering, Military Technical College (MTC)Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Galala UniversityDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Military Technical College (MTC)Department of Chemical Engineering, Military Technical College (MTC)Department of Chemical Engineering, Military Technical College (MTC)Abstract The world is now facing a water scarcity crisis due to waste, pollution, and uneven distribution of freshwater resources, which are limited. Thus, the creation of innovative, economical, and effective methods for purifying water is crucial. Here, the photo-assisted degradation of methylene blue (MB) dye under visible light and UV was achieved by using RGO photocatalyst loaded with Zn0.5Cu0.5Fe2O4 in three different loaded 10%, 20%, and 30% called MRGO 10, MRGO 20, and MRGO 30. Furthermore, all prepared samples was characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), fourier transformation infrared (FTIR), transmission electron microscope (TEM), vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM) and Raman analysis. After 40 min, the high photocatalytic efficacy effectively eliminated about 95.2% of the 10 ppm MB using 20 mg of MRGO 20 NPs at pH9 Visible light. From the results, the photocatalytic activity of MRGO 20 reduced to 54.6% after five cycles of methylene blue (MB) dye degradation. The produced samples' observed efficacy in both UV and visible light may encourage continued research into more effective photocatalysts for the filtration of water.https://doi.org/10.1186/s11671-024-04162-xNanocompositesWastewater treatmentMethylene blue (MB)Photocatalysis
spellingShingle Osama H. Abuzeyad
Ahmed M. El-Khawaga
Hesham Tantawy
Mohamed Gobara
Mohamed A. Elsayed
Merits photocatalytic activity of rGO/zinc copper ferrite magnetic nanocatalyst for photodegradation of methylene blue (MB) dye
Discover Nano
Nanocomposites
Wastewater treatment
Methylene blue (MB)
Photocatalysis
title Merits photocatalytic activity of rGO/zinc copper ferrite magnetic nanocatalyst for photodegradation of methylene blue (MB) dye
title_full Merits photocatalytic activity of rGO/zinc copper ferrite magnetic nanocatalyst for photodegradation of methylene blue (MB) dye
title_fullStr Merits photocatalytic activity of rGO/zinc copper ferrite magnetic nanocatalyst for photodegradation of methylene blue (MB) dye
title_full_unstemmed Merits photocatalytic activity of rGO/zinc copper ferrite magnetic nanocatalyst for photodegradation of methylene blue (MB) dye
title_short Merits photocatalytic activity of rGO/zinc copper ferrite magnetic nanocatalyst for photodegradation of methylene blue (MB) dye
title_sort merits photocatalytic activity of rgo zinc copper ferrite magnetic nanocatalyst for photodegradation of methylene blue mb dye
topic Nanocomposites
Wastewater treatment
Methylene blue (MB)
Photocatalysis
url https://doi.org/10.1186/s11671-024-04162-x
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