Effect of several amines on the morphology, structure, purity, and photocatalytic activity of Ni6MnO8 nanostructures

Abstract Water and wastewater contaminated by dyes are becoming a bigger global problem. The drawbacks of conventional treatment methods are their high prices, lack of sustainability, and partial elimination. Metal oxide semiconductor-based photocatalytic degradation has lately supplanted these tech...

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Main Authors: Masoumeh Yaqoubi, Masoud Salavati-Niasari, Mojgan Ghanbari
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Published: SpringerOpen 2025-01-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/s13201-024-02347-4
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description Abstract Water and wastewater contaminated by dyes are becoming a bigger global problem. The drawbacks of conventional treatment methods are their high prices, lack of sustainability, and partial elimination. Metal oxide semiconductor-based photocatalytic degradation has lately supplanted these techniques. One method promising for completely degrading azo dyes found in wastewater is photocatalysis. Ni6MnO8 nanostructures, a novel photocatalyst, were created in this study to aid in the photocatalytic breakdown of several dyes, especially Eriochrome Black T (EBT). These nanostructures were fabricated through a simple and low-cost co-precipitation method using different amines, including ammonia, tetraethylenepentamine, triethylenetetramine, and ethylenediamine (EDA) as precipitating and capping agents. The pure phase of Ni6MnO8 was achieved in the presence of ammonia. According to the DRS result (bandgap = 2.6 eV), visible light was used to conduct photocatalytic degradation tests on a several dyes solution. The results show that the degradation is greatly influenced by the type of catalyst, dye solution’s starting concentration, pH of dye solution, and the amount of catalyst used. Increased catalyst dose and acidic media result in increased degradation. The maximum degradation rate of Ni6MnO8 prepared in the presence of ammonia on EBT is 96.3% under visible light, and its pseudo-first-order reaction rate constant is 0.0182 min–1. The scavenger experiment revealed the hydroxyl radicals performed the superior role in the degradation of EBT. The recycling test indicated the high stability of Ni6MnO8, with the yield reduced by only 5.6% after five cycles.
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spelling doaj-art-e119426536e04ae9baa32419624535172025-08-20T02:15:11ZengSpringerOpenApplied Water Science2190-54872190-54952025-01-0115211410.1007/s13201-024-02347-4Effect of several amines on the morphology, structure, purity, and photocatalytic activity of Ni6MnO8 nanostructuresMasoumeh Yaqoubi0Masoud Salavati-Niasari1Mojgan Ghanbari2Institute of Nano Science and Nano Technology, University of KashanInstitute of Nano Science and Nano Technology, University of KashanInstitute of Nano Science and Nano Technology, University of KashanAbstract Water and wastewater contaminated by dyes are becoming a bigger global problem. The drawbacks of conventional treatment methods are their high prices, lack of sustainability, and partial elimination. Metal oxide semiconductor-based photocatalytic degradation has lately supplanted these techniques. One method promising for completely degrading azo dyes found in wastewater is photocatalysis. Ni6MnO8 nanostructures, a novel photocatalyst, were created in this study to aid in the photocatalytic breakdown of several dyes, especially Eriochrome Black T (EBT). These nanostructures were fabricated through a simple and low-cost co-precipitation method using different amines, including ammonia, tetraethylenepentamine, triethylenetetramine, and ethylenediamine (EDA) as precipitating and capping agents. The pure phase of Ni6MnO8 was achieved in the presence of ammonia. According to the DRS result (bandgap = 2.6 eV), visible light was used to conduct photocatalytic degradation tests on a several dyes solution. The results show that the degradation is greatly influenced by the type of catalyst, dye solution’s starting concentration, pH of dye solution, and the amount of catalyst used. Increased catalyst dose and acidic media result in increased degradation. The maximum degradation rate of Ni6MnO8 prepared in the presence of ammonia on EBT is 96.3% under visible light, and its pseudo-first-order reaction rate constant is 0.0182 min–1. The scavenger experiment revealed the hydroxyl radicals performed the superior role in the degradation of EBT. The recycling test indicated the high stability of Ni6MnO8, with the yield reduced by only 5.6% after five cycles.https://doi.org/10.1007/s13201-024-02347-4Eriochrome Black TNi6MnO8 nanostructuresWater pollutionNano-photocatalysisMetal oxide semiconductors
spellingShingle Masoumeh Yaqoubi
Masoud Salavati-Niasari
Mojgan Ghanbari
Effect of several amines on the morphology, structure, purity, and photocatalytic activity of Ni6MnO8 nanostructures
Applied Water Science
Eriochrome Black T
Ni6MnO8 nanostructures
Water pollution
Nano-photocatalysis
Metal oxide semiconductors
title Effect of several amines on the morphology, structure, purity, and photocatalytic activity of Ni6MnO8 nanostructures
title_full Effect of several amines on the morphology, structure, purity, and photocatalytic activity of Ni6MnO8 nanostructures
title_fullStr Effect of several amines on the morphology, structure, purity, and photocatalytic activity of Ni6MnO8 nanostructures
title_full_unstemmed Effect of several amines on the morphology, structure, purity, and photocatalytic activity of Ni6MnO8 nanostructures
title_short Effect of several amines on the morphology, structure, purity, and photocatalytic activity of Ni6MnO8 nanostructures
title_sort effect of several amines on the morphology structure purity and photocatalytic activity of ni6mno8 nanostructures
topic Eriochrome Black T
Ni6MnO8 nanostructures
Water pollution
Nano-photocatalysis
Metal oxide semiconductors
url https://doi.org/10.1007/s13201-024-02347-4
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