A novel route to the synthesis of a-Fe2O3@C@SiO2/TiO2 nanocomposite from the metal-organic framework as a photocatalyst for water treatment

In this study, an attempt was made to synthesize metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) based magnetic iron particles as photocatalysts for textile dye wastewater. Improvement strategy was a novel two-step dry method without using conventional methods to eliminate the consumption of chemical reagents. Firs...

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Main Authors: Mousavi, Seyedeh Elaheh, Younesi, Habibollah, Bahramifar, Nader, Tamunaidu, Pramila, Karimi-Maleh, Hassan
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spelling my.utm.1031222023-11-13T05:02:39Z http://eprints.utm.my/103122/ A novel route to the synthesis of a-Fe2O3@C@SiO2/TiO2 nanocomposite from the metal-organic framework as a photocatalyst for water treatment Mousavi, Seyedeh Elaheh Younesi, Habibollah Bahramifar, Nader Tamunaidu, Pramila Karimi-Maleh, Hassan T Technology (General) In this study, an attempt was made to synthesize metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) based magnetic iron particles as photocatalysts for textile dye wastewater. Improvement strategy was a novel two-step dry method without using conventional methods to eliminate the consumption of chemical reagents. First, the heterogeneous photocatalyst of Fe-MOFs derived magnetic carbon nanocomposite with carboxylic acid surface functional groups (Fe@C–COOH) was achieved. Next, the a-Fe2O3@C@SiO2/TiO2 was successfully synthesized followed by a sol-gel method to coat the SiO2 shell and a solvothermal method to coat the surface of the intermediate TiO2 particles. The as-synthesized nanocomposite materials were characterized and physicochemical analytical equipment. Further, the investigation on magnetic photocatalytic nanocomposite a-Fe2O3@C@SiO2/TiO2 performance of dye degradation and photocatalytic activity on Reactive yellow 145 (RY145), using as an indicator was conducted. The as-synthesized nanocomposite particles were characterized using X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM), X-ray energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDX), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) techniques. The structural characterization of the as-synthesized materials proved that these methods generate oxygen-containing functional groups, such as, –OH, –C[dbnd]O, and –COOH, which increases the polarity and hydrophilicity of the photocatalyst. The photocatalytic oxidation of RY145 dye under UVc light was discussed by the apparent first-order reaction rate and the kinetic model of the Langmuir-Hinshelwood followed a better fitting. The optimal performance of the composite is at pH = 2, 15 mg/100 mL of photocatalyst dose, 150 mg/L concentration of the dye RY145 at 25 °C temperature under UVc lamp irradiation for 90 min, and with the apparent reaction rate constant was 0.0165 min-1. The thermodynamic analysis of activation parameters computed by the Eyring model and based on transition state theory (TST), an endothermic reaction with a positive value for ?‡Ho (50.16 kJ mol-1) and a negative value for ?‡So (-153 J/mol K) both contribute toward achieving positive values for ?‡Go and a nonspontaneous process. The proposed a-Fe2O3@C@SiO2/TiO2 demonstrated a high capability of photocatalytic degradation up to 97% after five successive cycles at the optimal condition compared to that of Fe3O4@C (18.74%) and Fe@C–COOH (77.9%) without reusability. Elsevier Ltd 2022 Article PeerReviewed Mousavi, Seyedeh Elaheh and Younesi, Habibollah and Bahramifar, Nader and Tamunaidu, Pramila and Karimi-Maleh, Hassan (2022) A novel route to the synthesis of a-Fe2O3@C@SiO2/TiO2 nanocomposite from the metal-organic framework as a photocatalyst for water treatment. Chemosphere, 297 (NA). pp. 1-15. ISSN 0045-6535 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.133992 DOI : 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.133992
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Mousavi, Seyedeh Elaheh
Younesi, Habibollah
Bahramifar, Nader
Tamunaidu, Pramila
Karimi-Maleh, Hassan
A novel route to the synthesis of a-Fe2O3@C@SiO2/TiO2 nanocomposite from the metal-organic framework as a photocatalyst for water treatment
description In this study, an attempt was made to synthesize metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) based magnetic iron particles as photocatalysts for textile dye wastewater. Improvement strategy was a novel two-step dry method without using conventional methods to eliminate the consumption of chemical reagents. First, the heterogeneous photocatalyst of Fe-MOFs derived magnetic carbon nanocomposite with carboxylic acid surface functional groups (Fe@C–COOH) was achieved. Next, the a-Fe2O3@C@SiO2/TiO2 was successfully synthesized followed by a sol-gel method to coat the SiO2 shell and a solvothermal method to coat the surface of the intermediate TiO2 particles. The as-synthesized nanocomposite materials were characterized and physicochemical analytical equipment. Further, the investigation on magnetic photocatalytic nanocomposite a-Fe2O3@C@SiO2/TiO2 performance of dye degradation and photocatalytic activity on Reactive yellow 145 (RY145), using as an indicator was conducted. The as-synthesized nanocomposite particles were characterized using X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM), X-ray energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDX), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) techniques. The structural characterization of the as-synthesized materials proved that these methods generate oxygen-containing functional groups, such as, –OH, –C[dbnd]O, and –COOH, which increases the polarity and hydrophilicity of the photocatalyst. The photocatalytic oxidation of RY145 dye under UVc light was discussed by the apparent first-order reaction rate and the kinetic model of the Langmuir-Hinshelwood followed a better fitting. The optimal performance of the composite is at pH = 2, 15 mg/100 mL of photocatalyst dose, 150 mg/L concentration of the dye RY145 at 25 °C temperature under UVc lamp irradiation for 90 min, and with the apparent reaction rate constant was 0.0165 min-1. The thermodynamic analysis of activation parameters computed by the Eyring model and based on transition state theory (TST), an endothermic reaction with a positive value for ?‡Ho (50.16 kJ mol-1) and a negative value for ?‡So (-153 J/mol K) both contribute toward achieving positive values for ?‡Go and a nonspontaneous process. The proposed a-Fe2O3@C@SiO2/TiO2 demonstrated a high capability of photocatalytic degradation up to 97% after five successive cycles at the optimal condition compared to that of Fe3O4@C (18.74%) and Fe@C–COOH (77.9%) without reusability.
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author Mousavi, Seyedeh Elaheh
Younesi, Habibollah
Bahramifar, Nader
Tamunaidu, Pramila
Karimi-Maleh, Hassan
author_facet Mousavi, Seyedeh Elaheh
Younesi, Habibollah
Bahramifar, Nader
Tamunaidu, Pramila
Karimi-Maleh, Hassan
author_sort Mousavi, Seyedeh Elaheh
title A novel route to the synthesis of a-Fe2O3@C@SiO2/TiO2 nanocomposite from the metal-organic framework as a photocatalyst for water treatment
title_short A novel route to the synthesis of a-Fe2O3@C@SiO2/TiO2 nanocomposite from the metal-organic framework as a photocatalyst for water treatment
title_full A novel route to the synthesis of a-Fe2O3@C@SiO2/TiO2 nanocomposite from the metal-organic framework as a photocatalyst for water treatment
title_fullStr A novel route to the synthesis of a-Fe2O3@C@SiO2/TiO2 nanocomposite from the metal-organic framework as a photocatalyst for water treatment
title_full_unstemmed A novel route to the synthesis of a-Fe2O3@C@SiO2/TiO2 nanocomposite from the metal-organic framework as a photocatalyst for water treatment
title_sort novel route to the synthesis of a-fe2o3@c@sio2/tio2 nanocomposite from the metal-organic framework as a photocatalyst for water treatment
publisher Elsevier Ltd
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url http://eprints.utm.my/103122/
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