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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• latif, Misbah
• Hammad Aziz, Muhammad
• Shaheen, Fozia
• Mansoor Ali, Syed
• Asif, Muhammad
• Huang, Qing

Titel

Enhanced photocatalysis activity of Co0.5Mg0.5Fe2O4/rGO nanocomposites for tetracycline antibiotic degradation

Ist Teil von

• Materials letters, 2024-04, Vol.360, p.135756, Article 135756

Ort / Verlag

Elsevier B.V

Erscheinungsjahr

2024

Quelle

Alma/SFX Local Collection

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• [Display omitted] •Co0.5Mg0.5Fe2O4/rGO degraded TC-HCL (93 %) when exposed to visible light.•Photodegradation of TC-HCL was also explored via the LC-MS approach.•Co0.5Mg0.5Fe2O4/rGO displayed higher stability and recyclability.•Nanocomposite showed potential as a suitable photocatalyst for wastewater treatment. This study investigated cobalt-magnesium ferrite (Co0.5Mg0.5Fe2O4) with reduced graphene oxide (rGO) as a dominant photocatalyst for the photo-degradation of tetracycline. Co0.5Mg0.5Fe2O4/rGO nanocomposite degraded 93 % of the tetracycline (TC-HCL) after 120 min of visible radiation, which can be attributed to the improved adsorption capacity and the significantly better transfer and separation of photoexcited (e-h+) pairs.Additionally, the Co0.5Mg0.5Fe2O4/rGO nanocomposite had higher stability and recyclability. Based on observed intermediates, possible processes of tetracycline degradation were proposed, where the •OH and •O2- played a major part. Photodegradation of TC-HCL was also provided using the LC-MS approach. The Co0.5Mg0.5Fe2O4/rGO nanocomposite was found to have a new potential for enhanced photocatalytic performance, making it a suitable photocatalyst for wastewater treatment.