Facile synthesis of magnetic ZnFe2O 4–reduced graphene oxide hybrid and its photo-Fenton-like behavior under visible iradiation

Yao, Yunjin; Qin, Jiacheng; Cai, Yunmu; Wei, Fengyu; Lu, Fang; Wang, Shaobin

Facile synthesis of magnetic ZnFe2O 4–reduced graphene oxide hybrid and its photo-Fenton-like behavior under visible iradiation

2014

A magnetic ZnFe₂O₄–reduced graphene oxide (rGO) hybrid was successfully developed as a heterogeneous catalyst for photo-Fenton-like decolorization of various dyes using peroxymonosulfate (PMS) as an oxidant under visible light irradiation. Through an in situ chemical deposition and reduction, ZnFe₂O₄nanoparticles (NPs) with an average size of 23.7 nm were anchored uniformly on rGO sheets to form a ZnFe₂O₄–rGO hybrid. The catalytic activities in oxidative decomposition of organic dyes were evaluated. The reaction kinetics, effect of ion species and strength, catalytic stability, degradation mechanism, as well as the roles of ZnFe₂O₄and graphene were also studied. ZnFe₂O₄–rGO showed to be a promising photocatalyst with magnetism for the oxidative degradation of aqueous organic pollutants and simple separation. The combination of ZnFe₂O₄NPs with graphene sheets leads to a much higher catalytic activity than pure ZnFe₂O₄. Graphene acted as not only a support and stabilizer for ZnFe₂O₄to prevent them from aggregation, largely improving the charge separation in the hybrid material, but also a catalyst for activating PMS to produce sulfate radicals at the same time. The ZnFe₂O₄–rGO hybrid exhibited stable performance without losing activity after five successive runs.

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