Preparation of Highly Efficient CoFe2O4/Zn2SnO4 Composite Photocatalyst for the Degradation of Rhodamine B Dye from Aqueous Solution
2018
de Oliveira, Jivago Schumacher | Brondani, Michel | Mallmann, Evandro Sttoffels | Jahn, Sérgio Luiz | Foletto, Edson Luiz | Silvestri, Siara
CoFe₂O₄/Zn₂SnO₄ composite was synthesized using a simple two-step process and applied as a novel-efficient photocatalyst for the rhodamine B degradation from aqueous solution. Characterization techniques such as X-ray diffraction (XRD), N₂ adsorption-desorption isotherms, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), EDS analysis, and diffuse reflectance spectroscopy were employed in order to investigate the physical and chemical properties of composite. Higher values of the specific surface area, pore volume and diameter, and a smaller band-gap energy promoted a greater catalytic activity of CoFe₂O₄/Zn₂SnO₄ composite when compared to Zn₂SnO₄. A rapid decolorization of dye solution was observed at 40 min of reaction using the CoFe₂O₄/Zn₂SnO₄ catalyst, being 2.5 times faster than the Zn₂SnO₄ alone. Therefore, the CoFe₂O₄/Zn₂SnO₄ composite shows extraordinarily high photocatalytic activity toward the degradation of rhodamine B dye from aqueous solution.
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