Synthesis of Cu₂O/NiFe₂O₄ Magnetic Complex and its Application in Photocatalytic Degradation

Abstract:

In order to enhance the re-collecting ability of Cu₂O, Cu₂O/NiFe₂O₄ magnetic complex was synthesized in this paper. XRD patterns showed the prepared material was the complex of Cu₂O and NiFe₂O₄. The saturation magnetization (Ms) of Cu₂O/NiFe₂O₄ magnetic complex was 12.056emu/g. The Cu₂O/NiFe₂O₄ magnetic complex was used for the decolorization of P-nitrophenol solution in a photocatalytic degradation reactor under the visible light irradiation. In this work, the Cu₂O/NiFe₂O₄ magnetic complex is recycled for 3 times, and the decomposition rates are all above 60%. The XRD also showed that the Cu₂O/NiFe₂O₄ complex was neither oxidized nor deoxidized in the photocatalytic degradation process. It can be concluded that the prepared Cu₂O/NiFe₂O₄ complex can be recycled applied to photocatalytic degradation treatment.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 486)
• Pages: 356-361
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.486.356
• Online since: March 2012
• Authors: Li Jun Yan, Jun Zuo, Yue Cheng, Tan Tan Ge, Xiao Juan Yan, Xue Feng Hu
• Keywords: Cuprous Oxide (Cu₂O), Magnetic Complex, Ni Ferrite (NiFe₂O₄), Photocatalytic Degradation, p-Nitrophenol

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