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ArticleNanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2021

Photodeposition of Silver on Zinc/Calcium Ferrite Nanoparticles: A Contribution to Efficient Effluent Remediation and Catalyst Reutilization.

Ricardo J C Fernandes, Carlos A B Magalhães, Ana Rita O Rodrigues, Bernardo G Almeida, Ana Pires, André Miguel Pereira, João Pedro Araujo, Elisabete M S Castanheira, Paulo J G Coutinho

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Article in Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ricardo J C FernandesPhysics Center of Minho and Porto Universities (CF-UM-UP), University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal.
Carlos A B MagalhãesPhysics Center of Minho and Porto Universities (CF-UM-UP), University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal.
Ana Rita O RodriguesPhysics Center of Minho and Porto Universities (CF-UM-UP), University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-6094-1713
Bernardo G AlmeidaPhysics Center of Minho and Porto Universities (CF-UM-UP), University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal.
Ana PiresIFIMUP-Instituto de Física dos Materiais, Universidade do Porto, R. Campo Alegre, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal.
André Miguel PereiraIFIMUP-Instituto de Física dos Materiais, Universidade do Porto, R. Campo Alegre, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal.
João Pedro AraujoIFIMUP-Instituto de Física dos Materiais, Universidade do Porto, R. Campo Alegre, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-1646-7727
Elisabete M S CastanheiraPhysics Center of Minho and Porto Universities (CF-UM-UP), University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-5829-6081
Paulo J G CoutinhoPhysics Center of Minho and Porto Universities (CF-UM-UP), University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0003-4426-9207
University of Minho · PTUniversidade do Porto · PT

Funding

European Regional Development Fund POCI-01-0145-FEDER-028020Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia PTDC/QUI-QFI/28020/2017Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia UIDB/04650/2020Programa Operacional Temático Factores de Competitividade POCI-01-0145-FEDER-028020
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The efficient photodegradation of textile dyes is still a challenge, especially considering resistant azo dyes. In this work, zinc/calcium mixed ferrite nanoparticles prepared by the sol-gel method were coupled with silver by a photodeposition method to enhance the photocatalytic potency. The obtained zinc/calcium ferrites are mainly cubic-shaped nanoparticles sized 15 ± 2 nm determined from TEM and XRD and an optical bandgap of 1.6 eV. Magnetic measurements indicate a superparamagnetic behavior with saturation magnetizations of 44.22 emu/g and 27.97 emu/g, respectively, for Zn/Ca ferrite and Zn/Ca ferrite with photodeposited silver. The zinc/calcium ferrite nanoparticles with photodeposited silver showed efficient photodegradation of the textile azo dyes C.I. Reactive Blue 250 and C.I. Reactive Yellow 145. Subsequent cycles of the use of the photocatalyst indicate the possibility of magnetic recovery and reutilization without a significant loss of efficiency.

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azo dyesphotodegradationsilver photodepositionzinc/calcium ferrite

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PMID33805004
PMCPMC8063958
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