Preparation of flower-like Co3O4/Fe3O 4 magnetic microspheres for photodegradation of RhB under UV light

Baoliang Zhang, Hepeng Zhang, Lunwei Zhou, Nisar Ali, Wangchang Geng, Qiuyu Zhang

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Abstract

Flower-like Co3O4/Fe3O4 magnetic microspheres were prepared by coprecipitation of Fe2+ and Fe3+ in presence of flower-like Co3O4 microspheres as template. The preparation process included three steps: preparation of flower-like Co3O4 microspheres by hydrothermal method; immersion of Fe2+ and Fe3+ ions; coprecipitation in the presence of OH-. Rhodamine B (RhB) was chosen as model pollutants to investigate the photodegradation capacities of Co 3O4/Fe3O4 magnetic microspheres. The results showed that the microspheres exhibited excellent degradation property and can be recycled to use again. After four times use the degradation efficiency was still above 90%.

Original languageEnglish
Article number1350052
JournalFunctional Materials Letters
Volume6
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2013

Keywords

  • Composite microspheres
  • Degradation
  • Flower-like CoO
  • Magnetic materials
  • Photocatalyst

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