Preyssler-based nanocomposite as a magnetic photocatalyst: synthesis, characterisation and its photocatalytic activity for decolourisation of rhodamine B

Fatemeh F. Bamoharram; AmirMohammad Mozhdehi; Azadeh Radfar; Mohammad Shaker; Hassan Mallaeke; Amir Hossein Sharifi

Preyssler-based nanocomposite as a magnetic photocatalyst: synthesis, characterisation and its photocatalytic activity for decolourisation of rhodamine B

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Author(s): Fatemeh F. Bamoharram¹ ; AmirMohammad Mozhdehi² ; Azadeh Radfar¹ ; Mohammad Shaker¹ ; Hassan Mallaeke¹ ; Amir Hossein Sharifi³
- Affiliations: 1: Department of Chemistry , Mashhad Branch , Islamic Azad University , Mashhad , Iran ;
  2: Department of Civil Engineering , Shahroud Branch , Islamic Azad University , Shahroud , Iran ;
  3: Department of Mechanical Engineering , Ferdowsi University of Mashhad , Mashhad , Iran
Source: Volume 13, Issue 12, December 2018, p. 1657 – 1661
DOI: 10.1049/mnl.2018.5030 , Online ISSN 1750-0443

Received 07/04/2018, Accepted 24/07/2018, Revised 07/07/2018, Published 01/12/2018

In this work, the authors prepared a novel magnetic photocatalyst by grafting of Preyssler-type polyoxometalate, H₁₄ [NaP₅ W₃₀ O₁₁₀] onto Fe₃O₄ nanoparticles via an internal layer of silver nanoparticles. The obtained nanocomposite has been characterised by electron dispersive X-ray, transmission electron microscopy and scanning electron microscopy. The activity of the synthesised nanomagnetic photocatalyst was tested by the photocatalytic decolourisation of rhodamine B under UV light irradiation in the study’s designed reactor. It was found that, compared to pure Preyssler, decolourisation of rhodamine B was occurred four times faster using the synthesised magnetic nanocomposite with easy separation. The magnetic nanocatalyst was separated after ending the reaction and recycled. It just showed 2–3% decrease in catalytic activity after four recycling.

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