Journal article
Authors list: Becker, Anna; Kirchberg, Kristin; Marschall, Roland
Publication year: 2020
Pages: 645-654
Journal: Zeitschrift für Physikalische Chemie
Volume number: 234
Issue number: 4
ISSN: 0942-9352
Open access status: Hybrid
DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.1515/zpch-2019-1430
Publisher: De Gruyter
Abstract:
Removal of drug residuals in waste water by easy-separable catalysts is of fundamental interest for clean water provision by photocatalytic water remediation. Here, we present our studies to use the ferrimagnetic earth-abundant absorber MgFe2O4, prepared by microwave-assisted synthesis, for the photocatalytic removal of methylene blue and tetracycline from model solutions under dark and sunlight conditions. The surface of MgFe2O4 has a strong influence on the tetracycline removal, while more than 75% tetracycline degradation can already be achieved in 2 h with unmodified MgFe2O4. Using surface-modified MgFe2O4 nanoparticles, the adsorption of tetracycline is even more pronounced, however goes in line with release of the surface capping agent.
Citation Styles
Harvard Citation style: Becker, A., Kirchberg, K. and Marschall, R. (2020) Magnesium Ferrite (MgFe2O4) Nanoparticles for Photocatalytic Antibiotics Degradation, Zeitschrift für Physikalische Chemie, 234(4), pp. 645-654. https://doi.org/10.1515/zpch-2019-1430
APA Citation style: Becker, A., Kirchberg, K., & Marschall, R. (2020). Magnesium Ferrite (MgFe2O4) Nanoparticles for Photocatalytic Antibiotics Degradation. Zeitschrift für Physikalische Chemie. 234(4), 645-654. https://doi.org/10.1515/zpch-2019-1430
Keywords
antibiotics degradation; ferrites; Photocatalysis; Wastewater treatment