Citation: Ding FAN, Li-Ming WANG, Feng-Qiang LIU, Li-Hui XU, Hong PAN. Preparation and photocatalytic properties of ZnFe₂O₄/Ag/TiO₂ composite[J]. Chinese Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, ;2023, 39(10): 1941-1949. doi: 10.11862/CJIC.2023.159 shu

Preparation and photocatalytic properties of ZnFe₂O₄/Ag/TiO₂ composite

Fashion College, Shanghai University of Engineering Science, Shanghai 201620, China

Corresponding author: Li-Ming WANG, wlm@sues.edu.cn
Received Date: 9 March 2023
Revised Date: 12 September 2023

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ZnCaFe₂O₄/Ag/TiO₂ composites were prepared with silver nitrate, tetrabutyl titanate, anhydrous zinc chloride, and ferric chloride hexahydrate as raw materials by sol-gel and solvothermal methods. The samples were characterized and tested by scanning electron microscope, energy spectrum analyzer, X-ray powder diffractometer, X-ray photoelectron spectrometer, vibrating sample magnetometer, ultraviolet visible spectrophotometer. The results showed that ZnCaFe₂O₄/Ag/TiO₂-10 had the best photocatalytic effect, and the degradation rate of dye can reach more than 90% under both ultraviolet and visible light. It had excellent ultraviolet/visible light photocatalytic activity. And after being compounded with ZnCaFe₂O₄, ZnCaFe₂O₄/Ag/TiO₂ had unique magnetism, which can be recycled under the action of external magnetic field, which makes it possible in practical application. Through magnetic separation technology, the photocatalysis performance of ZnCaFe₂O₄/Ag/TiO₂-10 was still excellent after recycling for five times, which showed excellent magnetism and high photocatalytic cycle stability.
- ZnFe₂O₄/Ag/TiO₂ composite,
- doping,
- photocatalytic degradation,
- visible light,
- reactive dye
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