{"title":"Photocatalytic Dye Degradation with Magnetically Recoverable and Reusable Bismuth Ferrite Nanoparticles","authors":"Kokkiligadda Jhansi, Parasuraman Swaminathan","doi":"10.1007/s11664-024-11574-z","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Photocatalytic degradation is vital to combat water pollution, utilizing sunlight to degrade organic contaminants. Bismuth ferrite (BFO), a multiferroic, is particularly effective as a photocatalyst as it can be magnetically recovered and reused. This study presents a comprehensive investigation into the photocatalytic degradation of organic dyes using BFO nanoparticles (NPs) synthesized through a sol–gel method. Degradation studies are conducted under different pH conditions (neutral, acidic, or basic) and using both cationic (methylene blue and malachite green) and anionic (methyl orange and Congo red) dyes under controlled photocatalytic conditions. Our findings reveal that cationic dyes show enhanced degradation in basic conditions, whereas anionic dyes are more effectively degraded in acidic conditions. The BFO NPs are magnetically recovered from the solution with approximately 98% efficiency and subsequently reused for dye degradation. This study demonstrates the potential of BFO NPs in photocatalytic applications paving the way for future research towards environmental clean-up.</p><h3>Graphical Abstract</h3>\n<div><figure><div><div><picture><source><img></source></picture></div></div></figure></div></div>","PeriodicalId":626,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Electronic Materials","volume":"54 1","pages":"485 - 498"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2000,"publicationDate":"2024-11-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of Electronic Materials","FirstCategoryId":"5","ListUrlMain":"https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11664-024-11574-z","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"ENGINEERING, ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC","Score":null,"Total":0}
Photocatalytic Dye Degradation with Magnetically Recoverable and Reusable Bismuth Ferrite Nanoparticles
Photocatalytic degradation is vital to combat water pollution, utilizing sunlight to degrade organic contaminants. Bismuth ferrite (BFO), a multiferroic, is particularly effective as a photocatalyst as it can be magnetically recovered and reused. This study presents a comprehensive investigation into the photocatalytic degradation of organic dyes using BFO nanoparticles (NPs) synthesized through a sol–gel method. Degradation studies are conducted under different pH conditions (neutral, acidic, or basic) and using both cationic (methylene blue and malachite green) and anionic (methyl orange and Congo red) dyes under controlled photocatalytic conditions. Our findings reveal that cationic dyes show enhanced degradation in basic conditions, whereas anionic dyes are more effectively degraded in acidic conditions. The BFO NPs are magnetically recovered from the solution with approximately 98% efficiency and subsequently reused for dye degradation. This study demonstrates the potential of BFO NPs in photocatalytic applications paving the way for future research towards environmental clean-up.
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The Journal of Electronic Materials (JEM) reports monthly on the science and technology of electronic materials, while examining new applications for semiconductors, magnetic alloys, dielectrics, nanoscale materials, and photonic materials. The journal welcomes articles on methods for preparing and evaluating the chemical, physical, electronic, and optical properties of these materials. Specific areas of interest are materials for state-of-the-art transistors, nanotechnology, electronic packaging, detectors, emitters, metallization, superconductivity, and energy applications.
Review papers on current topics enable individuals in the field of electronics to keep abreast of activities in areas peripheral to their own. JEM also selects papers from conferences such as the Electronic Materials Conference, the U.S. Workshop on the Physics and Chemistry of II-VI Materials, and the International Conference on Thermoelectrics. It benefits both specialists and non-specialists in the electronic materials field.
A journal of The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society.