Synthesis of Fe3O4/ZrO2/ZnO nanoparticle for enhancing visible light photocatalytic and antibacterial activity

Authors

Mohammad Amin Arayesh, Ali Hossein Kianfar, Gholamhossein Mohammadnezhad

Publication date

2023/12/1

Journal

Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers

Volume

153

Pages

105213

Publisher

Elsevier

Description

Background

Nitroaromatic (especially nitrophenols) compounds, dyes, drugs, pesticides, and photographic chemicals are widely used in industries. Para-nitrophenol (4-NP) is one of the nitroaromatic compounds that was found in wastewater from pharmaceutical and other industrial sources. Also, the presence of microbial contamination in water leads to irreversible damage to human health. Thus, the treatment of bacteria and the effective elimination of 4-NP are both significant issues to human health.

Methods

The preparation of easily recyclable photocatalytic compounds with high-performance activity for degradation of the hazardous aromatic compounds and antimicrobial activity (Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria) are highly desirable for different practical applications. In this study, a novel magnetic photocatalyst, Fe₃O₄/ZrO₂/ZnO nanoparticle (NP), was synthesized via an inexpensive protocol at mild …

Total citations

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