Promising solar photodegradation of RY 86 by hydrophilic F127 (pluronic) aided nano cobalt ferrite and its biomedical applications

Abstract

To our surprise, we effectively excelled in developing the hydrophilic, non-ionic and water soluble triblock copolymer surfactant F127 (pluronic) aided spinel cobalt ferrite (CFO) nanoparticles. The crystalline nature and surface morphology of F127 aided CFO nanoparticles have been confirmed laboriously by XRD, HR-TEM, DLS, FT-RAMAN, FT-IR, UV-DRS, and SEM-EDX. SEM confirms undeclared rod-like structure and HR-TEM supports a shape similar to quasi-spherical morphology. The band gap investigation report that the Eg value of F127 aided CFO is around 1.24 eV. We found the fact that, in the UV/solar light degradation of hazardous Reactive Yellow 86 (RY 86), the photocatalytic activity of F127 aided CFO nanoparticles was accelerated by the presence of H2O2. F127 is a surfactant that played a key role in the enhanced activity of F127 aided CFO nanoparticles. By using an external magnetic field, the catalyst can be recovered from the fluid medium and thereby reused. The feasible mechanism for active liquid phase photodegradation of RY 86 has also been developed. Therefore, we assure that the novel spinel F127 aided CFO nanoparticles will shed more light for the wastewater treatment system because of its effective photocatalytic and reusable behavior. In conjunction, the antibacterial function and cytotoxicity are also performed.