Abstract
This study reported a surfactant-mediated synthesis of coral-like α-Fe2O3 nanoparticles (FONP) via a simple co-precipitation-oxidation route. The synthesized FONP photocatalyst had a hexagonal morphology, as observed in the transmission electron micrographs. A surface area of 15 m2 g−1 was calculated from the N2 adsorption-desorption isotherm. The photocatalyst showed strong absorbance in the entire UV–Visible range with a low bandgap energy of 1.91 eV as estimated using the Tauc plot. The photocatalytic activity of FONP was evaluated by degrading several organic dyes at neutral pH. In the optimized experimental conditions, the FONP photocatalyst showed fast degradation of Methylene blue (95%), Methyl orange (94%), Bromo green (94%), and Methyl red (76%) within 5 min in 32 W UV/H2O2 system. The reusability study showed a 10% loss in the degradation efficiency after five cycles. A possible photo-Fenton degradation mechanism was deduced based on scavenger studies.
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