Synthesis of magnetically recoverable ferrite (MFe2O4, M = Co, Ni and Fe)-supported TiO2 photocatalysts for decolorization of methylene blue

摘要

Effects of ferrite materials as supports (CoFe2O4, NiFe2O4, and Fe3O4) on nano-TiO2 were elucidated by their use in the oxidation of methylene blue. These photocatalysts, which were synthesized by co-precipitation, were characterized by XRD, SEM, EDS and VSM. The crystalline phase of TiO2 onto magnetic MFe2O4 was formed by anatase and rutile. TiO2/CoFe2O4 exhibited the strongest magnetic property of the prepared catalysts, and the photocatalytic efficiencies followed the order TiO2/CoFe2O4>TiO2/NiFe2O4>TiO2/Fe3O4. MB decolorization was enhanced with the amount of TiO2 on the photocatalyst, and was moderately affected by the extent of structural distortion of ferrite supports. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.