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Abstract
Phenolic pollutants in industrial organic wastewater are not only highly toxic but also difficult to degrade. Therefore, the treatment of phenol-containing organic wastewater has been a problem for countries around the world. In this study, g-C3N4/CuFe2O4 (CNCF) composite catalysts with magnetic properties and easy to be recycled were prepared by doping copper ferrite (CuFe2O4) with different masses of carbon nitride (g-C3N4) using hydrothermal method. NaBH4 was injected to catalyze the reduction of the target pollutant p-nitrophenol (p-NP) to determine the optimal doping ratio of the composite. The surface morphology, structural properties and elemental types of the catalysts were analyzed using scanning electron microscope (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray diffractograms (XRD), Fourier infrared (FT-IR), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM) and other characterization tools. It is shown that the pores between g-C3N4 sheets are uniformly filled by CuFe2O4 nanoparticles, and CuFe2O4 nanoparticles are successfully loaded on g-C3N4 nanosheets, which are doped and composited together to form a 3D heterostructure, which effectively facilitates the transfer of electrons and thus improves the catalytic activity. When 0.05 g of CNCF composite catalyst was added, the adsorption of p-NP and BH4− helped to overcome the kinetic hindrance of the reaction, resulting in a complete degradation of p-NP in 6 min of reaction when the molar ratio of NaBH4 to p-NP was only 100:1. The CNCF can be reclaimed and repurposed using magnets, and it also demonstrates excellent catalytic performance after six cycles. The changes in bioacute toxicity of p-NP before and after degradation were evaluated, and it was concluded that its photoinhibition rate decreased from 88.72 % to 17.54 %, which is a significant reduction in biotoxicity.
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Optical Materials has an open access mirror journal Optical Materials: X, sharing the same aims and scope, editorial team, submission system and rigorous peer review.
The purpose of Optical Materials is to provide a means of communication and technology transfer between researchers who are interested in materials for potential device applications. The journal publishes original papers and review articles on the design, synthesis, characterisation and applications of optical materials.
OPTICAL MATERIALS focuses on:
• Optical Properties of Material Systems;
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Authors can submit separate research elements describing their data to Data in Brief and methods to Methods X.