The efficiency of the green magnetic nanocomposite based on manganese ferrite for the removal of tetracycline in the presence of ultraviolet light
Subject Areas : Environmental pollutions (water, soil and air)Fatemeh Golrizkhatami 1 , Lobat Taghavi 2 , Negin Nasseh 3 , Homayon Homayon Ahmad Panahi 4
1 - Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Environmental Science and Forest, Faculty of Natural Resources and Environment, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
2 - Associate Professor, Department of Environmental Science and Forest, Faculty of Natural Resources and Environment, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran. *(Corresponding Author)
3 - Assistant Professor, Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran.
4 - Professor, Department of Chemistry, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
Keywords: Green synthesis, MnFe2O4/BiOI, Photocatalytic process, Tetracycline, Optimal conditions,
Abstract :
Background and Objective: Antibiotics, due to their low biodegradability, high solubility, and toxicity, threaten human health and the environment. The study aims to create the green magnetic nanocomposite MnFe2O4/BiOI and use it to clean up water solutions through a photocatalytic process when ultraviolet light is present.
Material and Methodology: In this study, carried out in 2022-2023, a green magnetic nanocomposite, MnFe₂O₄/BiOI, was synthesized using an extract from the Calendula officinalis plant. It was then tested to assess its efficiency in removing tetracycline under ultraviolet light. The characteristics of this nanocomposite were determined through XRD, VSM, TEM, FESEM, and DRS analyses.
Findings: Nanocomposite MnFe2O4/BiOI has dimensions ranging from 14–45 nanometers, a band gap of 1.7 eV, and a magnetic saturation level of 19.92 emu/g. The photocatalytic process eliminated all tetracycline when the conditions were right: pH = 9, 20 mg/L of tetracycline, 0.5 g/L of MnFe2O4/BiOI nanocomposite, and 200 minutes of reaction time.
Discussion and Conclusion: The results of this study demonstrate that the photocatalytic process using MnFe2O4/BiOI/UV can effectively treat water contaminated with tetracycline-containing antibiotics.
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