Preparation and application of ferrites and their composite materials
Ferrite and its composites have the advantages of high catalytic activity and stability in advanced oxidation processes,thus having great application potential in wastewater treatment.This paper introduced the common preparation methods of ferrite and its composites,including solvothermal method,microemulsion method,precipitation method and sol-gel method,and summarized the application status of ferrite(MFe2 O4)and its composites in catalytic activation of persulfate(peroxymonosulfate(PMS)and peroxydisulfate(PDS))and peracetic acid(PAA)to produce highly reactive oxygen species(ROS)for the degradation of sulfamethox-azole(SMX)in recent years,analyzed the problems existing in the degradation of SMX by ferrite and its com-posites,and prospected the future research directions.