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Synergistic adsorption-photocatalytic activity using Z-scheme based magnetic ZnFe2O4/CuWO4 heterojunction for tetracycline removal

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? 2022 Elsevier B.V.Developing efficient and economical photocatalysts was considered as an efficient and economical strategy for pollution remediation. Herein, magnetically separable ZnFe2O4/CuWO4 composites (ZW) had been developed via combining ZnFe2O4 with CuWO4. The composite with a mass ratio of 40% CuWO4 (ZW-40) performed best, and the tetracycline hydrochloride (TC) removal by adsorption-photocatalysis of ZW-40 reached 86.5%. The photocatalytic degradation rated constant of it was 9.44 × 10?3 min?1, which was approximately 5.04 and 3.28 times compared to the ZnFe2O4 and CuWO4 samples, respectively. Pseudo-second-order kinetic models could describe well the TC adsorption process, in which chemisorption was the major driving factor, with the maximum adsorption at 23.56 mg g?1. The improved photo-catalytic capability owed to the formation of Z-scheme heterojunctions with ZnFe2O4 and CuWO4, which improved the intensity of visible light absorption and enhanced the separation electron-hole pairs as well as the redox capability of the composite. ZW-40 was high stability as its removal ability of TC in different water conditions slightly dropped about 15% after 5 cycles. ZW-40 could effectively remove TC in different water matrix, its removal ability for 40 mg/L was as follows: super-pure water> municipal wastewater> swine farm wastewater. Hence, the complexation of ZnFe2O4 with CuWO4 provides a valuable strategy to improve the photocatalytic potential for ZnFe2O4-based catalysts as well as providing a promising pathway for water clarification.

Adsorption-photocatalyticHeterojunctionTetracyclineZnFe2O4ZnFe2O4/CuWO4

Luo J.、Wu Y.、He T.、Zeng Y.、Wang G.、Wang Y.、Zhao Y.、Chen Z.、Chen X.

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College of Life Science and Technology Central South University of Forestry and Technology

College of Arts and Sciences Governors State University

2022

Journal of Alloys and Compounds

Journal of Alloys and Compounds

EISCI
ISSN:0925-8388
年,卷(期):2022.910
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