A facile approach for the synthesis of spinel zinc ferrite/cellulose as an effective photocatalyst for the degradation of methylene blue in aqueous solution

Khaled Charradi; Zakarya Ahmed; Mohamed A. BenMoussa; Zyed Beji; Ameni Brahmia; Israa Othman; Mohammad Abu Haija; Radhouane Chtourou; Sherif M.A.S. Keshk

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A facile approach for the synthesis of spinel zinc ferrite/cellulose as an effective photocatalyst for the degradation of methylene blue in aqueous solution

Khaled Charradi, Zakarya Ahmed, Mohamed A. BenMoussa, Zyed Beji, Ameni Brahmia, Israa Othman, Mohammad Abu Haija, Radhouane Chtourou, Sherif M.A.S. Keshk

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The spinel zinc ferrite (ZnFe₂O₄) /cellulose composite has been successfully fabricated as a photocatalyst and assessed for its photocatalytic activity toward the degradation of methylene blue (MB) in an aqueous solution. The Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction (XRD), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), energy-dispersive X-ray (EDX), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET), High-resolution transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and zeta potential were used to evaluate the magnetic photocatalyst composite and investigate its degradation mechanism. Furthermore, the photocatalytic behavior of the composite was studied under various conditions. The ZnFe₂O₄/ cellulose composite effectively degraded (100%) MB after 180 min at a pH of 6.5. The regeneration of the loaded composite was studied using the alcohol/water solution and reused upon a certain variation in the efficiency after the fourth cycle. The photocatalytic process was found to be consistent with the pseudo-second-order kinetic model. Graphical abstract: [Figure not available: see fulltext.]

Original language	British English
Pages (from-to)	2565-2576
Number of pages	12
Journal	Cellulose
Volume	29
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10570-021-04334-3
State	Published - Mar 2022

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Cellulose
Methylene blue
Photocatalytic degradation
Spinel zinc ferrite

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A facile approach for the synthesis of spinel zinc ferrite/cellulose as an effective photocatalyst for the degradation of methylene blue in aqueous solution

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