Synthesis of Fe2O3 nanoparticles and their applications in methylene blue treatment

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  • Nguyen Vu Ngoc Mai Faculty of Natural Sciences, Quy Nhon University, 170 An Duong Vuong, Quy Nhon, Binh Dinh, Vietnam Author
  • Dao Ngoc Nhiem Institute of Materials Science, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Hanoi, Vietnam Author
  • Pham Ngoc Chuc Institute of Materials Science, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Hanoi, Vietnam Author
  • Doan Trung Dung Institute of Materials Science, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Hanoi, Vietnam Author
  • Nguyen Thi Ha Chi Institute of Materials Science, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Hanoi, Vietnam Author
  • Duong Thi Lim Institute of Geography, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Hanoi, Vietnam Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51316/jca.2020.062

Keywords:

Fe2O3, combustion, photocatalytic, methylene blue

Abstract

In this study, nano Fe2O3 particles were synthesized by the combustion of gel from polyvinyl acohol (PVA) and tartaric acid (TA) for the degradation of methyl blue (MB) from the aqueous solution by the photocatalytic process. Factors affecting on Fe2O3 formation such as the pH of solution, temperature of gel formation, mole ratio of TA/PVA, temperature of calcination were investigated. The structure, morphology of Fe2O3 particles were characterized by analysis methods such as Differential Thermal Analysis, X- Ray Diffraction and Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy. The results showed that single-phase Fe2O3 was smaller than 60 nm of average grain size. When using Fe2O3 to investigate the photocatalytic capacity under the visible light irradiation, the results indicated that Fe2O3 catalysts showed a rather high photocatalytic ability to decompose MB. The intermediates coming from the photocatalytic degradation were identified.

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31-12-2020

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Synthesis of Fe2O3 nanoparticles and their applications in methylene blue treatment. (2020). Vietnam Journal of Catalysis and Adsorption, 9(4), 8-12. https://doi.org/10.51316/jca.2020.062

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