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Green Synthesis of Magnetite-Based Catalysts for Solar-Assisted Catalytic Wet Peroxide Oxidation
| Content Provider | MDPI |
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| Author | Jorge, López Juan, F. García-Araya Pedro, M. Álvarez Rey, Ana |
| Copyright Year | 2022 |
| Description | A novel synthesis method under green philosophy for the preparation of some magnetite-based catalysts (MBCs) is presented. The synthesis was carried out in aqueous media (i.e., absence of organic solvents) at room temperature with recovery of excess reactants. Terephthalic acid $(H_{2}$BDC) was used to drive the synthesis route towards magnetite. Accordingly, bare magnetite $(Fe_{3}O_{4}$) and some hybrid magnetite-carbon composites were prepared $(Fe_{3}O_{4}$-G, $Fe_{3}O_{4}$-GO, and $Fe_{3}O_{4}$-AC). Graphene (G), graphene oxide (GO), and activated carbon (AC) were used as starting carbon materials. The recovered $H_{2}$BDC and the as-synthetized MBCs were fully characterized by XRD, FTIR, Raman spectroscopy, XPS, SQUID magnetometry, TGA-DTA-MS, elemental analysis, and $N_{2}$-adsorption-desorption isotherms. The recovered $H_{2}$BDC was of purity high enough to be reused in the synthesis of MBCs. All the catalysts obtained presented the typical crystalline phase of magnetite nanoparticles, moderate surface area (63–337 $m^{2}$ $g^{−1}$), and magnetic properties that allowed their easy separation from aqueous media by an external magnet (magnetization saturation = 25–80 emu $g^{−1}$). The MBCs were tested in catalytic wet peroxide oxidation (CWPO) of an aqueous solution of metoprolol tartrate (MTP) under simulated solar radiation. The $Fe_{3}O_{4}$-AC materials showed the best catalytic performance among the prepared MBCs, with MTP and total organic carbon (TOC) removals higher than 90% and 20%, respectively, after 3 h of treatment. This catalyst was fairly successfully reused in nine consecutive runs, though minor loss of activity was observed, likely due to the accumulation of organic compounds on the porous structure of the activated carbon and/or partial oxidation of surface $Fe^{2+}$ sites. |
| Starting Page | 271 |
| e-ISSN | 20734344 |
| DOI | 10.3390/catal12030271 |
| Journal | Catalysts |
| Issue Number | 3 |
| Volume Number | 12 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | MDPI |
| Publisher Date | 2022-02-28 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Catalysts Applied Chemistry Activated Carbon Catalytic Wet Peroxide Oxidation Graphene Graphene Oxide Green Chemistry Magnetite Water Treatment |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
