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Facile and reliable route for synthesis of zinc ferrite nanoparticles and its application in photo-degradation of methyl orange

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In this work, we have successfully prepared zinc ferrite (ZnFe2O4) nanoparticles through a facile and reliable route by of zinc (II) nitrate, iron (III) nitrate, and lactose as starting materials in water as solvent. Besides, three carbohydrate such as glucose, lactose and starch were introduce as capping agents and their effects on the morphology and particle size of ZnFe2O4 were investigated. It was found that size and morphology could be easily realized by changing the type of carbohydrate. XRD, SEM, EDS, and UV–Vis spectroscopy were employed to characterize structural, morphological, and optical properties of ZnFe2O4 nanoparticles. The magnetic properties of as-prepared zinc ferrite nanoparticles were also investigated with vibrating sample magnetometer. Furthermore, the photocatalysis results reveal that the decolorization of 65 % for methyl orange occurred with ZnFe2O4 samples in 70 min under ultraviolet (UV) light irradiation.

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Authors are grateful to council of Segal biotechnology company for providing financial support to undertake this work.

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  1. Faculty of Basic Science, Islamic Azad University, Borujerd, Iran

    Narges Biglari & Sina Pakdel

  2. Young Researchers and Elite Club, Borujerd Branch, Islamic Azad University, Borujerd, Iran

    Abbas Nasiri & Mahdi Nasiri

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Biglari, N., Nasiri, A., Pakdel, S. et al. Facile and reliable route for synthesis of zinc ferrite nanoparticles and its application in photo-degradation of methyl orange. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 27, 13113–13118 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-016-5456-7

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