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Investigation on the photocatalytic behaviors of europium carbonate and oxide nanoparticles prepared based on statistically optimized carbonation and calcination routes

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This study is focused on evaluating the photocatalytic properties of the europium carbonate and oxide nanoparticles synthesized via optimizing the direct precipitation and decomposition of the precipitate as a precursor into europium oxide by thermal decomposition. The emphasis was directed towards determining the optimal reaction conditions. To this end, the Taguchi method was used to determine the best parameters for the reaction. The carbonate product at this stage, was used in a further step where it underwent a one-step calcinations treatment leading to its decomposition into europium oxide nanoparticles. The nanoparticles were next characterized using X-ray diffraction, SEM, FT-IR and thermal analysis techniques. Then, the photocatalytic behaviors of the europium carbonate and oxide nanoparticles for the photocatalytic degradation of methyl orange under ultraviolet light was investigated and the results exhibited efficient degradation of the target in the presence of both nanoparticles as photocatalysts.

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The authors are gratefully acknowledge the financial support provided by the Iran National Science Foundation (Project 94019559).

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  1. Faculty of Pharmacy, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

    Mehdi Rahimi-Nasrabadi

  2. Department of Chemistry, Imam Hossein University, Tehran, Iran

    Mehdi Rahimi-Nasrabadi

  3. Faculty of Material and Manufacturing Technologies, Malek Ashtar University of Technology, Tehran, Iran

    Seied Mahdi Pourmortazavi

  4. Center of Excellence in Electrochemistry, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

    Meisam Sadeghpour Karimi, Mohmmad Reza Ganjali & Parviz Norouzi

  5. Nuclear Science and Technology Research Institute (NSTRI), P.O. Box 14395-834, Tehran, Iran

    Mustafa Aghazadeh

  6. Biosensor Research Centre, Endocrinology & Metabolism Molecular and Cellular Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

    Mohmmad Reza Ganjali & Parviz Norouzi

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Rahimi-Nasrabadi, M., Pourmortazavi, S.M., Sadeghpour Karimi, M. et al. Investigation on the photocatalytic behaviors of europium carbonate and oxide nanoparticles prepared based on statistically optimized carbonation and calcination routes. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 28, 13267–13277 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-017-7161-6

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