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Microwave assisted green synthesis of γ-Fe2O3 nanoparticles and their application for photodegradation of ternary dye mixture

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This work presents green, microwave mediated, rapid, and economical synthesis of γ-Fe2O3 nanoparticles (NPs) using Mangifera indica leaves extract. Structural and morphological characterizations infer about the formation of γ-Fe2O3 NPs having spherical shape with ~13 nm particle size. Magnetic M-H loop measurement reveals that γ-Fe2O3 NPs exhibit superparamagnetic behavior. γ-Fe2O3 NPs are tested for photocatalytic activity under dark, UV, and visible condition against the individual Rhodamine B (RhB), Malachite green (MG), and Methyl orange (MO) dyes and their ternary mixture. About 91.49% degradation efficiency is obtained for RhB using 0.2 g/dm3 γ-Fe2O3 NPs in 60 min. Degradation efficiency noted against RhB, MG, and MO in ternary mixture is 75.98%, 79.9%, and 71.8%, respectively, under UV irradiation in 60 min. Recycling study of γ-Fe2O3 NPs suggests that NPs can be used even after three cycles with good degradation efficiency. Therefore, the synthesized γ-Fe2O3 NPs may find applications as photocatalytic agents for waste water and crude dye mixture treatment.

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Acknowledgements

This work has been financially supported by Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), India (Project Number: EMR/2016/005591). Authors are thankful to Dr. Ashwani Kumar of Nanoscience Laboratory, Institute Instrumentation Centre, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee, 247667, Uttarakhand, India for characterizations of NPs.

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This work has been financially supported by Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), India (Project Number: EMR/2016/005591).

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    Priya Yadav, Samta Manori & Ravi Kumar Shukla

  2. Department of Physics, School of Basic & Applied Sciences, Shri Guru Ram Rai University, Dehradun, 248001, Uttarakhand, India

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  3. Department of Applied Sciences, M.S. Ramaiah University, Bangalore, 560005, Karnataka, India

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All authors contributed to the study conception and design. Sample preparation was performed by PY. Data elaboration was performed by PY and partially SM and RKS. All the work was done under the supervision and administration of RKS, SM, PC and KKR. The first draft of the manuscript was written and revised by PY. Edited review, revised and finalize by RKS and SM. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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Yadav, P., Manori, S., Chamoli, P. et al. Microwave assisted green synthesis of γ-Fe2O3 nanoparticles and their application for photodegradation of ternary dye mixture. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 34, 1065 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-023-10463-1

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