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Photocatalytic Activity Enhancement in Organic Dyes Degradation by Loading Ag Nanoparticles onto α-Fe2O3/ZnOs

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Fe2O3/ZnO/Ag ternary composite photocatalytic material was prepared by simple hydrothermal method, and its structure and photocatalytic properties were studied. The experimental results show that Fe2O3/ZnO/Ag exhibits better photocatalytic performance. After two hours of UV irradiation, the degradation rates of orange II and methyl orange reached 91.9% and 75.9%, respectively. The design and preparation of the photocatalyst provide a theoretical basis for the practical application of photocatalytic technology.

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    Baoliu Li  (李保六), Xinrui Meng, Yifan Yue & Fang Gao

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Funded in Part by the 14th Five Year Plan” Hubei Provincial Advantaged Characteristic Disciplines (Groups) Project of Wuhan University of Science and Technology (No. 2023A0203) and the Natural Science Foundation of Hubei Province (No. 2022CFA003)

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Li, B., Meng, X., Yue, Y. et al. Photocatalytic Activity Enhancement in Organic Dyes Degradation by Loading Ag Nanoparticles onto α-Fe2O3/ZnOs. J. Wuhan Univ. Technol.-Mat. Sci. Edit. 39, 309–314 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11595-024-2884-8

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