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Solution Combustion Synthesis of New Composites Based on Iron Oxide and Mango Waste for Heterogeneous Photocatalysis with UV and Solar Radiation

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Materials based on iron oxide were prepared via a closed system solution combustion synthesis (IOP), evaluating the effect of adding mango seed husk (T), peel (C), and a mixture of the portions (M) on the material properties obtained (IOT, IOC, and IOM, respectively). The structural (XRD, Mössbauer), morphological (SEM and TEM), optical (UV-VIS diffuse reflectance), textural (BET), and magnetic (VSM) properties of the materials obtained were evaluated. Different phase compositions (hematite, magnetite, and maghemite) were identified in the structure of the materials. Adding mango residue favored the formation of magnetite with superparamagnetic particles in the IOC sample. The solids were evaluated in the methylene blue photocatalysis at different concentrations, observing different effects on the discoloration rate. The IOP sample performed better at the lowest concentration (50 mg L−1) of the dye, with 98% discoloration after 90 min and a specific speed of 44.7 × 10−3 min−1, which can be explained by the heterojunction effect, making electronic recombination harder and increasing the quantum yield of the photocatalyst. At 70 mg L−1 concentration, the best catalyst was the IOM with 82% discoloration and a specific speed of 15.8 × 10−3 min−1, explained by the increase in the specific area due to the insertion of biomass, which improved adsorptive capacity, maintaining the observed heterojunction effects. Under sunlight, the best composite was IOC, with 90.5% discoloration and activity of 29.8 × 10−3 min−1, justified by combining favorable textural and optical properties.

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• The nanomaterials were based on iron oxide and carbonaceous material.

• The composites showed the typical magnetic behavior of non-stoichiometric magnetite.

• The microscopy results denote a modification of the morphology, maintaining the degree of crystallinity with the insertion of biomass residue.

• The photocatalytic activity was appreciable in all tested systems, emphasizing the system’s use of sunlight.

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This study presents a new ecologically friendly preparation route employing combustion syntheses in a closed system of new composites based on iron oxide and carbonaceous material, using mango waste seed husk (T), peel (C), and mixture of the portions (M), with suitable properties for application in heterogeneous photocatalysis with UV and solar radiation, constituting an important contribution to the treatment of effluents contaminated with organic pollutants, especially textile dyes.

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de Castro, L.M.F., Huaman, N.R.C. & da Guarda Souza, M.O. Solution Combustion Synthesis of New Composites Based on Iron Oxide and Mango Waste for Heterogeneous Photocatalysis with UV and Solar Radiation. Waste Biomass Valor (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12649-024-02511-6

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