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Degradation of organic compounds in a fenton system based on chitosan/Fe0/Fe2O3 composites: a theoretical and experimental study

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Chitosan is a polymer with interesting characteristics for use in catalysis, such as biocompatibility, high chemical reactivity and stability under various conditions. Seeking new applications, a new hybrid material was synthesized for use in the degradation of organic compound. A synthesis route proposed led to the formation of a material in the form of film. The characterization data indicated the presence of hematite, as well as metallic iron. In addition, a theoretical model for interaction of iron with chitosan was proposed. Molecular dynamics simulations indicate that non-Coulomb interactions modulate the adsorption process between reactive red dye and chitosan. The catalytic behavior of these hybrid materials was investigated for the H2O2 decomposition to O2 and the degradation of reactive red dye. The hybrid material showed high degradation capacity, confirming this material as an efficient heterogeneous Fenton catalysts.

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Acknowledgments

The authors wish to thank the Brazilian financial agencies Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq), Fundação de Amparo ao Ensino e Pesquisa de Minas Gerais (FAPEMIG) and Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior/Ministério da Defesa (CAPES/MD) for financial support, and the Federal University of Lavras (UFLA) for providing the physical infrastructure and working space. This work was supported by MH CZ-DRO (FNHK) and Excellence project FIMP. T.C.R. thanks also the invited professor position at the Center for Basic and Applied research at Czech Republic.

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  1. Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Lavras, University Campus, Lavras, MG, 37200-000, Brazil

    Laís O. Ferreira, Ana C. C. Lemos, Francisco G. E. Nogueira, Iara R. Guimaraes, Mario C. Guerreiro, Marcus V. J. Rocha, Ranylson M. L. Savedra, Angela D. B. Brito, Elaine F. F. da Cunha, Joaquim P. Silva & Teodorico C. Ramalho

  2. Departamento de Físico-Química, Instituto de Química da Universidade Estadual Paulista, Araraquara, SP, 14800-900, Brazil

    Peter Hammer

  3. Center for Basic and Applied Research, Faculty of Informatics and Management, University of Hradec Kralove, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic

    Teodorico C. Ramalho

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Ferreira, L.O., Lemos, A.C.C., Nogueira, F.G.E. et al. Degradation of organic compounds in a fenton system based on chitosan/Fe0/Fe2O3 composites: a theoretical and experimental study. J IRAN CHEM SOC 13, 377–386 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13738-015-0746-1

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