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Spinel ferrites/metal oxide nanocomposites for waste water treatment

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Spinel ferrites (MFe2O4, M divalent metallic ion) and their nanocomposites with specific metallic oxides (ZnO, TiO2, CeO2) have attracted the interest of researchers for studying the decontamination of wastewater using photocatalysts, due to the fact MFe2O4 nanoparticles (NPs) are stable and handy to separate after being used due to its incredible magnetic behavior. With this background, the latest growth on photocatalytic performances of MFe2O4-based binary nanocomposites have been comprehensively revised. Particularly, a much interest rising on MFe2O4/metal NPs, MFe2O4/metal oxides, MFe2O4/polymers, MFe2O4/carbon-based materials, and MFe2O4/other compounds for the photocatalytic decomposition of dyes. In this review, nanocomposites of MFe2O4 as photocatalysts are discussed in detail. This review paper has explained the advantageous pathway for the generation of free radicals with the help of these catalysts in the presence of visible and UV light. This review sums up that MFe2O4-based nanocomposites with metal oxide have valuable application in purification of water. Nevertheless, their sensible consumption in wastewater treatment plants still needs additional studies.

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Sonia acknowledges University Grant Commission, India for providing research fellowship (UGC Ref. No.: 191620168538 (CSIR-UGC NET JAN. 2020)).

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    Sonia,  Suman, Suresh Kumar & Ashok Kumar

  2. Department of Physics, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, 124001, Haryana, India

    Harita Kumari

  3. Materials and Nano Engineering Research Laboratory, Department of Physics, School of Physical Sciences, DIT University, Dehradun, 248009, India

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  4. Department of Physics, Netaji Subash University of Technology, New Delhi, 110078, India

    Seema Devi

  5. J.C. Bose University of Science and Technology, YMCA, Faridabad, 121006, Haryana, India

    Sandeep Kumar & Parmod Kumar

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“All authors contributed to the study conception and design. Material preparation, data collection and analysis were performed by Sonia, Harita, Suman and Seema Devi. The first draft of the manuscript was written by  Sonia and all authors commented on previous versions of the manuscript. Parmod Kumar, Ashok Kumar, Surjeet Chahal, Suresh Kumar read and approved the final manuscript.”

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Sonia, Kumari, H., Suman et al. Spinel ferrites/metal oxide nanocomposites for waste water treatment. Appl. Phys. A 129, 91 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-022-06288-0

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