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Novel Fe2O3@PANI-o-PDA core-shell nanocomposites for photocatalytic degradation of aromatic dyes

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Due to increasing the prerequisite of accurate, innovative and practical synthetic protocols, the current study introduces a significant synthetic concern of core-shell nanocomposites (CSNCs) comprising ferric oxide. Fe2O3@poly(aniline -co- o-phenylenediamine) (Fe2O3@PANI-o-PDA) CSNCs were constructed applying fourfold molar ratio of the corresponding monomers and different amounts of γ-Fe2O3 via polycondensation. The construction of the Fe2O3@PANI-o-PDA CSNCs was affirmed using varied characterizations. The bond between γ-Fe2O3 and PANI-o-PDA was observed via FTIR spectra. The CSNCs features are having core-shell structures with sizes 20–49 nm and the corresponding specific surface area is 40.154 m2 g−1. These CSNCs bestow intense photocatalysis efficiency towards the degradation of MB dye under irradiation. Reasonable justifications of the photocatalytic efficacy consequences of MB were verified. The setup manipulates a new, facile, inexpensive and useful synthetic pathway to generate potential CSNCs in the quest for innovative formulations.

Novel Core-Shell Nanocomposites with Photocatalytic Activity.

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    Khaled M. Ossoss, Mohamed E. R. Hassan & Ayman S. Al-Hussaini

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Highlights

• Novel Fe2O3@PANI-o-PDA core-shell nanocomposites were successfully synthesized.

• Cheap monomers were utilized by 4:1 molar ratio via economical technique.

• Fe2O3@PANI-o-PDA core-shell was thermally stable than pure copolymer.

• Numerous characteristics of the newly synthesized core-shell nanocomposites were studied.

• TEM revealed core-shell nanocomposite structures with sizes 20-49 nm.

• Fe2O3 lowers the electrical conductivity of the core-shell nanocomposites.

• Photocatalytic efficacy of the MB degradation was elucidated.

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Ossoss, K.M., Hassan, M.E.R. & Al-Hussaini, A.S. Novel Fe2O3@PANI-o-PDA core-shell nanocomposites for photocatalytic degradation of aromatic dyes. J Polym Res 26, 199 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10965-019-1856-8

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