Open AccessFe 3 O 4 –ZnWO 4 hybrid microspheres: facile synthesis and magnetically recyclable photocatalytic performance
Author(s) -
Zhou YuXue,
Tong Ling,
Chen XiaoBing,
Zeng XiangHua
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
micro and nano letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.25
H-Index - 31
ISSN - 1750-0443
DOI - 10.1049/mnl.2012.0790
Subject(s) - photocatalysis , rhodamine b , materials science , degradation (telecommunications) , composite number , microsphere , magnetic separation , chemical engineering , irradiation , rhodamine , nuclear chemistry , catalysis , composite material , organic chemistry , chemistry , fluorescence , metallurgy , optics , telecommunications , physics , computer science , nuclear physics , engineering
Fe 3 O 4 –ZnWO 4 composite microspheres with magnetically recyclable photocatalytic performance have been firstly synthesised by a simple refluxing method under mild conditions. The as‐prepared Fe 3 O 4 –ZnWO 4 composites show good photocatalytic efficiency in degradation of rhodamine B under UV light irradiation and can be recycled five times by magnetic separation without major loss of activity, the magnetic property of Fe 3 O 4 –ZnWO 4 sample has been studied also. Microspheres show potential use on dye degradation from the solution considering their magnetic recovery properties.