Open AccessSynthesis and Catalytic Activity of Spinel Ferrites: A Brief Review
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
biointerface research in applied chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.216
H-Index - 11
ISSN - 2069-5837
DOI - 10.33263/briac124.43994416
Subject(s) - spinel , catalysis , hydrothermal circulation , degradation (telecommunications) , chemical engineering , materials science , microemulsion , decomposition , precipitation , chemistry , metallurgy , computer science , organic chemistry , telecommunications , pulmonary surfactant , physics , meteorology , engineering
The spinel ferrites have earned enormous interest worldwide because of their attractive potential applications. This review highlights different synthetic protocols of spinel ferrites such as co-precipitation, sol-gel, microemulsion, solid-state, hydrothermal, and thermal decomposition, where each method can influence the properties of ferrites. The use of ferrites in heterogeneous catalysis of various organic syntheses is discussed therein; the activity is mostly particle size-dependent. The catalytic activity of spinel ferrites towards photo-irradiated dye degradation is also studied. In the presence of H2O2 producing a Fenton-type system, ferrites have tremendous potential for dye degradation in an advanced oxidation process.