High Efficient Photocatalytic Degradation of Methyl Orange Dye in an Aqueous Solution by CoFe2O4-SiO2-TiO2 Magnetic Catalyst
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Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Sriwijaya University, Jalan Palembang-Prabumulih, Indralaya, Ogan Ilir, Indonesia
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Department of Biology, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Sriwijaya University, Jalan Palembang-Prabumulih, Indralaya, Ogan Ilir, Indonesia
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Doctoral Program of Environmental Science, Graduate School, Sriwijaya University, Jalan Padang Selasa 524 Bukit Besar, Palembang 30139, South Sumatra, Indonesia
Publication date: 2022-01-01
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Poedji Loekitowati Hariani
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Sriwijaya University, Jalan Palembang-Prabumulih, Indralaya, Ogan Ilir, Indonesia
J. Ecol. Eng. 2022; 23(1):118-128
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This study successfully synthesized a core-shell-shell in the form of CoFe2O4-SiO2-TiO2 catalyst magnetic and recyclable. The catalyst for the photocatalytic degradation of methyl orange (MO) dye. Subsequently, the catalyst was subjected to XRD, FTIR, SEM-EDS, VSM, as well as UV-DRS characterizations. The photocatalytic degradation was studied as a function of the solution pH, MO concentration, and irradiation time, while the kinetics of photocatalytic degradation and the catalyst’s reusability were also evaluated. Based on the XRD, FTIR, and SEM-EDS characterizations, CoFe2O4 coating was successfully carried out using SiO2 and TiO2. CoFe2O4-SiO2-TiO2 was discovered to possess magnetic properties with a saturation magnetization of 17.59 emu/g and a bandgap value of 2.4 eV. The photocatalytic degradation of MO followed the Langmuir-Hishelwood model. The optimum degradation was obtained at MO concentration of 25 mg/L, solution pH of 4, catalyst dose of 0.05 g/L, irradiation time of 160 minutes, MO removal efficiency achieved 93.46 %. The regeneration study showed CoFe2O4-SiO2-TiO2 after 5 cycles were able to catalyze the photocatalytic degradation with an MO removal efficiency of 89.96%.