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Novel Fe2O3-CuO-MoO3 Magnetic Nanocomposite for Photocatalysis of Methylene Blue

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Novel approach for the synthesis of Fe2O3-CuO-MoO3 nanocomposite was established using sol-gel and ultra-sonication setup. The conformation of the synthesized nanocomposite was done using Fourier transform-infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and scanning electron microscopy-energy dispersive X-ray (SEM-EDX) techniques. The chemistry of product thermal stability and decomposition was studied using thermo gravimetric analysis-differential scanning calorimetery (TGA-DSC) with respect to increase in temperature. The optical properties were studied using UV-visible spectroscopy via Wood and Tauc relation. XRD data indicates the presence of orthorhombic crystal system with crystallite size of 4.45 and 38.71 nm using Scherrer equation and Williamson-Hall equations, respectively. The particle size was calculated using transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and found to be 12.67 nm. The catalytic ability of synthesized nanocomposite was studied against methylene blue, and the decrease in percentage degradation from 5 to 30% was observed in nanocomposite prepared from sol-gel to ultra-sonication method.

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  1. Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan

    Abid Mahmood & Muhammad Ibrahim

  2. Department of Chemistry, Government College University Lahore, Lahore, 54000, Pakistan

    Salaha Zulfiqar, Shaista Ali, Umme Ammara & Zohaib Saeed

  3. Department of Physics, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan

    Khalid Mahmood

  4. Department of Chemistry, Forman Christian College (A Chartered University), Ferozepur Road, Lahore, 54600, Pakistan

    Muhammad Akhyar Farrukh

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Mahmood, A., Zulfiqar, S., Ali, S. et al. Novel Fe2O3-CuO-MoO3 Magnetic Nanocomposite for Photocatalysis of Methylene Blue. J Supercond Nov Magn 34, 1791–1799 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10948-020-05725-6

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