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CoFe2O4@Methylcelloluse as a New Magnetic Nano Biocomposite for Sonocatalytic Degradation of Reactive Blue 19

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Reactive Blue 19 (RB19) removal from synthetic textile wastewater was investigated by using a CoFe2O4@methylcellulose (MC) activated with peroxymonosulfate (PMS) and the ultrasound process. CoFe2O4@MC as a new magnetic nano-biocomposite was prepared using a convenient and rapid microwave-assisted technique in presence of MC as a green biopolymer, and characterized by FESEM, EDS, Mapping, TEM, FTIR, XRD, TGA, VSM, and BET techniques. Then, the effective parameters including pH (4–10), reaction time (0–30 min), CoFe2O4@MC (0.2–1 g/L), and PMS concentration (0.5–10 mM) in the sonocatalytic degradation of RB19 were investigated. The maximum removal efficiency of RB19 was achieved as 97% for synthetic wastewater under the optimal conditions of pH 4, CoFe2O4@MC dosage (0.6 g/L), reaction time = 30 min, and PMS (5 mM) in the presence of ultrasonic waves (60 kHz) at the ambient room temperature of 22 °C. The CoFe2O4@MC catalyst was simply isolated using a magnet and recycled with no remarkable loss of catalytic activity following usage in four runs. The results showed that the CoFe2O4@MC sonocatalysis process is practical, and effective for degrading complex and resistant dyes such as RB19.

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This research with Project Number 98000528 and IR.KMU.REC.1398.507 ethic approval cod was conducted in the Student Research Committee of Kerman University of Medical Sciences. This research was supported by the Vice-Chancellor for Research and Technology of Kerman University of Medical Sciences.

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    Alireza Nasiri & Mohammad Malakootian

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  3. Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Bam University of Medical Sciences, Bam, Iran

    Mohammad Reza Heidari

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    Seyedeh Nastaran Asadzadeh

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Nasiri, A., Malakootian, M., Heidari, M.R. et al. CoFe2O4@Methylcelloluse as a New Magnetic Nano Biocomposite for Sonocatalytic Degradation of Reactive Blue 19. J Polym Environ 29, 2660–2675 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10924-021-02074-w

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