Structure, adsorption properties and Fenton-like catalytic activity of cobalt ferrite nanoparticles synthesized with Physalis extract

Editorial Board PCSS Journal; Mariia Liaskovska; Tetiana Tatarchuk; Volodymyr Kotsyubynsky

doi:10.15330/pcss.26.2.216-230

Authors

Mariia Liaskovska Ivano-Frankivsk National Medical University, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine; Department of Chemistry, Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine
Tetiana Tatarchuk Educational and Scientific Center of Materials Science and Nanotechnology, Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine
Volodymyr Kotsyubynsky Department of Applied Physics and Materials Science, Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University, Ivano‑Frankivsk, Ukraine

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15330/pcss.26.2.216-230

Keywords:

“green” synthesis, ferrite, adsorption, Fenton-like activity, electrochemical test, oxidative degradation

Abstract

CoFe₂O₄ nanoparticles were synthesized from different parts of the Physalis. Characterization techniques including XRD and FTIR confirmed the spinel structure. According to the FTIR data, the spectra contain peaks corresponding to organic residues originating from the reducing agent. The data of ХRD analysis indicate an increase in the lattice parameter and crystallite size in the order CoFe₂O₄–F < CoFe₂O₄–FH < CoFe₂O₄–H. According to the SEM observations, the CoFe₂O₄–H demonstrates a lower degree of agglomeration coupled with significant porosity, whereas the CoFe₂O₄–FH and CoFe₂O₄–F samples display more distinct lamellar structures. The inversion degree was calculated based on the Mössbauer spectra of the samples. The use of the physalis fruit+husk extract results in the formation of nanoparticles with an increased BET surface area (76 m²/g), whereas using of physalis fruit extract results in the formation of an increased area of mesopores (46 m²/g). The adsorption properties and Fenton-like catalytic activity of the synthesized samples have been investigated. The highest degree of Congo Red dye adsorption was observed for the sample CoFe₂O₄–FH while the lowest was for the sample CoFe₂O₄–H. FTIR spectra confirmed the chemosorption of the dye molecules onto the ferrite surface. The adsorption is higher on the surface with a higher degree of functionalization. The Fenton-like oxidation of Congo Red dye in the presence of H₂O₂ has been studied, demonstrating the high catalytic activity of all samples in dye removal and H₂O₂ decomposition. Amperometric I–τ curve measurements were used to observe the changes in the interactions between H₂O₂ and the ferrites.

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