A novel ammonia-assisted method for the direct synthesis of Mn3O4 nanoparticles at room temperature and their catalytic activity during the rapid degradation of azo dyes |
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Affiliation: | 1. Department of Chemistry, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman 76175, Iran;2. Young Research Society, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran;3. Physical Inorganic Chemistry Research Laboratory, Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Tabriz, Tabriz 51664, Iran |
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Abstract: | In this study, we prepared trimanganese tetroxide nanoparticles from MnCl2 solution in an ammonia atmosphere using a new surfactant-free method at room temperature. We analyzed and characterized the effects of different processing conditions, such as the concentrations of manganese and the ammonia source, as well as the reaction time, on the structure, purity, and morphology of the products using powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy, and Fourier transformation infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) techniques. The XRD and FTIR analyses confirmed that the prepared products comprised single phase Mn3O4. At room temperature, the paramagnetic characteristics were also verified by vibrating sample magnetometry. Furthermore, we tested the catalytic activity of the nanoparticles during the degradation of methyl orange and Congo red, which are organic pollutants. Our experiments demonstrated the rapid color removal and reduction in the chemical oxygen demand (>70% and >50% within 10 min, respectively) using aqueous solutions of azo dyes. |
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Keywords: | Nanostructures Oxides Chemical synthesis X-ray diffraction Magnetic properties |
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