Visible Light-Driven Photocatalytic Degradation of Ciprofloxacin, Ampicillin and Erythromycin by Zinc Ferrite Immobilized on Chitosan

This study investigated the synthesis of zinc ferrite immobilized on chitosan (ZnFe2O4@Chitosan) and its application in the photodegradation of ciprofloxacin (CIP), ampicillin (AMP) and erythromycin (ERY) in aqueous solution. Results from Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) revealed peaks...

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Published in:Resources (Basel) 2022-09, Vol.11 (10), p.81
Main Authors: Hassan Mohamed, Nehad Ahmed, Shamma, Rehab Nabil, Elagroudy, Sherien, Adewuyi, Adewale
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acids
Adsorption
Ampicillin
Antibiotics
Aqueous solutions
catalysis
Chemical properties
Chitin
Chitosan
Ciprofloxacin
Crystallites
Crystals
Decomposition (Chemistry)
Diffraction patterns
Drinking water
Efficiency
Environmental aspects
Erythromycin
ferrite
Ferrites (Magnetic materials)
Fourier transforms
Infrared spectroscopy
Light
Magnetic measurement
Magnetic saturation
Methods
Photocatalysis
Photodegradation
Scanning electron microscopy
Synthesis
X-ray diffraction
Zinc compounds
Zinc ferrites
Zinc oxides
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Summary:This study investigated the synthesis of zinc ferrite immobilized on chitosan (ZnFe2O4@Chitosan) and its application in the photodegradation of ciprofloxacin (CIP), ampicillin (AMP) and erythromycin (ERY) in aqueous solution. Results from Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) revealed peaks suggesting its synthesis, while signals from X-ray diffraction (XRD) showed diffraction patterns confirming the synthesis of ZnFe2O4@Chitosan with a crystallite size of 35.14 nm. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) revealed a homogeneous morphology with a surface area of 12.96 m2 g−1 from the Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET) analysis. The vibrating sample magnetometry (VSM) result revealed a saturation magnetization of 2.38 emu g−1. The photodegradation study of CIP, AMP and ERY showed that both photodegradation and adsorption were taking place at the same time with the percentage degradation efficiency in the order CIP (99.80 ± 0.20%) > AMP (94.50 ± 0.10%) > ERY (83.20 ± 0.20%). ZnFe2O4@Chitosan exhibited high stability with capacity > 90% even at the 15th regeneration cycle, suggesting a viable economic value of ZnFe2O4@Chitosan.
ISSN:2079-9276
2079-9276
DOI:10.3390/resources11100081