Author/Authors :
Raya, Indah Departement of Chemistry - Faculty Mathematics and Natural Science - Hasanuddin University - Makassar - South Sulawesi, Indonesia , Widjaja, Gunawan Faculty of Public Health - Universitas Indonesia, Indonesia , Hachem, Kadda Department of biology - Faculty of sciences - University of Saida - Dr. Moulay Tahar, Algeria , M.N, Rodin Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University - Moscow, Russian Federation , Ali, Ahmed A Al-Ayen University - Thi-Qar, Iraq , Kadhim, Mustafa M Dentistry Department - Kut University College - Kut - Wasit, Iraq , Fakri Mustafa, Yasser Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry - College of Pharmacy - University of Mosul - Mosul, Iraq , Hameed Mahmood, Zaid Chemistry department - college of science - Diyala university, Iraq , Aravindhan, Surendar Department of Pharmacology - Saveetha dental College and hospital - Saveetha institute of medical and technical sciences - Chennai, India
Abstract :
In this research, MnCo2O4/Co3O4 nanocomposites were prepared via simple and fast microwave method. The effect of irradiation power and irradiation type (continuous and non-continuous irradiation) on crystalline structure, purity, size and morphological properties of products were investigated via X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis, energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS), Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), FT-IR and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) respectively. Results revealed that shape and morphological properties of MnCo2O4/Co3O4 nanocomposites can be affected via power and time of microwave irradiation. In the next step, prepared nanocomposites were applied for photodegradation of rhodamine B and methyl violet as organic pollutants. Findings demonstrated that MnCo2O4/Co3O4 nanocomposites can degrade rhodamine B and methyl violet via 58% and 61% efficiency.
Keywords :
Microwave , MnCo2O4/Co3O4 , Nanocomposites , Photocatalysis
