Eco-friendly synthesis of cobalt-zinc ferrites using quince extract for adsorption and catalytic applications: An approach towards environmental remediation

Tetiana Tatarchuk; Nazarii Danyliuk; Volodymyr Kotsyubynsky; Alena Shumskaya; Egor Kaniukov; Ayman A Ghfar; Mu Naushad; Alexander Shyichuk

doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.133565

Eco-friendly synthesis of cobalt-zinc ferrites using quince extract for adsorption and catalytic applications: An approach towards environmental remediation

Chemosphere. 2022 May:294:133565. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.133565. Epub 2022 Jan 15.

Authors

Tetiana Tatarchuk¹, Nazarii Danyliuk², Volodymyr Kotsyubynsky³, Alena Shumskaya⁴, Egor Kaniukov⁵, Ayman A Ghfar⁶, Mu Naushad⁷, Alexander Shyichuk⁸

Affiliations

¹ Department of Chemistry, Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University, 57 Shevchenko Street, 76018, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine; School of Science and Technology, Glocal University, Saharanpur, India. Electronic address: tatarchuk.tetyana@gmail.com.
² Educational and Scientific Center of Materials Science and Nanotechnology, Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University, Ivano-Frankivsk, 76018, Ukraine.
³ Department of Material Science and New Technology, Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University, 57 Shevchenko Str, 76018, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine.
⁴ Institute of Chemistry of New Materials, F. Skoriny Str. 36, 220141, Minsk, Belarus.
⁵ Scientific Practical Materials Research Centre of NAS of Belarus, P. Brovki 19, 220072, Minsk, Belarus.
⁶ Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh-11451, Saudi Arabia.
⁷ Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh-11451, Saudi Arabia. Electronic address: mnaushad@ksu.edu.sa.
⁸ Faculty of Chemical Technology and Engineering, Bydgoszcz University of Science and Technology, 3 Seminaryjna Str, 85-326, Bydgoszcz, Poland.

PMID: 35041818
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.133565

Abstract

Cobalt-zinc ferrite nanoparticles were synthesized using environmentally friendly approach with quince extract as a reducing agent. Crystal structure and morphology of the obtained materials were studied by XRD, SEM-EDS, Mössbauer and IR spectroscopy. The synthesized nanoparticles have a cubic spinel structure and crystallite size ranging from 5 to 9 nm. The infrared spectra contain characteristic absorption bands for the M_A-O (∼560 cm^-1) and M_B-O bonds (∼420 cm^-1). Force constants were calculated for both tetrahedral and octahedral bonds. As the Co content increases, the force constant for the tetrahedral bond increases and the force constant for the octahedral bond decreases. The obtained ferrite nanoparticles have good magnetization as shown by VSM (in the range from 36 to 67 emu/g). Magnetic nanoparticles Co_xZn_1-xFe₂O₄ were also tested for induction heating with electromagnetic field. The sample with x (Co) = 0.4 has the highest specific absorption rate. The synthesized samples were tested as adsorbents using the Congo Red dye as model pollutant. The best adsorbent was pure zinc ferrite with the adsorption capacity of 24.7 mg/g. The catalytic activity of the obtained ferrites for the decomposition of H₂O₂ was studied as well. The most active catalyst was pure cobalt ferrite. Probably, the active centers are octahedral cobalt ions. Thus, the obtained magnetic nanoparticles can be used for the adsorptive removal of pollutants, catalytic decomposition of the H₂O₂ and low-frequency hyperthermia.

Keywords: Green synthesis; Hydrogen peroxide; Induction heating; Mixed ferrite.

MeSH terms

Adsorption
Cobalt / chemistry
Environmental Restoration and Remediation*
Ferric Compounds
Hydrogen Peroxide
Plant Extracts
Rosaceae*
Zinc / analysis

Substances

Ferric Compounds
Plant Extracts
cobalt ferrite
ferrite
Cobalt
Hydrogen Peroxide
Zinc