The MnFe2O4-pH 10.5 sample exhibited high adsorption capacity towards rhodamine B (RhB) solution. The high adsorption capacity towards RhB can be attributed to the large pore size and negative surface charge of MnFe2O4 nanoparticles.
A highly efficient and visible light responsive photocatalyst was developed by indium vanadate (InVO 4 )/ bismuth vanadate (BiVO 4 ) composite photocatalyst. The samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Brunauer-Emmett-Teller, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), UV-Vis diffuse reflectance spectra, XPS, zeta potential, and photoluminescence techniques. The XRD, TEM, and XPS results indicated the prepared sample was actually a two-phase composite: InVO 4 and BiVO 4 . Photocatalytic activities of all catalysts were evaluated for the degradation of methylene blue in aqueous solution under visible light irradiation. The highest activity was obtained in the InVO 4 /BiVO 4 composite using 0.8:0.2 mol ratio of InVO 4 :BiVO 4 . On the basis of the calculated energy band positions, the mechanism of enhanced photocatalytic activity was discussed.
This paper reveals an appropriate ingredient to operating the hazardous and radioactive electric arc furnace dust (EAFD) from the steel production factory using the cement immobilization technique. The cement specimens were prepared by mixing tap water with the binders (i.e., ordinary Portland cement: OPC, and the EAFD) at the different EAFD replacement of 0%, 15%, 25%, 35%, 40%, 45%, and 50% by weight. The water-to-binders ratio was fi xed at 0.40. The compressive strength test on the fabricated samples was performed at two different curing times of 14 and 28 days. It was found that the highest compressive strength of the samples can be obtained when the EAFD loading was 25%. However, the compressive strength criteria for the cement waste form, the use of the ingredient with the higher EAFD loading (35% EAFD with 28-day curing time) for the immobilization is favorable while meets the criteria. The phase composition and microstructure morphology of all samples were analyzed by X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray fl uorescence (XRF) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM-EDS).
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