In this study, a solar-driven photocatalyst La 0.7 Sr 0.3 MnO 3 /a-Fe 2 O 3 (20%) with pn heterojunction structure was synthesized and characterized. The magnetic, photocatalytic properties, Fenton-like action and the synergistic effect of the photocatalysis and Fenton-like on methyl orange (MO) degradation of La 0.7-Sr 0.3 MnO 3 /a-Fe 2 O 3 (20%) were also investigated. Results show that p-n heterojunction was formed, and it has considerable photocatalytic properties under ultraviolet light and solar irradiation. More importantly, La 0.7 Sr 0.3 MnO 3 /a-Fe 2 O 3 (20%) also exhibits Fenton-like catalytic performance in the presence of H 2 O 2 and oxalic acid (OA). The main reactive radicals of the La 0.7 Sr 0.3 MnO 3 /a-Fe 2 O 3 -H 2 O 2 -OA-sunlight system are h ? , Á OH and Á O 2 -. The chemical oxygen demand removal rate of MO wastewater in La 0.7 Sr 0.3 MnO 3 /a-Fe 2 O 3 (20%)-H 2 O 2 -oxalic acid-sunlight system reached 72.4%; the value was higher than that of the sum of single photocatalysis (34.5%) and Fenton-like-dark system (27.6%), indicating that there is a synergistic effect between the photocatalysis and Fenton-like on MO degradation. In addition, La 0.7 Sr 0.3 MnO 3 /a-Fe 2 O 3 (20%) displays approximately superparamagnetism and has higher saturated magnetization (M s ), low coercive force and residual magnetism. So it can be easily recovered by an external magnetic field and can be reused 6 times. It was anticipated that La 0.7 Sr 0.3 MnO 3 /a-Fe 2 O 3 (20%) with p-n heterojunction structure is a stable and reusable solar-light-driven magnetic photocatalyst and has great potential applications for wastewater treatment.
In order to explore the effect of the energetic complex on the thermal decomposition HMX, two new rare-earth energetic complexes [La(tza)(NO3)2(H2O)4]n (1) and [Ce(tza)(NO3)2(H2O)4]n (2) (Htza = tetrazole-1-acetic acid) were prepared by a solvent evaporation method. The obtained products were structurally characterized by Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), elemental analysis, powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD), single crystal X-ray diffraction (XRD), and thermogravimetric analysis coupled with differential scanning calorimetry (TG-DSC). In addition, the compatibility of complex 1 with cyclotetramethylene tetranitramine (HMX) was studied by DSC and FTIR, respectively. Structural analysis suggested that complex 1 exhibits an orthorhombic, P 21 21 21 space group, and the La (III) ion was 10-fold coordinated in a distorted double-capped antiprism configuration. Complex 2 featured a one-dimensional, right-handed helical infinite chain. The effect of complexes 1 and 2 on the thermal decomposition of HMX was investigated by DSC, which revealed that complex 1 showed a slightly better effect than 2 on the thermal decomposition of HMX and released more heat. Furthermore, complex 1 had good compatibility with HMX, indicating that it may act as a combustion promoter for nitrate ester plasticized polyether (NEPE) solid propellant.
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