Sonochemical Synthesis of Nanostructured Ni-Fe-C System and Its Catalytic Activity Based on Decolorization of Reactive Black 5 Dye
Vicente Garibay Febles,
Dulce Viridiana Melo-Máximo,
Isaías Hernández Perez,
Raúl Suárez Parra,
Julio César Espinoza-Tapia,
Ricardo Luna Paz,
Lucia Diaz-Barriga Arceo,
Jesús Noé Rivera Olvera,
Lizbeth Melo-Máximo,
Leonardo González-Reyes
Affiliations
Vicente Garibay Febles
Instituto Mexicano del Petróleo, Eje Central Lázaro Cárdenas Norte 152 Col. San Bartolo Atepehuacan, México City 07730, Mexico
Dulce Viridiana Melo-Máximo
Escuela de Ingeniería y Ciencias, Tecnológico de Monterrey, México City 52926, Mexico
Isaías Hernández Perez
Departamento de Ciencias Básicas, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-A, Av. Sn. Pablo No. 180, México City 02200, Mexico
Raúl Suárez Parra
Instituto de Energías Renovables, IER-UNAM. Priv. Xochicalco S/N, Temixco 62580, Mexico
Julio César Espinoza-Tapia
Nanociencias y Nanotecnología, Cinvestav–IPN, Col. San Pedro Zacatenco, México City 07360, Mexico
Ricardo Luna Paz
Departamento de Ciencias Básicas, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-A, Av. Sn. Pablo No. 180, México City 02200, Mexico
Lucia Diaz-Barriga Arceo
Departamento de Ingeniería en Metalurgia y Materiales, Instituto Politécnico Nacional (UPALM-ESIQIE-IPN), México City 07738, Mexico
Jesús Noé Rivera Olvera
Tecnológico de Estudios Superiores de Ixtapaluca, Tecnológico Nacional de México, Km. 7 de la Carretera Ixtapaluca-Coatepec S/N, Ixtapaluca 56580, Mexico
Lizbeth Melo-Máximo
Instituto Tecnológico de Tlalnepantla, Tecnológico Nacional de México, Av. Instituto Tecnológico, S/N, Col. La Comunidad, México City 54070, Mexico
Leonardo González-Reyes
Departamento de Ciencias Básicas, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-A, Av. Sn. Pablo No. 180, México City 02200, Mexico
This study investigates the thermal decomposition of acetyl acetonates of Ni(II) and Fe(III) via a sonochemical process at 20 kHz for 50 min. In the absence of magnetic fields the reactions of Ni(II) and Fe(III) acetyl acetonates under ultrasonic treatment produce Ni(OH)2 and FeO(OH) nanoparticles coated with carbon. The synthesized materials with different Ni-Fe stoichiometries, Ni90-Fe10, Ni80-Fe20, and Ni50-Fe50 wt%, were subjected to catalytic activity for dye decolorization of Reactive Black 5 (RB5, 100 mg/L) at room temperature using visible radiation. The correlation between the structural and optoelectronic properties and the catalytic performance of the Ni-Fe system with different stoichiometries is reported.
