Cation Incorporation and Synergistic Effects on the Characteristics of Sulfur-Doped Manganese Ferrites S@Mn(Fe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub>) Nanoparticles for Boosted Sunlight-Driven Photocatalysis
Sohail Nadeem,
Mehak Bukhari,
Mohsin Javed,
Shahid Iqbal,
Mirza Nadeem Ahmad,
Hamad Alrbyawi,
Murefah Mana Al-Anazy,
Eslam B. Elkaeed,
H. H. Hegazy,
Muhammad Abdul Qayyum,
Rami Adel Pashameah,
Eman Alzahrani,
Abd-ElAziem Farouk
Affiliations
Sohail Nadeem
Department of Chemistry, School of Science, University of Management and Technology, Lahore 54770, Pakistan
Mehak Bukhari
Department of Chemistry, School of Science, University of Management and Technology, Lahore 54770, Pakistan
Mohsin Javed
Department of Chemistry, School of Science, University of Management and Technology, Lahore 54770, Pakistan
Shahid Iqbal
Department of Chemistry, School of Natural Sciences (SNS), National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), H-12, Islamabad 46000, Pakistan
Mirza Nadeem Ahmad
Department of Applied Chemistry, Government College University, Faisalabad 38030, Pakistan
Hamad Alrbyawi
Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology Department, College of Pharmacy, Taibah University, Medina 42353, Saudi Arabia
Murefah Mana Al-Anazy
Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, P.O. Box 84428, Riyadh 11671, Saudi Arabia
Eslam B. Elkaeed
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, AlMaarefa University, Riyadh 13713, Saudi Arabia
H. H. Hegazy
Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, King Khalid University, Abha P.O. Box 9004, Saudi Arabia
Muhammad Abdul Qayyum
Department of Chemistry, Division of Science & Technology, University of Education, Lahore 54770, Pakistan
Rami Adel Pashameah
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Applied Science, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah 24230, Saudi Arabia
Eman Alzahrani
Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Taif University, P.O. Box 11099, Taif 21944, Saudi Arabia
Abd-ElAziem Farouk
Department of Biotechnology College of Science, Taif University, P.O. Box 11099, Taif 21944, Saudi Arabia
In the present work, sulfur-doped manganese ferrites S@Mn(Fe2O4) nanoparticles were prepared by using the sol-gel and citrate method. The concentration of sulfur varied from 1 to 7% by adding Na2S. The samples were characterized by performing Fourier Transformed Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), Energy Dispersive X-ray (EDX), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and Ultraviolet–Visible spectroscopy (UV–Visible). The synthesized sulfur-doped manganese ferrites were applied to evaluate the photocatalytic degradation of the dyes. Further, the degradation studies revealed that the nanoparticles successfully degraded the methylene blue dye by adding a 0.006 g dose under the sunlight. The sulfur-doped manganese ferrite nanoparticles containing 3% sulfur completely degraded the dye in 2 h and 15 min in aqueous medium. Thus, the ferrite nanoparticles were found to be promising photocatalyst materials and could be employed for the degradation of other dyes in the future.
