Preparation of Barium Ferrite Nanoparticles as Photocatalyst in Methylene Blue Degradation
摘要
The BaFe12O19 (BFO) nanoparticles (NPs) was prepared by the hydrothermal route. The morphological, structural, optical, and photocatalytic characteristics of the NPs was examined. Characterization of the BFO NPs was performed using Scanning electron microscopy, Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction analysis, and photocatalytic measurements. BFO NPs were synthesized as a single phase, exhibiting an average crystallite size of 16.96 nm. By using visible light, Evaluated the photocatalytic activity of the BFO NPs on methylene blue (MB) dye degradation. The BFO being enhanced, within 220 min of visible light irradiation, as much as 83.58% of the MB dye was able to be degraded. The BFO NPs demonstrated significant promise for use as a cost-effective photocatalyst, as they required only solar light irradiation to degrade MB.