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  "date" : "2013-05-15",
  "identifier_doecontract" : "",
  "subject" : "36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; ANNEALING; AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DYES; ELECTROLYTES; FOURIER TRANSFORM SPECTROMETERS; HYDROGEN; HYSTERESIS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC MATERIALS; METHYLENE BLUE; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; SODIUM HYDROXIDES; VISIBLE RADIATION; WASTE WATER; X-RAY DIFFRACTION",
  "description" : "A magnetically separable single-phase MgFe{sub 2}O{sub 4} photocatalyst with a spinel crystal structure was synthesized by using the solid-state reaction method. The formation of spinel structure is confirmed by X-ray diffraction and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. The magnetic measurements showed that the photocatalyst material can be separated from water when an external magnetic field is added and redispersed into water solution after the external magnetic field is eliminated. It is one of the promising photocatalysts for waste water treatment. The photocatalytic activity of MgFe{sub 2}O{sub 4} was investigated by using the photo-decomposition of methylene blue dye under visible light. The photoelectrochemical property of the MgFe{sub 2}O{sub 4} was studied by measuring their photocurrent–potential behavior in 1 M NaOH electrolyte under AM 1.5100 mW cm{sup −2} illumination. - Graphical abstract: Highly efficient magnetically separable MgFe{sub 2}O{sub 4} photocatalyst for organic based impurities decomposition as well as for the production of H{sub 2} gas was synthesized and characterized successfully (a) MgFe{sub 2}O{sub 4} photocatalyst in polluted water, (b) The photocatalyst (MgFe{sub 2}O{sub 4}) is being attracted toward magnetic field for separation, (c) Hysteresis loop of MgFe{sub 2}O{sub 4} showing magnetic behavior. Highlights: ► New photocatalyst working in the visible range have been synthesized by facile cheap route. ► MgFe{sub 2}O{sub 4} photocatalyst showed well defined magnetically separable behavior. ► Excellent water splitting characteristics to produce H{sub 2} was observed under visible light irradiation.",
  "language" : "English",
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  "publisher_sponsor" : "",
  "publisher_country" : "Netherlands",
  "source" : "NLN",
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  "title" : "Photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue on magnetically separable MgFe{sub 2}O{sub 4} under visible light irradiation",
  "type" : "Journal Article",
  "subject_related" : "",
  "relation" : "Journal Name: Materials Chemistry and Physics; Journal Volume: 139; Journal Issue: 2-3; Other Information: Copyright (c) 2013 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)",
  "entry_date" : "2014-12-22",
  "subject_list" : [ "36 MATERIALS SCIENCE", "ANNEALING", "AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS", "CRYSTAL STRUCTURE", "DYES", "ELECTROLYTES", "FOURIER TRANSFORM SPECTROMETERS", "HYDROGEN", "HYSTERESIS", "MAGNETIC FIELDS", "MAGNETIC MATERIALS", "METHYLENE BLUE", "OPTICAL PROPERTIES", "PHOTOCATALYSIS", "SODIUM HYDROXIDES", "VISIBLE RADIATION", "WASTE WATER", "X-RAY DIFFRACTION" ],
  "publisher_availability" : "Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.matchemphys.2013.01.058",
  "rights" : "",
  "announced_date" : "2014-12-22",
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  "coverage" : "",
  "identifier" : "PII: S0254-0584(13)00133-8",
  "journal_volume" : "139",
  "creator" : "Shahid, Muhammad [Material Science and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal 23955-6900 (Saudi Arabia)]; Jingling, Liu [BK21 Physics Research Division, SKKU Advanced Institute of Nanotechnology, Institute of Basic Sciences, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 440-746 (Korea, Republic of)]; Ali, Zahid [National Institute of Lasers and Optronics, Nilore, Islamabad (Pakistan)]; Shakir, Imran [Sustainable Energy Technologies (SET) Center, King Saud University, Riyadh (Saudi Arabia)]; Warsi, Muhammad Farooq, E-mail: farooq.warsi@iub.edu.pk [Chemistry Department, Baghdad-ul-Jaded Campus, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur 63100 (Pakistan)]; Parveen, Riffat [Institute of Chemistry, University of the Punjab, Lahore (Pakistan)]; Nadeem, Muhammad [Department of Chemistry, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad 38040, Punjab (Pakistan)]",
  "site_ownership_code" : "NLN",
  "osti_id" : "22287258",
  "journal_issue" : "2-3",
  "resource_type" : "JOUR",
  "format" : "Medium: X; Size: page(s) 566-571",
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  "contributing_organizations" : "",
  "citation_location" : "https://www.osti.gov/etdeweb/biblio/22287258",
  "publication_year" : 2013,
  "subject_list_commas" : "36 MATERIALS SCIENCE, ANNEALING, AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS, CRYSTAL STRUCTURE, DYES, ELECTROLYTES, FOURIER TRANSFORM SPECTROMETERS, HYDROGEN, HYSTERESIS, MAGNETIC FIELDS, MAGNETIC MATERIALS, METHYLENE BLUE, OPTICAL PROPERTIES, PHOTOCATALYSIS, SODIUM HYDROXIDES, VISIBLE RADIATION, WASTE WATER, X-RAY DIFFRACTION",
  "publisher" : "",
  "identifier_other" : "Journal ID: ISSN 0254-0584; CODEN: MCHPDR; Other: PII: S0254-0584(13)00133-8; TRN: NL14R8400108692",
  "publisher_research" : "",
  "creators_list" : [ "Shahid, Muhammad [Material Science and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal 23955-6900 (Saudi Arabia)]", "Jingling, Liu [BK21 Physics Research Division, SKKU Advanced Institute of Nanotechnology, Institute of Basic Sciences, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 440-746 (Korea, Republic of)]", "Ali, Zahid [National Institute of Lasers and Optronics, Nilore, Islamabad (Pakistan)]", "Shakir, Imran [Sustainable Energy Technologies (SET) Center, King Saud University, Riyadh (Saudi Arabia)]", "Warsi, Muhammad Farooq, E-mail: farooq.warsi@iub.edu.pk [Chemistry Department, Baghdad-ul-Jaded Campus, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur 63100 (Pakistan)]", "Parveen, Riffat [Institute of Chemistry, University of the Punjab, Lahore (Pakistan)]", "Nadeem, Muhammad [Department of Chemistry, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad 38040, Punjab (Pakistan)]" ],
  "doi" : "https://doi.org/10.1016/J.MATCHEMPHYS.2013.01.058"
}