Sonophotocatalytic degradation of sulfamethoxazole using lanthanum ferrite perovskite oxide anchored on an ultrasonically exfoliated porous graphitic carbon nitride nanosheet
Ajibola A. Bayode, Andrea Osti, Antonella Glisenti
Abstract
Lanthanum ferrite, anchored on graphitic carbon nitride nanosheets, was synthesized and can degrade sulfamethoxazole. The degradation occurred through a sono-photocatalytic process in water. The material is reusable for up to eight cycles.
Topics & Concepts
NanosheetMaterials scienceGraphitic carbon nitrideLanthanumChemical engineeringPorosityDegradation (telecommunications)OxideNitridePhotocatalysisFerrite (magnet)Inorganic chemistryMetallurgyNanotechnologyComposite materialChemistryCatalysisOrganic chemistryEngineeringLayer (electronics)Computer scienceTelecommunicationsAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesGas Sensing Nanomaterials and SensorsCovalent Organic Framework Applications