Sunlight mediated photocatalytic reduction of aqueous Cr(Vl) using metal hexacyanoferrate (M = Mn, Ni, Cu and Zn). Issue 1 (February 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Mandal, Manas; Chattopadhyay, Krishna; Bhattacharya, Swapan Kumar
• Is Part Of: IOP conference series. Volume 1080:Issue 1(2021)
• Publication Date: 2021-02
• Subjects: Materials science -- Periodicals; 620.1105
• DOI: 10.1088/1757-899X/1080/1/012047
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1757-8981

Abstract

Abstract: Four different metal hexacyanoferrates, MHCF (M = Mn, Ni, Cu and Zn) were synthesized via a simple, cost effective precipitation method. The as-synthesized MHCF were characterized using XRD analysis and FESEM images were recorded for the analysis of morphology. Among the four compounds, ZnHCF exhibited most effective catalytic property for visible-light driven photoreduction of Cr(VI) to Cr(III), with excellent photochemical reducing capability of 68% within 2 h.