Journal of Advances in Nanomaterials

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DOI: 10.22606/jan.2016.12001

• E.Girgis
  Solid State Physics Department, National Research Centre, 12622 El Buhouth St., Dokki, Cairo, Egypt
• C. Tharwat^*
  Solid State Physics Department, National Research Centre, 12622 El Buhouth St., Dokki, Cairo, Egypt
• D. Adel
  Solid State Physics Department, National Research Centre, 12622 El Buhouth St., Dokki, Cairo, Egypt

Ferrites nanostructures have been prepared with flower-like shape, as novel cost effective dye removal agent to be used in water purification. CoFe₂O₄, and MnFe₂O₄ has been prepared via ethylene glycol (EG) mediated self-assembly method. The morphological properties of the as-synthesized nano-flower were investigated using transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and selected area electron diffraction (SEAD). Factors influenced shape of nano-flower, such as time, temperature, pH, and urea concentration has been studied. For water purification applications, it is clear that the as-prepared ferrites nano-flowers represent an excellent efficiency to remove polar red 390 dyes from water with efficiency with 46, and 96% for both of CoFe₂O₄, and MnFe₂O₄, respectively.

Ferrite nanoflower, urea, dye removal, polar red 390 dye, waste water treatment.

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