Sunlight assisted degradation of dye molecules and reduction of toxic Cr(<scp>vi</scp>) in aqueous medium using magnetically recoverable Fe<sub>3</sub>O<sub>4</sub>/reduced graphene oxide nanocomposite

Purna K. Boruah, Priyakshree Borthakur, Gitashree Darabdhara, Chaitanya Krishna Kamaja, Indrapal Karbhal, Manjusha V. Shelke, Pallabi Phukan, Dulen Saikia, Manash R. Das

RSC Advances · 2016 · 132 citations · 60 references

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Abstract

In view of the significant impact of magnetically recoverable catalysts in photocatalytic applications, Fe<sub>3</sub>O<sub>4</sub>/rGO nanocomposite photocatalyst was synthesized and utilized as an efficient photocatalyst for the degradation of dye molecules and reduction of the toxic Cr(<sc>vi</sc>).

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