
Nanomaterials, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 15(11), P. 833 - 833
Published: May 30, 2025
The widespread contamination of aquatic environments by tetracycline antibiotics (TCs) poses a substantial threat to public health and ecosystem stability. Although photo-Fenton processes have demonstrated remarkable efficacy in degrading TCs, their practical application is limited challenges associated with catalyst recyclability. This study reports the development novel magnetic recoverable SrFe12O19/g-C3N4 heterostructure photocatalyst synthesized via facile one-step co-calcination method using industrial-grade precursors. Comprehensive characterization revealed that nitrogen defects formation heterojunction structures significantly suppress electron (e−)–hole (h+) pair recombination, thereby markedly enhancing catalytic activity. optimized 7-SFO/CN composite removes over 90% oxytetracycline (OTC) within 60 min, achieving degradation rate constants 0.0393 min−1, which are 9.1 times higher than those SrFe12O19 (0.0043 min−1) 4.2 g-C3N4 (0.0094 min−1). effectively separated e− play three critical roles: (i) directly activating H2O2 generate ·OH radicals, (ii) promoting redox cycling Fe2+/Fe3+ ions, (iii) reducing dissolved oxygen form ·O2− species. Concurrently, h+ oxidize OTC molecules through surface-mediated reactions. Furthermore, exhibits exceptional operational stability applicability, offering transformative approach for scalable photocatalytic water treatment systems. work provides an effective strategy designing efficient photocatalysts environmental remediation.
Language: Английский