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Synthesis, characterizationandmagneticpropertiesofMWCNTs decoratedwithZn-substitutedMnFe2O4 nanoparticles usingwaste batteriesextract
Journal ofMagnetismandMagneticMaterials • 2016
Publication Information
Authors
M.A.Gabal a,n, E.A.Al-Harthy a,b, Y.M.AlAngari a, M.AbdelSalam a, A.M.Asiri a
Keywords
Mn1xZnxFe2O4/MWCNTs
Decoration
Zn-substitution
Methylenebluedye
Removal
Journal
Journal ofMagnetismandMagneticMaterials
Publisher
Elssevier
Volume
407
Issue
2
Pages
175–181
publication.type
International
Paper Link
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Supplementary Materials
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Abstract
Mn1xZnxFe2O4 (x¼0.2–0.8) nano-crystals,synthesizedfromrecyclingofZn–C batteries,weresuccess-
fully self-assembledalongsidemulti-walledcarbonnanotubes(MWCNTs)viaanenvironmentallyfriend
sucrose auto-combustionmethod.TheeffectofZn-contentonstructuralandmagneticpropertieswere
investigatedanddiscussed.XRDrevealedtheformationofsingle-phaseferrites.DTA–TG experiment
showedthattheauto-combustionreaction finished atabout350 °C. TEMexhibitedthattheMWCNTsare
well decoratedwithferriteparticles.Hysteresisloopmeasurementsrevealedferromagneticbehavior,
with saturationmagnetizationdecreasebytheadditionofMWCNTsorincreasingZn-Content.Theki-
netics ofmethylenebluedye(MB)removalusingMWCNTs/Mn0.8Zn0.2Fe2O nano-compositewasin-
vestigatedanddiscussed
fully self-assembledalongsidemulti-walledcarbonnanotubes(MWCNTs)viaanenvironmentallyfriend
sucrose auto-combustionmethod.TheeffectofZn-contentonstructuralandmagneticpropertieswere
investigatedanddiscussed.XRDrevealedtheformationofsingle-phaseferrites.DTA–TG experiment
showedthattheauto-combustionreaction finished atabout350 °C. TEMexhibitedthattheMWCNTsare
well decoratedwithferriteparticles.Hysteresisloopmeasurementsrevealedferromagneticbehavior,
with saturationmagnetizationdecreasebytheadditionofMWCNTsorincreasingZn-Content.Theki-
netics ofmethylenebluedye(MB)removalusingMWCNTs/Mn0.8Zn0.2Fe2O nano-compositewasin-
vestigatedanddiscussed