Meysam Sadeghi - Department of Chemistry, Lorestan University, Khorramabad, Iran
Pourya Zarshenas - Faculty of Chemistry & Petroleum Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University (SBU), Iran

This research focuses mainly on the sonocalytic degradation of organic dye pollutants using the zeolite Y/MIL-۱۰۰(Fe)/MgFe۲O۴ ternary nanocomposite from water media. For this purpose, initially, Y/MIL-۱۰۰(Fe)/MgFe۲O۴ nanocomposite was successfully synthesized by the ultrasonic-assisted solvothermal method. The morphology, structure, magnetic and functional groups identifications of the as-synthesized catalysts were studied via FESEM, EDAX, FTIR, XRD, and VSM analyses. The sonocatalytic activity of Y/MIL-۱۰۰(Fe)/MgFe۲O۴ was then evaluated in the organic dyes degradation, including congo red (CR), methylene blue (MB), rhodamine B (RhB), and malachite green (MG). To investigate the sonocatalytic performance of the Y/MIL-۱۰۰(Fe)/MgFe۲O۴, the main key parameters like irradiation time, initial dye concentration, catalyst dosage, H۲O۲ concentration, and organic dye type were surveyed. The maximum sonocatalytic yields of ۱۰۰%, ۹۹.۵% ۹۷.۱% and ۹۵.۳% were gained for CR, MG, MB, and RhB on the Y/MIL-۱۰۰(Fe)/MgFe۲O۴ in the presence of the ultrasonic (US)/H۲O۲ system, respectively. Furthermore, •OH radicals as the main reactive oxygen species throughout the sonodegradation reaction were identified. Additionally, the as-synthesized Y/MIL-۱۰۰(Fe)/MgFe۲O۴ nanocomposite illustrated noteworthy stability and reproducibility for four sequential sonocatalyst runs.

Y/MIL-۱۰۰(Fe)/MgFe۲O۴, nanocomposite, catalyst, organic dyes, sonodegradation.