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China Surfactant Detergent & Cosmetics ›› 2026, Vol. 56 ›› Issue (10): 1327-1336.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2097-2806.2026.10.005

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Preparation and photocatalytic degradation performance of polyaniline/ZnFe2O4 composites loaded on fly-ash cenospheres

Dengxu Shen1,*(),Liusheng Chu2   

  1. 1 LanKao Vocational College of San Nong, Kaifeng, Henan 475300, China
    2 Institute of Civil Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450001, China
  • Received:2025-12-09 Revised:2026-09-17 Online:2026-10-22 Published:2026-10-30
  • Contact: E-mail: sdxhxatu1988@126.com

Abstract:

To solve the problem of water pollution caused by sulfonamide antibiotics, in this study, the composites of polyaniline@zinc ferrite loaded on fly-ash cenospheres (PANI@ZnFe2O4/FAC) were prepared by in-situ polymerization. The crystal structure, microstructure and photoelectrochemical properties of the composites were characterized by XRD, SEM, FT-IR, UV-vis DRS, PL and EIS. Sulfamethazine (SMZ) was used as the target pollutant in wastewater for degradation. The photocatalytic performance, durability and substrate universality of the composite were evaluated, and the photocatalytic mechanism was analyzed and proposed. The preparation conditions were optimized by L9 (34) orthogonal experiment. The results showed that the composite material prepared under the condition of the mass ratio of aniline:ZnFe2O4/FAC of 1:1, the molar ratio of aniline: ammonium persulfate of 1:2, the concentration of hydrochloric acid of 0.5 mol/L and the reaction time of 8 h showed excellent photocatalytic performance. The highest degradation percentage of SMZ reached 98.90% under simulated visible light irradiation for 60 min. The enhanced photocatalytic activity could be ascribed to the construction of type-II heterojunction between PANI and ZnFe2O4/FAC, which had realized the efficient separation of photogenerated carriers and reduced the electrochemical impedance. The active species quenching results showed that ·O2- and h+ played key roles in the photocatalytic process.

Key words: fly-ash cenosphere, polyaniline, zinc ferrite, composite material, photocatalytic degradation, sulfamethazine

CLC Number: 

  • O643.3