Synthesis of magnetic graphene-like carbon nitride-cobalt ferrite (g-CN/CoFeO) nanocomposite for sonocatalytic remediation of toxic organic dyes.

A novel magnetic g-CN/CoFeO nanocomposite was successfully synthesized by a simple hydrothermal method and applied as a new graphene-like carbon nitride-based sonocatalyst for sonodegradation of pollutant dyes. The as-prepared samples were characterized by using X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy, field-emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), vibrating sample magnetometry (VSM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), UV-visible diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (DRS), BET surface area measurements and photoluminescence (PL) spectroscopy. The results indicate that the nanocomposite sample is composed of spherical CoFeO nanoparticles adhered to g-CN naosheets.