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Design of inexpensive, magnetically separable MnFe2O4/poly meta-amino phenol (PmAP) heterostructure: catalyst for bisphenol A & reactive blue 19 mineralisation

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Chirasmayee Mohanty, Priyanka P. Mishra, Alaka Samal, Nigamananda Das, Ajaya K. Behera

Summary

Researchers synthesized an inexpensive, magnetically separable composite material for breaking down bisphenol A and reactive blue 19 dye in water. The manganese ferrite and polymer heterostructure could be easily recovered using a magnet after treatment. The study presents a cost-effective catalytic approach for remediating common industrial and personal care product pollutants from water.

A magnetic MnFe 2 O 4 /PmAP heterostructured composite was synthesized for remediation of BPA and reactive blue 19 compounds.

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