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Table 4
Summary of ferrite catalysts employed in simultaneous application of oxidation systems
Catalyst
Method of synthesis
Pollutant
Conversion
Advantages
Disadvantages
References
Cu-doped
LaFeO
3
Hydrothermal
Methyl orange
90% MO with 15% Cu
(60 min)
Visible light
No TOC data
Phan et al. [104]
LaFeO
3
Sol–gel
Acetic acid
60% TOC with Fe substitution (300 min)
Higher effective use
of H
2 O
2
Sannino et al. [30]
CoFe
2 O
4
Co-precipitation
Methylene blue
98.6–99.3% MB
(75 min)
Vinosha et al. [22]
Co-MgFe
2 O
4
Hydrothermal
Rhodamine B
95% rhodamine B;
TOC > 85% (180 min)
Visible light
Diao et al. [43]
Mesoporous CuFe
2 O
4
Synthesis including
template
Sulfonamide
31% TOC (40 min)
Good reusability
No mineralization Gao et al. [102]
NiFeMO
4 (M = La,
Sm, Gd, Dy)
Sol–gel autocombustion
Dyes, Orange II
30% undoped material; 90% La doped
(30 min)
No TOC data
Samoila et al. [103]
(Ba,Bi)FeO
3
Sol–gel
Toluene
Total degradation; 85%
TOC (40 min)
Visible light
Soltani and Lee [31]
Ni x
Zn
1–x Fe
2 O
4
Sol–gel autocombustion
4-Cl-phenol
Total degradation; 99%
TOC (120 min)
Stable after 5 runs
Kurian and Nair [27]
CuS/BiFeO
3
Two-step
Alachlor
90% alachlor removed
(60 min)
High stability
Bhoi and Mishra [92]
Zn x
Fe
3–x O
4
Soft chemical route
Dye Acid Blue 113;
disinfection
92% of dye removal;
synergetic effect
with H
2 O
2
Mandal et al. [95]
Metal-doped zinc ferrite nanosphere
Two-step method
Congo red
96% removal of dye in
3 h (180 min)
60% TOC depletion
Loss of activity
with cycles of
use
Li et al. [105]
La
1–x Ti x
FeO
3
Pechini sol–gel
4-Cl-phenol (4-CP)
100% 4-CP removal
under different light
spectra
100% TOC removal
(120 min)
Garcia-Muñoz et al. [37,
106]
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