Abstract In this study, magnetically separable ZnO/CuFe2O4 nanorod particles were Electric Jug Element synthesized by the green synthesis approach, using rambutan peel extract (Nephelium lappaceum L.) as a capping agent.The samples were evaluated as photocatalyst for the degradation of Rhodamine B dye driven by solar light irradiation.The XRD patterns represented the specific peaks of ZnO and CuFe2O4 in the ZnO/CuFe2O4 composite.
SEM and TEM images showed the rod-like shape of the ZnO/CuFe2O4 composite synthesized using 3 mL (ZCuE3N) of rambutan peel extract.ZCuE3N sample has an increase in photocatalytic activity up to 98.8% in the degradation of Rhodamine B under solar light irradiation for 2 h.Magnetic measurement by VSM revealed that ZnO/CuFe2O4 composite was superparamagnetic.
ZnO/CuFe2O4 composites remained stable in an air atmosphere and exhibited promise as a reusable photocatalyst as it can be easily Glass Cleaner Spray separated from the solution by an external magnetic field.