Solid Handmade Ternary Coinage Metal Mentors for Organic Bond-Making and Bond-Breaking Applications

Area of Science:

• Materials Science
• Nanotechnology
• Environmental Chemistry

Background:

• Developing efficient and recyclable photocatalysts is crucial for environmental remediation.
• Ternary nanocomposites offer synergistic effects for enhanced catalytic performance.
• Magnetically separable catalysts simplify post-reaction recovery and reuse.

Purpose of the Study:

• To synthesize a novel magnetically recoverable ternary nanocomposite.
• To investigate its photocatalytic activity for pollutant degradation and organic synthesis.
• To evaluate its antibacterial properties and reusability.

Main Methods:

• One-step grinding synthesis of g-C3N4-supported Fe3O4 decorated with Au, Ag, and Cu nanoparticles.
• Characterization using XRD, FT-IR, HR-TEM, FE-SEM, XPS, VSM, UV-vis, and NMR.
• Photocatalytic degradation assays for pharmaceutical compounds, dyes, and 4-nitrophenol.
• Homocoupling reaction of phenylboronic acid and antibacterial tests.

Main Results:

• The synthesized nanocomposite (NC) exhibited excellent photocatalytic activity, degrading 88% ciprofloxacin, 90% paracetamol, 88% xylene Cyanol FF, and 87% malachite green.
• Achieved 98% degradation of 4-nitrophenol and facilitated C-C bond formation in phenylboronic acid under ambient conditions.
• Demonstrated good antibacterial activity and high reusability over multiple cycles.

Conclusions:

• The novel ternary nanocomposite is a highly efficient, magnetically separable photocatalyst for environmental remediation.
• Its engineered structure enables both pollutant degradation and organic synthesis applications.
• The material shows promise for sustainable chemical processes and water purification.