Paper Title
Synthesis of Nickel Ferrate Nanoparticles for The Photocatalytic Degradation of Congo Red Dye

Abstract
Magnetic Nickel - Iron Oxide nanoparticles were synthesized through a facile combustion method. Ferric chloride (FeCl2) and Nickel nitrate (Ni (NO3)2) were used as precursor molecules and glycine (C₂H₅NO₂) was used as fuel for the reaction. The synthesized nanoparticles were highly magnetic, pure and stable. The NP’s were characterized using UV – vis spectroscopy, fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, X-ray diffractometer, scanning electron microscopy and dynamic light scattering techniques. The nanoparticles were spherical in shape and had size in the range between 60 nm to 80 nm. The MNP’s had wide range of applications including photocatalytic abilities. The nanoparticles had very high photocatalytic activity showing up to 96% degradation of congo red dye in under 120 minutes. This photocatalytic ability was optimized using parameters like amount of catalyst and amount of dye. The results show that the synthesized magnetic nanoparticles have very high photocatalytic ability which can be used to remove organic and non – organic pollutants from the environment.