%0 Journal Article %A Mahy, Julien G. %A Tasseroul, Ludivine %A Herlitschke, Marcus %A Lambert, Stéphanie D. %A Hermann, Raphael %T Fe$^{3+}$/Iron Oxide/SiO$_{2}$ Xerogel Catalysts for p-nitrophenol Degradation by Photo-Fenton Effects: Influence of Thermal Treatment on Catalysts Texture %J Materials today / Proceedings %V 3 %N 2 %@ 2214-7853 %C Amsterdam [u.a.] %I Elsevier %M FZJ-2016-01952 %P 464 - 469 %D 2016 %X Three iron xerogel catalysts were synthesized by hydrolysis and condensation of tetraethoxysilane (TEOS) and 3-(2-aminoethylamino)propyltrimethoxysilane (EDAS) which is able to form a chelate with iron ions. Four thermal treatments were applied to catalysts: drying, drying-autoclaving, calcination and calcination-autoclaving. Textural characterizations show that the specific surface area is increased by calcination while materials microporosity completely collapse when using autoclaving. Based on Mössbauer spectroscopy and magnetometry measurements, only Fe3+ species were observed in xerogel catalysts. The photo-Fenton effect of these catalysts was evaluated on the degradation of p-nitrophenol in aqueous media. In the presence of H2O2, results show that this effect reachs 99% of degradation after 24 h. Mössbauer and catalytic tests are presented in another paper. %F PUB:(DE-HGF)16 %9 Journal Article %U <Go to ISI:>//WOS:000370378000060 %R 10.1016/j.matpr.2016.01.043 %U https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/283650