Enhanced degradation of tetracycline (TC) by FeCoNiCuAl high-entropy alloy powders through ball milling
Hong Li, Lijuan Zhou, Hongjie Nie, Junwei Gui, Bowen Zhao, Zhengwang Zhu · 2026
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Description
Hong Li and colleagues made a five-metal powder that breaks down the antibiotic tetracycline in water with the help of peroxide. The powder mixes iron, cobalt, nickel, copper, and aluminium in near-equal shares, a blend classed as a high-entropy alloy.
The team first cast thin alloy ribbons, then ground them by ball milling, a method that smashes material with hard balls. Powder milled at 280 revolutions per minute cleared about 95 percent of the drug within 60 minutes. Milling opened a spongy surface and fresh active sites, which sped the reaction and helped move chemicals to the surface. The milled powder beat gas-made powder, offering a workable route to clean drug-laden water.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Hong Li, Lijuan Zhou, Hongjie Nie, Junwei Gui, Bowen Zhao, Zhengwang Zhu |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 25 KB |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |