Experimental design and data on the adsorption and photocatalytic properties of boron nitride/cadmium aluminate composite for Cr(VI) and cefoxitin sodium antibiotic

This article reports the experimental data on the adsorption and photocatalytic degradation-reduction properties of pure boron nitride (BN), cadmium aluminate (CdAl2O4) and boron nitride/ cadmium aluminate (BN/CdAl2O4) composite for the hexavalent chromium (Cr(VI)) and cefoxitin sodium (CFT) in aqueous solution under the ultraviolet (UV) and visible light irradiation. This work evaluates the adsorption and photocatalytic efficiency of the 0.2g BN coupled with the CdAl2O4 in BN-0.2/CdAl2O4 composite for Cr(VI) and CFT. The experiments were performed by mixing the 0.025 material with 50 mL solution of known concentration (15 mg/L) at pH 3 for Cr(VI) and pH 7 for CFT. The obtained data can be valuable to select the proper light source (UV or visible) and pollutant to investigate the application of BN-0.2/CdAl2O4 composite. Moreover, presented data can help identify the equilibrium time for the adsorption process and to recognize the best process for the removal of the pollutants from wastewaters. A comparison of the obtained data with previously reported works has been conducted for the understanding of the adsorption and photocatalysis of Cr(VI) and CFT using various materials under the different experimental conditions. (C) 2019 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Inc.