Herein, CoFe
2
O
4
nanoparticles were directly synthesized through
a solution combustion
method using ferric nitrate, cobalt nitrate, and glycine as raw materials.
The effects of glycine on the phase composition and magnetic properties
of the CoFe
2
O
4
products were investigated. When
the fuel/ferric nitrate ratio was 0.8, the obtained product was pure
CoFe
2
O
4
with an average particle size of 25
nm. Furthermore, the saturation magnetization is 77.3 emu/g, which
is about 95.7% that of CoFe
2
O
4
bulk materials
at room temperature and good for recycling. The photo-Fenton catalytic
properties of CoFe
2
O
4
were investigated for
assessing its efficacy in removing dyes. It could degrade the 20 ppm
MB in 75 min. To improve the photo-Fenton catalytic performance, NH
4
HCO
3
and glucose were employed as additives. Due
to the pores formed by NH
4
HCO
3
and glucose,
the G-CoFe
2
O
4
and N-CoFe
2
O
4
could degrade the 20 ppm MB in 40 and 25 min, respectively. The
results indicated that these additives can effectively improve the
catalytic activity of CoFe
2
O
4
. The modified
CoFe
2
O
4
is a promising alternative recyclable
photo-Fenton catalyst for removing organic dyes.