Review on methylene blue: Its properties, uses, toxicity and photodegradation

I Khan, K Saeed, I Zekker, B Zhang, AH Hendi… - Water, 2022 - mdpi.com
The unavailability of clean drinking water is one of the significant health issues in modern
times. Industrial dyes are one of the dominant chemicals that make water unfit for drinking …

Heterogeneous photodegradation of industrial dyes: An insight to different mechanisms and rate affecting parameters

I Khan, K Saeed, N Ali, I Khan, B Zhang… - Journal of environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
The removal of wastes through solar-induced technologies is gaining extensive momentum
over the last few years. Photocatalytic (PC) removal of dyes and other waste products from …

Green synthesis of copper oxide nanoparticles using Ephedra Alata plant extract and a study of their antifungal, antibacterial activity and photocatalytic performance …

A Atri, M Echabaane, A Bouzidi, I Harabi, BM Soucase… - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
In the present work, copper oxide (CuO NPs) was synthesized by an eco-friendly, simple,
low-cost, and economical synthesis method using Ephedra Alata aqueous plant extract as a …

A review of metal-organic frameworks/graphitic carbon nitride composites for solar-driven green H2 production, CO2 reduction, and water purification

M Usman, Z Zeb, H Ullah, MH Suliman… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
The rapid increase in population growth and economic development led to the increase in
utilization of fossil fuels energy per capita. Thus, the consumption of these fossil fuel's …

Removal and degradation of dyes from textile industry wastewater: Benchmarking recent advancements, toxicity assessment and cost analysis of treatment processes

A Sahu, JC Poler - Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
Clean and safe drinking water is vital. Tragically, this quality has been degraded due to the
anthropomorphic and continuous discharge of toxic and non-biodegradable organic …

Recent developments in photocatalytic remediation of textile effluent using semiconductor based nanostructured catalyst: A review

J Ambigadevi, PS Kumar, DVN Vo, SH Haran… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
The textile industry makes a significant contribution to the Indian economy. This textile
industry creates a demand for producing 1.3 million tons of dyes and pigments and most of …

Visible Light-Driven Photocatalytic Degradation of Methylene Blue Dye Using a Highly Efficient Mg–Al LDH@gC3N4@Ag3PO4 Nanocomposite

G Salehi, M Bagherzadeh, R Abazari, M Hajilo… - ACS …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The issue of water resource pollution resulting from the discharge of dyes is a matter of great
concern for the environment. In this investigation, a new ternary heterogeneous Mg–Al …

gC3N4 Based Photocatalyst for the Efficient Photodegradation of Toxic Methyl Orange Dye: Recent Modifications and Future Perspectives

A Aljuaid, M Almehmadi, AA Alsaiari, M Allahyani… - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Industrial effluents containing dyes are the dominant pollutants, making the drinking water
unfit. Among the dyes, methylene orange (MO) dye is mutagenic, carcinogenic and toxic to …

The effect of mineral ions present in tap water on photodegradation of organic pollutants: future perspectives

S Ahmad, M Almehmadi, HT Janjuhah, G Kontakiotis… - Water, 2023 - mdpi.com
Photodegradation is the chemical conversion of large, toxic, and complex molecules into
non-toxic, simpler, and lower molecular weight species due to light exposure …

Investigation of catalytic potential of sodium dodecyl sulfate stabilized silver nanoparticles for the degradation of methyl orange dye

K Naseem, F Ali, MH Tahir, M Afaq, HM Yasir… - Journal of Molecular …, 2022 - Elsevier
Sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) was employed as a stabilizing agent for the preparation of Ag-
NPs while using AgNO 3 salt as a source of silver ions and sodium borohydride as a …