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Green Synthesis of CS-TiO(2) NPs for Efficient Photocatalytic Degradation of Methylene Blue Dye

The development of a non-malignant and sustainable treatment approach for eradicating mephitic organic dyes from freshwater resources is a daunting task. In a similar vein, the current work investigates the mitigation of methylene blue (MB) dye utilizing titanium dioxide nanoparticles (CS-TiO(2) NPs...

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Autores principales: BinSabt, Mohammad, Sagar, Varsha, Singh, Jagpreet, Rawat, Mohit, Shaban, Mohamed
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9269329/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35808729
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/polym14132677
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Sumario:The development of a non-malignant and sustainable treatment approach for eradicating mephitic organic dyes from freshwater resources is a daunting task. In a similar vein, the current work investigates the mitigation of methylene blue (MB) dye utilizing titanium dioxide nanoparticles (CS-TiO(2) NPs) synthesized using cannabis sativa (bhang) leaf extract via a greener approach. The CS-TiO(2) NPs are well characterized through XRD, FE-SEM, HR-TEM, UV-Vis spectroscopy, FTIR spectroscopy, and EDS spectroscopy. Microscopic studies confirm that the average particle size distribution of the individual particles was found to be in the range of 12.5 ± 1.5 nm, whereas the average size of the CS-TiO(2) NPs aggregates is 24.5 ± 11.5 nm. Additionally, the synthesized CS-TiO(2) NPs manifested remarkable photocatalytic degradation potential against methylene blue dye with a degradation efficiency of 98.2% and an apparent rate constant of 0.0398 min(−1). As a result, this research offers a green/sustainable alternative for water purification.