Efficient Photocatalytic Reduction of Hexavalent Chromium by BiVO-Decorated MXene Photocatalysts and Their Charge Carrier Dynamics.

The synergistically co-catalyst-decorated -based heterostructured photocatalysts have been synthesized by a hydrothermal approach with varied loading concentrations of to drive the hexavalent chromium reduction efficiently. The formation of the heterostructured photocatalyst was confirmed by the appearance of X-ray diffraction (XRD) peaks corresponding to the monoclinic phase and and also the antisymmetric (834 cm) and symmetric stretching (715 cm) of tetrahedral VO and D (1330 cm) and G (1570 cm) bands corresponding to in the Raman spectrum. The worm-like structures of nanocrystals grew onto the lamellar sheets of , as shown by field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), and has an increased surface area of 15.

DNA Barcoding of Malagasy Rosewoods: Towards a Molecular Identification of CITES-Listed Dalbergia Species.

Illegal selective logging of tropical timber is of increasing concern worldwide. Madagascar is a biodiversity hotspot and home to some of the world's most sought after tropical timber species. Malagasy rosewoods belong to the genus Dalbergia (Fabaceae), which is highly diverse and has a pantropical distribution, but these timber species are among the most threatened as a consequence of intensive illegal selective logging and deforestation.