Enhanced catalytic reductive hydrogenation of an organic dye by Ag decorated graphitic carbon nitride modified MCM-41.

Utilization of efficient, stable and reusable catalysts for wastewater treatment and catalytic elimination of toxic pollutants is a challenge among researchers. This present work shows the synthesis of high-surface-activity Ag nanoparticle decorated gCN modified MCM-41 and its efficiency towards catalytic hydrogenation of organic dye in the presence of reducing agent NaBH. The proposed mechanism is based on the transfer of H and 2e between the dye and the catalyst.

Facile fabrication of plasmonic Ag/ZIF-8: an efficient catalyst for investigation of antibacterial, haemolytic and photocatalytic degradation of antibiotics.

Present article represents the fabrication of plasmonic Ag/ZIF-8 composite and its effect on antibacterial, haemolytic and photocatalytic degradation of antibiotics. Ag/ZIF-8 was prepared by varying molar concentrations (1 mM, 2.5 mM, and 5 mM) of AgNO into ZIF-8 using NaBH as a reducing agent by the sol-gel process.

Exploring the missing link between soil total antioxidant capacity and herbicide-induced stress on the earthworm Eudrilus eugeniae (Kinberg).

Herbicide application and residue accumulation in farm soils have deleterious effects on non-target fauna such as earthworms. Although previous studies have documented both positive and deleterious effects of herbicides on soil biota, reports are rare on possible toxicity reduction by raising soil total antioxidant capacity (TAC). Here we review the impact of pretilachlor, a herbicide on the morpho-histology and physiology of the earthworm Eudrilus eugeniae in soil amended with farmyard manure (FYM), poultry manure (PM) and vermimanure (VM), sources of antioxidants over a period of 168 h.