Efficient photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants using α-SnWO with g-CN nanocomposites for wastewater remediation.

Wastewater management has become necessary in this industrialized era to meet the water needs of the world. Wastewater is one of the major crises in depletion of the environment. Photocatalysis is considered as the best way to remove pollutants.

γ-Ray-Induced Photocatalytic Activity of Bi-Doped PbS toward Organic Dye Removal under Sunlight.

Photocatalysts based on semiconducting chalcogenides due to their adaptable physio-chemical characteristics are attracting attention. In this work, Bi-doped PbS (henceforth PbS:Bi) was prepared using a straightforward chemical precipitation approach, and the influence of γ-irradiation on PbS's photocatalytic ability was investigated. Synthesized samples were confirmed structurally and chemically.

Sr doped TiO photocatalyst for the removal of Janus Green B dye under visible light.

Hydrothermal synthesis of pristine and Sr doped TiO is proposed. The synthesized products were studied for their physiochemical properties. 3% Sr-TiO showed a narrow bandgap, which facilitate an increase in oxygen vacancies.

Conversion and reducing agent effect on zero valent iron into FeO for photocatalytic degradation under UV light irradiation.

Conversion and reducing agent (NaBH) effect on zero valent iron into FeO nanoparticles with diverse molar ratios of reducing agent was produced through chemical reduction technique. The structural, optical, vibrational analyses were executed via XRD, UV-Vis, Raman, and FT-IR analysis. The crystallite size obtained were 35 nm, 27 nm, and 18 nm for Fe:NaBH (1:1), Fe:NaBH (1:2) and Fe:NaBH (1:3).

Investigation of optimum Mn dopant level on TiO for dye degradation.

Pristine and Mn-TiO photocatalysts was prepared employing sophisticated hydrothermal technique. TiO, 0.2 M, 0.

Effect of grinding time on bismuth oxyhalides optical and morphological properties influence on photocatalytic removal of organic dye.

Herein, we reported the synthesis of BiOX (X = Cl, Br) with different grinding time like 15 min and 30 min to analyze the evolution of physiochemical properties and the morphological evolution. The structural, optical, vibrational properties were examined by standard characterization studies. The formation of bismuth oxyhalides were confirmed by XRD and Raman studies.

Surfactant induced copper vanadate (β-CuVO, CuVO) for different textile dyes degradation.

In this study, pristine β-CuVO, CTAB-β-CuVO and PVP-CuVO were synthesized via hydrothermal method. The synthesized brown powder samples were exemplified using XRD, UV, PL, Raman and SEM studies. Further with XRD, we confirmed that the impurities were eradicated in addition of surfactant PVP.

Facile hydrothermal synthesis of MXene@antimony nanoneedle composites for toxic pollutants removal.

A new 2D transition metal carbides family noted that MXene with antimony (Sb) nano-needles composites have demonstrated potential applications for photocatalytic dye degradations applications. Single-step synthesis of novel structures two/one-dimensional MXene@antimony nanoneedle (MX@Sb-H) nanocomposite-based photocatalysts is produced employing hydrothermal technique. The preparations and characterizations were compared with hand mixture preparations of pure TiO@Sb and MXene (MX@Sb-M).

Fabrication of Ce doped TiO for efficient organic pollutants removal from wastewater.

Pristine and Ce doped TiO nanoparticles were fabricated for toxic pollutants removal from wastewater. Pristine, 2% Ce and 4% Ce doped TiO photocatalysts were produced via hydrothermal route. 4% Ce doped TiO exhibited 2.

Investigation of pure and g-CN loaded CdWO photocatalytic activity on reducing toxic pollutants.

A facile synthesis of pristine and g-CN loaded CdWO (Cadmium Tungstate) were reported and analyzed the effect of pollutants removal in wastewater. The samples were characterized and the morphology of the pristine sample showed the nanostructures with high cluster of layer formed. While adding PEG (Polyethylene glycol), the surface has exhibited less agglomeration and in g-CN added sample the agglomeration was intensely reduced and nanostructures have been clearly found.

Synthesis of pure and lanthanum-doped barium ferrite nanoparticles for efficient removal of toxic pollutants.

Treatment of wastewater for reuse is an important strategy undertaken to deal with water scarcity. In this study, pure and La-doped barium ferrites were produced using a facile hydrothermal technique. Lanthanum was doped at 1% and 2% molar ratio and the obtained product was analyzed for further confirmation of crystal structure, optical properties, vibrational properties, and morphology.

Investigation of PEG directed SbWO for dyes removal from wastewater.

Pristine and polyethylene glycol assisted antimony tungstate (SbWO) was developed via hydrothermal route. The pristine and surfactant assisted SbWO were further exemplified to reveal the properties of the samples. The bandgap calculated for SbWO, 5 ml PEG- SbWO, 10 ml PEG- SbWO was 2.

Facile single-step synthesis of MXene@CNTs hybrid nanocomposite by CVD method to remove hazardous pollutants.

In the present work, facile preparation of MXenes based nanocomposite (MXene-CNTs) through catalytic chemical vapor deposition (cCVD) was demonstrated. The novel design of two and one-dimensional (2D/1D) MXene-CNTs composites for an extraordinary photocatalytic process for removal of Rhodamine B (RhB) using efficient photocatalytic dye degradations was compared to the performance of pure MXene. The surface morphological behavior of MAX, MXene and MXene-CNTs rational design of surface microstructure CNTs anchored on 2D materials MXene nanosheets product was characterized employing scanning electron microscopy (SEM).

Efficient photocatalytic degradation of hazardous pollutants by homemade kitchen blender novel technique via 2D-material of few-layer MXene nanosheets.

To attain elevated class MXene (TiCTx) through a homemade kitchen blender method, high shear mechanical exfoliation is highly required for the efficient delimitations of MXene nanosheets from bulk MAX (TiAlC). We examine large-scale industrial productions of the MXene nanosheets, where combing the predicted 2D materials using a blender is a first-time novel approach with the delaminating solvent as a dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO). And also manually created layered MXene systems (handmade) delaminating MXene sheets (MX-H) was furthermore employed for environmental dye-degradations applications.

Pure and Ce-doped spinel CuFeO photocatalysts for efficient rhodamine B degradation.

Wastewater management is becoming a serious issue worldwide. To enhance the reuse of wastewater, one has to remove toxic pollutants present in it. High amount of dye is present in wastewater, and to remove these dyes is the large scope of this research.

Investigation on (Zn) doping and anionic surfactant (SDS) effect on SnO nanostructures for enhanced photocatalytic RhB dye degradation.

Herein we reported the effect of doping and addition of surfactant on SnO nanostructures for enhanced photocatalytic activity. Pristine SnO, Zn-SnO and SDS-(Zn-SnO) was prepared via simple co-precipitation method and the product was annealed at 600 °C to obtain a clear phase. The structural, optical, vibrational, morphological characteristics of the synthesized SnO, Zn-SnO and SDS-(Zn-SnO) product were investigated.

Anionic surfactant assisted copper hydroxide for toxic dye removal from wastewater.

Wastewater treatment is the most important criteria that will deliberately reduce the water scarcity and to remove the organic pollutants from water. In this study, pure copper hydroxide (Cu(OH)), 1% sodium dodecyl sulphate (SDS) and 2% sodium dodecyl sulphate (SDS) assisted Cu(OH) was prepared through co-precipitation technique. The prepared samples was investigated employing standard characterization studies.

Rare earth metal (Sm) doped zinc ferrite (ZnFeO) for improved photocatalytic elimination of toxic dye from aquatic system.

Wastewater remediation is the serious topic that must be taken into concern which would be a most crucial problem that destroys the natural properties as well as it has some worse effect on living organisms. By doing better wastewater management, the scarcity of water for domestic purposes can be eventually managed. Dyes are main organic pollutant that must be removed from wastewater.

PVP influence on Mn-CdS for efficient photocatalytic activity.

Wastewater treatment is the most serious problem in this upcoming era. A harmful effluent like organic dyes, heavy metals, acids from industries mixed in wastewater is deteriorating the environment. To get rid of these poisonous materials and to recycle wastewater for domestic purposes, there are many steps which included photocatalytic dye degradation.

Influence of tin (Sn) doping on CoO for enhanced photocatalytic dye degradation.

Wastewater remediation is one of the special issues that have been discussed in recent years and one of the main pollutants was dyes which totally changes the water behavior. To eradicate the organic compounds from the wastewater and reuse it, there are numerous steps have been taken into consideration. Dye degradation via photocatalysis is one of the promising technique with good efficiency.

A strategy to enhance the photocatalytic efficiency of α-FeO.

The photocatalytic dye degradation of pure α-FeO and different concentration of Co doped α-FeO is explored. Facile hydrothermal method were employed to prepare pristine, 2% and 4% Co-FeO nanoparticles. Further, synthesized product confirmation studies were employed from X-ray diffraction, UV-vis spectrometry, Fourier-transform infrared, Raman, scanning electron microscope and transmission electron microscope studies.

Interaction between dimer interface residues of native and mutated SOD1 protein: a theoretical study.

Cu-Zn superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1) is a highly conserved bimetallic protein enzyme, used for the scavenging the superoxide radicals (O2 (-)) produced due to aerobic metabolism in the mitochondrial respiratory chain. Over 100 mutations have been identified and found to be in the homodimeric structure of SOD1. The enzyme has to be maintained in its dimeric state for the structural stability and enzymatic activity.

Study on the disulfide bond and disulfide loop of native and mutated SOD1 protein.

The superoxide anions in the human body are reduced into hydrogen peroxide and molecular oxygen by the metallo enzyme Cu-Zn superoxide dismutase 1. The disulfide bond in SOD1 is essential to maintain the structural stability of protein and its proper folding. A computational study on the disulfide bond with the addition of residues was made using three different level of theories viz.

Study of mutation and misfolding of Cu-Zn SOD1 protein.

The main objective of this work is to determine the mechanism for misfolding and aggregation as a result of mutations in Cu-Zn superoxide dismutase1. The quantum mechanical approach is beneficial for investigating the early stages of mutation, misfolding, and loss of protection of the native structures involved in the neuro-degeneration disease Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. All the structures were optimized using density functional theory (B3LYP) with 6-31G* and LANL2DZ basis sets.