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photocatalytic performance for the degradation of different dyes by ZnIn 2 S 4 ; adsorption, active
species, and pathways. RSC Adv 7(20):12292–12300. https://doi.org/10.1039/C7RA00199A
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SiO 2 nanospheres for photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants; kinetic and mechanistic
approach. Chemosphere 234:596–607. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.06.092
Manivel A, Lee GJ, Chen CY, Chen JH, Ma SH, Horng TL, Wu JJ (2015) Synthesis of MoO 3
nanoparticles for azo dye degradation by catalytic ozonation. Mater Res Bull 62:184–191.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.materresbull.2014.11.016
Mathew S, Antony A, Kathyayini H (2019) Degradation of azo dye under visible light irradiation
over nanographene oxide–zinc oxide nanocomposite as catalyst. Appl Nanosci 10(1):253–262.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s13204-019-01110-5
Meshko V, Markovska L, Mincheva M, Rodrigues AE (2001) Adsorption of basic dyes on granular
activated carbon and natural zeolite. Water Res 35(14):3357–3366. https://doi.org/10.1016/
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dye degradation. Trans Tech Publ 909:243–248. https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/
MSF.909.243
Ibrahim IM, Moustafa ME, Abdelhamid MR (2016) Effect of organic acids precursors on the
morphology and size of ZrO 2 nanoparticles for photocatalytic degradation of Orange G dye
from aqueous solutions. J Mol Liq 223:741–748. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molliq.2016.08.113
Jamwal D, Kaur G, Raizada P, Singh P, Pathak D, Thakur P (2015) Twin-tail surfactant peculiarity
in superficial fabrication of semiconductor quantum dots; toward structural, optical, and electrical features. J Phys Chem C 119(9):5062–5073. https://doi.org/10.1021/jp510428z
Kalme SD, Parshetti GK, Jadhav SU, Govindwar SP (2007) Biodegradation of benzidine based dye
direct Blue-6 by Pseudomonas desmolyticum NCIM 2112. Bioresour Technol 98
(7):1405–1410. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2006.05.023
Konstantinou IK, Albanis TA (2004) TiO 2 -assisted photocatalytic degradation of azo dyes in
aqueous solution; kinetic and mechanistic investigations; a review. Appl Catal B Environ 49
(1):1–14. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2003.11.010
Kumar S, Pal S, Kuntail J, Sinha I (2019a) Curcumin functionalized CuO/ag nanocomposite;
efficient visible light Z-scheme photocatalyst for methyl orange degradation. Environ
Nanotechnol Monit Manag 12:100236. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enmm.2019.100236
Kumar A, Raizada P, Singh P, Saini R, Saini A, Hosseini-Bandegharaei A (2019b) Perspective and
status of polymeric graphitic carbon nitride based Z-scheme photocatalytic systems for sustainable photocatalytic water purification. Chem Eng J 123496. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2019.
123496
Kyriakopoulos J, Kordouli E, Bourikas K, Kordulis C, Lycourghiotis A (2019) Decolourization of
Orange-G aqueous solutions over C60/MCM-41 photocatalysts. Appl Sci 9(9):1958. https://doi.
org/10.3390/app9091958
Lachheb H, Puzenat E, Houas A, Ksibi M, Elaloui E, Guillard C, Herrmann JM (2002)
Photocatalytic degradation of various types of dyes (alizarin S, Crocein Orange G, methyl
red, Congo red, methylene blue) in water by UV-irradiated titania. Appl Catal B Environ 39
(1):75–90. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0926-3373(02)00078-4
Laszlo JA (2000) Regeneration of azo-dye-saturated cellulosic anion exchange resin by
Burkholderia cepacia anaerobic dye reduction. Environ Sci Technol 34(1):167–172. https://
doi.org/10.1021/es990918u
Leary R, Westwood A (2011) Carbonaceous nanomaterials for the enhancement of TiO 2
photocatalysis. Carbon 49(3):741–772. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbon.2010.10.010
Liu T, Wang L, Lu X, Fan J, Cai X, Gao B, Miao R, Wang J, Lv Y (2017) Comparative study of the
photocatalytic performance for the degradation of different dyes by ZnIn 2 S 4 ; adsorption, active
species, and pathways. RSC Adv 7(20):12292–12300. https://doi.org/10.1039/C7RA00199A
Mahmoodi NM (2014) Binary catalyst system dye degradation using photocatalysis. Fiber Polym
15(2):273–280. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12221-014-0273-1
Mandal S, Adhikari S, Pu S, Xiaoke W, Do-Heyoung K, Patel RK (2019) Interactive Fe 2 O 3 /porous
SiO 2 nanospheres for photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants; kinetic and mechanistic
approach. Chemosphere 234:596–607. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.06.092
Manivel A, Lee GJ, Chen CY, Chen JH, Ma SH, Horng TL, Wu JJ (2015) Synthesis of MoO 3
nanoparticles for azo dye degradation by catalytic ozonation. Mater Res Bull 62:184–191.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.materresbull.2014.11.016
Mathew S, Antony A, Kathyayini H (2019) Degradation of azo dye under visible light irradiation
over nanographene oxide–zinc oxide nanocomposite as catalyst. Appl Nanosci 10(1):253–262.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s13204-019-01110-5
Meshko V, Markovska L, Mincheva M, Rodrigues AE (2001) Adsorption of basic dyes on granular
activated carbon and natural zeolite. Water Res 35(14):3357–3366. https://doi.org/10.1016/
S0043-1354(01)00056-2
142
P. Shandilya et al.