Journal
APPLIED WATER SCIENCE
Volume 13, Issue 10, Pages -Publisher
SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
DOI: 10.1007/s13201-023-02000-6
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Greener approach; MgO nanoparticles; Nanotechnology; Reactive Red 195 dye remediation; COD; TOC
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Various industries use synthetic azo dyes, but the unused or leftover dyes pose a danger to the environment. The current research focuses on synthesizing magnesium oxide nanoparticles using neem leaf extract and using them for the degradation of Reactive Red 195 dye, which showed effective catalytic behavior. The MgO nanoparticles exhibited a crystalline structure and achieved a high degree of decolorization and reduction in organic carbon and chemical oxygen demand percentages.
A variety of industries employ synthetic azo dyes. However, the biosphere is being damaged by the unused/leftover azo dyes, which pose a danger to all living things. Therefore, treating them to shield the environment from the potential harm of azo dyes is crucial. Bio-sorption is a cheap and effective mode for eliminating toxic dyes in the environment. The current work focused on synthesizing magnesium oxide (MgO) nanoparticles using an aqueous leaf extract of neem (Azadirachta indica). The XRD and SEM analyses of MgO nanoparticles indicated the crystalline nature of MgO nanoparticles with a cubic structure, and the size was around 90-100 nm. FTIR analysis showed the presence of a stretching frequency peak at 550 cm(-1), confirming the Mg-O bond. The surface analysis revealed the cluster form of the synthesized nanoparticles. The UV-visible absorption peak for MgO nanoparticles was found at 294 nm and band gap of 4.52 eV. In order to eliminate the Reactive Red 195 dye, MgO nanoparticles were used. At pH 4, 40 ?, 0.02% dye concentration, and 0.003 g/L catalyst amount, the highest degree of decolorization (91%) was seen. Decreased total organic carbon (TOC) and the chemical oxygen demand (COD) percent were 84.33% and 81.3%, respectively. The proposed mechanism of target dye degradation was also investigated. MgO NPs were found to be effective in their catalytic behavior toward the degradation of Reactive Red 195 dye up to five cycles with almost no change in their catalytic activity.
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