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ArticleEnvironmental science and pollution research international2021

Photocatalytic degradation of crystal violet dye under sunlight by chitosan-encapsulated ternary metal selenide microspheres.

Waqar Ahmad, Adnan Khan, Nisar Ali, Sana Khan, Salah Uddin, Sumeet Malik, Nauman Ali, Hamayun Khan, Hammad Khan, Muhammad Bilal

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Article in Environmental science and pollution research international, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Waqar AhmadInstitute of Chemical Sciences, University of Peshawar, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 25120, Pakistan.
Adnan KhanInstitute of Chemical Sciences, University of Peshawar, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 25120, Pakistan. adnankhan@uop.edu.pk.
Nisar AliKey Laboratory for Palygorskite Science and Applied Technology of Jiangsu Province, National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Deep Utilization Technology of Rock-salt Resource, Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Huaiyin Institute of Technology, Huaian, 223003, China.
Sana KhanInstitute of Chemical Sciences, University of Peshawar, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 25120, Pakistan.
Salah UddinInstitute of Chemical Sciences, University of Peshawar, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 25120, Pakistan.
Sumeet MalikInstitute of Chemical Sciences, University of Peshawar, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 25120, Pakistan.
Nauman AliInstitute of Chemical Sciences, University of Peshawar, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 25120, Pakistan.
Hamayun KhanDepartment of Chemistry, Islamia College University, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 25120, Pakistan.
Hammad KhanDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology, Topi, Swabi, KP, Pakistan.
Muhammad BilalSchool of Life Science and Food Engineering, Huaiyin Institute of Technology, Huaian, 223003, China. bilaluaf@hotmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5388-3183

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Abstract

Organic dyes that are extensively released in wastewater from various industries remain the priority concern in the modern world. Therefore, a novel catalyst, bismuth-iron selenide, was prepared through the solvothermal process for photocatalytic degradation of a carcinogenic crystal violet dye. The catalyst was supported with chitosan to form iron-bismuth selenide-chitosan microspheres (BISe-CM). The synthesized catalyst was composed of iron, bismuth, and selenium in a definite proportion based on EDX analysis. FTIR analysis confirmed the synthesis of BISe-CM from characteristic bands of metal selenium bond as well as the typical bands of chitosan. SEM analysis illustrated the average diameter of the barren catalyst to be 54.8 nm, while the average size of the microspheres was 982.5 um. The BISe-CM has the surface of a pore with an average size of 0.5 um. XRD analysis revealed that the synthesized catalyst was composed of Fe

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ChitosanWater Pollutants, ChemicalCatalysisGentian VioletHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationMicrospheresSunlightChitosanGentian VioletWater Pollutants, ChemicalChitosan microspheresCrystal violetDegradationEnvironmental pollutionPhotocatalystReusabilitySolvothermal

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