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ArticleMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2022

Highly Efficient Photocatalysts for Methylene Blue Degradation Based on a Platform of Deposited GO-ZnO Nanoparticles on Polyurethane Foam.

Mohamed Morsy, Ahmed I Abdel-Salam, Islam Gomaa, Hesham Moustafa, Haitham Kalil, Ahmed Helal

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Article in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Mohamed MorsyBuilding Physics and Environment Institute, Housing & Building National Research Center (HBRC), Dokki, Giza 12311, Egypt.
Ahmed I Abdel-SalamNanotechnology Research Centre (NTRC), The British University in Egypt (BUE), Suez Desert Road, El-Sherouk City, Cairo 11837, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0002-1393-2048
Islam GomaaNanotechnology Research Centre (NTRC), The British University in Egypt (BUE), Suez Desert Road, El-Sherouk City, Cairo 11837, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0003-3290-6635
Hesham MoustafaDepartment of Polymer Metrology & Technology, National Institute of Standards (NIS), Tersa Street, El Ha-ram, P.O. Box 136, Giza 12211, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0002-1034-8663
Haitham KalilChemistry Department, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH 44115, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5140-1504
Ahmed HelalNanostructured Materials and Nanotechnology Division, Central Metallurgical Research and Development Institute, Helwan, Cairo 11722, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0001-6696-3967
British University in Egypt · EGCentral Metallurgical Research and Development Institute · EGCleveland State University · USNational Institute of Standards · EG

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The demand for reactive dyes in industries has increased rapidly in recent years, and producing a large quantity of dye-containing effluent waste contaminates soils and water streams. Current efforts to remove these harmful dyes have focused on utilizing functionalized nanomaterials. A 3D polyurethane foam loaded with reduced graphene oxide (rGO) and ZnO nanocomposite (PUF/rGO/ZnO) has been proposed as an efficient structural design for dye degradation under the influence of visible light. The proposed structure was synthesized using a hydrothermal route followed by microwave irradiation. The resultant 3D PUF/rGO/ZnO was examined and characterized by various techniques such as XRD, FTIR, SEM, EDAX, BET, and UV-visible spectroscopy. SEM data illustrated that a good dispersion and embedment of the rGO/ZnO NPs within the PUF matrix occurred. The adsorption capacity for neat PUF showed that around 20% of the Methylene blue (MB) dye was only adsorbed on its surface. However, it was found that an exceptional adsorption capacity for MB degradation was observed when the rGO/ZnO NPs inserted into the PUF, which initially deteriorated to ~ 70 % of its initial concentration. Notably, the MB dye was completely degraded within 3 h.

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Zinc OxideColoring AgentsGraphiteMethylene BluePolyurethanesColoring Agentsgraphene oxideGraphiteMethylene Bluepolyurethane foamPolyurethanesZinc Oxidemethylene bluephotodegradationPUF/rGO/ZnO compositeZnO nanoparticles

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PMID36615302
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