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ArticleRSC advances2024

Visible light assisted photooxidative facile degradation of azo dyes in water using a green method.

Muhammad Yousif, Ahmad H Ibrahim, Sawsan S Al-Rawi, Adnan Majeed, Muhammad Adnan Iqbal, Muhammad Kashif, Zain Ul Abidin, Muhammad Arbaz, Shahzaib Ali, Syed Arslan Hussain and 2 more

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Article in RSC advances, 2024. 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.

  1. Biodecolorization and Biodegradation of Methyl Orange by ImmobilizedBiotechnology reports (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2025
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  5. High-Efficiency Degradation of Orange II by CoMaterials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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12 authors.

Muhammad YousifDepartment of Chemistry, University of Agriculture Faisalabad Faisalabad-38000 Pakistan adnan.iqbal@uaf.edu.pk.
Ahmad H IbrahimPharmacy Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tishk International University 100 m St, Near Baz Intersection Erbil KRG Iraq.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3776-670X
Sawsan S Al-RawiBiology Education Department, Faculty of Education, Tishk International University 100 m St, Near Baz Intersection Erbil KRG Iraq.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8491-9011
Adnan MajeedDepartment of Chemistry, University of Agriculture Faisalabad Faisalabad-38000 Pakistan adnan.iqbal@uaf.edu.pk.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4143-8749
Muhammad Adnan IqbalDepartment of Chemistry, University of Agriculture Faisalabad Faisalabad-38000 Pakistan adnan.iqbal@uaf.edu.pk.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7745-2222
Muhammad KashifDepartment of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Agriculture Faisalabad Faisalabad-38000 Pakistan.
Zain Ul AbidinDepartment of Chemistry, University of Agriculture Faisalabad Faisalabad-38000 Pakistan adnan.iqbal@uaf.edu.pk.
Muhammad ArbazDepartment of Chemistry, University of Agriculture Faisalabad Faisalabad-38000 Pakistan adnan.iqbal@uaf.edu.pk.
Shahzaib AliDepartment of Chemistry, University of Agriculture Faisalabad Faisalabad-38000 Pakistan adnan.iqbal@uaf.edu.pk.
Syed Arslan HussainDepartment of Chemistry, University of Agriculture Faisalabad Faisalabad-38000 Pakistan adnan.iqbal@uaf.edu.pk.
Anam ShahzadiDepartment of Chemistry, University of Agriculture Faisalabad Faisalabad-38000 Pakistan adnan.iqbal@uaf.edu.pk.
Mohammad Tauseef HaiderDepartment of Chemistry, University of Agriculture Faisalabad Faisalabad-38000 Pakistan adnan.iqbal@uaf.edu.pk.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In this study, the methyl orange (MO) dye has been degraded after screening several azo dyes due to its effective results and being toxic and carcinogenic to aquatic life and humans. An environmentally friendly, economical, and green method for water purification was used in this study using the photooxidative method. Several organic acids were screened for oxidative applications against various azo dyes but due to better results, methyl orange was selected for the whole study. Ascorbic acid, also known as vitamin C, was found to be best for photodegradation due to its high oxidative activity among various organic acids utilized. A newly developed photoreactor box has been used to conduct the photooxidation process. To evaluate the degradation efficiency of AsA, photooxidative activity was monitored periodically. When the dose of AsA was used at a contact time of 180 minutes, degradation efficiency was 96%. The analysis of degraded products was performed using HPLC and GC-MS. The nucleophilicity of HOMO-LUMO and MEPs was confirmed using density functional theory. For the optimization of the process, central composite design (CCD) in Response Surface Methodology (RSM) was utilized.

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PMCPMC11103459

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