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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2025

Density Functional Theory Study of Methylene Blue Demethylation as a Key Step in Degradation Mediated by Reactive Oxygen Species.

Silvia González, Ximena Jaramillo-Fierro

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2025. 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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1 · What the graph read from it

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8 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Silvia GonzálezDepartamento de Química, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja, París s/n y Praga, Loja 110107, Ecuador.ORCID 0000-0002-8156-6975
Ximena Jaramillo-FierroDepartamento de Química, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja, París s/n y Praga, Loja 110107, Ecuador.ORCID 0000-0002-3136-4419

Funding

Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja POA VIN-56
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Methylene blue (MB), a widely used organic dye, poses significant environmental challenges due to its stability and persistence in aquatic ecosystems. This study employs density functional theory (DFT) to investigate the demethylation mechanisms of MB mediated by reactive oxygen species (ROS), a critical initial step in its photocatalytic degradation. Computational analyses reveal that demethylation is energetically favorable, particularly when mediated by hydroxyl radicals (

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Methylene BlueReactive Oxygen SpeciesWater Pollutants, ChemicalDemethylationDensity Functional TheoryHydrogen PeroxideHydroxyl RadicalKineticsHydrogen PeroxideHydroxyl RadicalMethylene BlueReactive Oxygen SpeciesWater Pollutants, Chemicaladvanced oxidation processesdensity functional theorymethylene bluephotocatalysisreactive oxygen specieswastewater treatment

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PMID40004219
PMCPMC11855300

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