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ArticlePolymers2025

Glycine-Group-Functionalized Polymeric Materials Impregnated with Zn(II) Used in the Photocatalytic Degradation of Congo Red Dye.

Laura Cocheci, Aurelia Visa, Bianca Maranescu, Lavinia Lupa, Aniela Pop, Ecaterina Stela Dragan, Adriana Popa

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Laura CocheciFaculty of Chemical Engineering, Biotechnology and Environmental Protection, Politehnica University Timisoara, 6 Vasile Parvan Blvd., 300223 Timisoara, Romania.ORCID 0000-0001-5252-738X
Aurelia Visa"Coriolan Drăgulescu" Institute of Chemistry, 24 Mihai Viteazu Blvd., 300223 Timisoara, Romania.ORCID 0000-0003-4968-4709
Bianca MaranescuDepartment of Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Biology, Geography, West University Timisoara, 16 Pestalozzi Street, 300115 Timisoara, Romania.
Lavinia LupaFaculty of Chemical Engineering, Biotechnology and Environmental Protection, Politehnica University Timisoara, 6 Vasile Parvan Blvd., 300223 Timisoara, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-9997-6374
Aniela PopFaculty of Chemical Engineering, Biotechnology and Environmental Protection, Politehnica University Timisoara, 6 Vasile Parvan Blvd., 300223 Timisoara, Romania.ORCID 0000-0001-5065-8247
Ecaterina Stela DraganPetru Poni Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, 41A Aleea Grigore Ghica Voda, 700487 Iasi, Romania.ORCID 0000-0003-3656-6754
Adriana Popa"Coriolan Drăgulescu" Institute of Chemistry, 24 Mihai Viteazu Blvd., 300223 Timisoara, Romania.

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Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digitiza tion, CNCS - UEFISCDI within PNCDI III PN-III-P4-PCE-2021-0089
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Abstract

Reducing the ecological impact of dyes through wastewater discharge into the environment is a challenge that must be addressed in textile wastewater pollution prevention. Congo red (CR) dye is widely used in experimental studies for textile wastewater treatment due to its high organic loads used in its preparation. The degradation of organic dyes of the CR type was investigated using the photocatalytic activity of functionalized polymers. We have employed photodegradation procedures for both polymer-supported glycine groups (Code: AP2) and polymer-supported glycine-Zn(II) (Code: AP2-Zn(II)). A photocatalysis efficiency of 89.2% was achieved for glycine pendant groups grafted on styrene-6.7% divinylbenzene copolymer (AP2) and 95.4% for the AP2-Zn(II) sample by using an initial concentration of CR of 15 mg/L, a catalyst concentration of 1 g/L, and 240 min of photocatalysis. The findings provided here have shown that the two materials (AP2 and AP2-Zn(II)) may be effectively employed in the heterogeneous photocatalysis method to remove CR from water. From the perspective of the degradation mechanism of CR, the two photocatalysts act similarly.

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Congo redglycineheterogeneous photocatalystphotocatalysisstyrene-divinylbenzene copolymer

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PMID40076133
PMCPMC11902704

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