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ArticleBMC chemistry2025

Robust ternary system of corncob-derived carbon quantum dots/ ZnFe

Wajeeha Qayyum, Noor Tahir, Muhammad Zahid, Saima Noreen, Muhammad Yaseen, Abeer A AlObaid, Qamar Abbas, Ghulam Mustafa

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Article in BMC chemistry, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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8 authors.

Wajeeha QayyumDepartment of Chemistry, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, 38040, Pakistan.
Noor TahirDepartment of Chemistry, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, 38040, Pakistan.
Muhammad ZahidDepartment of Chemistry, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, 38040, Pakistan. rmzahid@uaf.edu.pk.
Saima NoreenDepartment of Chemistry, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, 38040, Pakistan.
Muhammad YaseenDepartment of Physics, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
Abeer A AlObaidDepartment of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Qamar AbbasInstitute of Chemistry and Technical electrochemistry, Poznan University of Technology, 60965, Poznan, Poland.
Ghulam MustafaDepartment of Chemistry, University of Okara, Okara, Pakistan.

Funding

King Saud University RSP2025R381
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Water contamination emerging from urban and industrial waste disposal is posing an alarming threat to human and marine life. Hence, it is imperative to take a crucial approach to lowering the overall cost and time of wastewater treatment. The efficiency of heterogeneous photo Fenton green wastewater treatment processes relies mainly on the morphology and surface interface properties of photocatalysts for harnessing maximum sunlight energy. This research work reports for the first time the hydrothermal synthesis of ternary zinc ferrite coupled with carbon quantum dots derived primarily from corncob biomass and supported over graphene oxide. The physiochemical properties and microstructure of magnetic graphene oxide anchored over carbon quantum dots included Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy, Scanning Electron Microscope/Energy Dispersive X-ray, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction and Ultraviolet-Visible Spectroscopy. The effect of several factors on the photocatalytic degradation of Rhodamine B (RhB) dye was studied and maximum degradation was attained at optimized conditions of pH = 4, catalyst concentration (20 mg/100 mL), oxidant dose (10 mM) and degradation time (60 min). Response surface methodology was used to determine the optimization of various interacting parameters. The current research focused on the utilization of waste corncob biomass as a potential candidate for the novel ternary nanocomposite for effective treatment dye wastewater and reuse of treated dye water over wheat seeds germination.

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Advance oxidation processBiomassCarbon quantum dotsDye degradationMetal ferriteToxicity removal

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PMID40176151
PMCPMC11967066

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