Heterostructured photocatalysts in the removal of methylene blue dye: Mechanisms, recent advances, and design principles.

Damilola Caleb Akintayo, Benjamin O Orimolade, Adedamola T Ojedokun, Mercy Ola, Tunde Lewis Yusuf

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Damilola Caleb AkintayoDepartment of Chemistry, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, University of Pretoria, Private Bag X20, Hatfield, Pretoria 0028, South Africa.

Benjamin O OrimoladeDepartment of Chemistry, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, University of Pretoria, Private Bag X20, Hatfield, Pretoria 0028, South Africa.

Adedamola T OjedokunDepartment of Chemistry, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, University of Pretoria, Private Bag X20, Hatfield, Pretoria 0028, South Africa.

Mercy OlaDepartment of Chemistry, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, University of Pretoria, Private Bag X20, Hatfield, Pretoria 0028, South Africa.

Tunde Lewis YusufDepartment of Chemistry, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, University of Pretoria, Private Bag X20, Hatfield, Pretoria 0028, South Africa.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Methylene blue (MB) is a persistent dye pollutant widely used to evaluate photocatalytic wastewater treatment because of its environmental persistence and well-defined degradation behavior. This review examines the design principles, charge-transfer mechanisms, and performance of more than 50 binary and ternary heterostructured photocatalysts, including Type II, Z-scheme, S-scheme, p-n, and Schottky architectures based on TiO

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charge transfer mechanismmethylene bluereactive oxygen speciesS-scheme heterojunctionZ-scheme

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PMID42699588

DOI10.1016/j.isci.2026.117296

PMCPMC13543882

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