Visible Light Activated Doped MGO Nanostructures for the Photocatalytic Degradation of Organic Pollutants

Abstract

Life, ecosystems, economic activity, public health and well-being depend on newlinefresh water. Water conservation is essential for future generation s sustainability. In newlinemany developing countries, industries use 22% of the global water supply and discharge newlineover 70% of industrial wastewater untreated. Pharmaceutical and dye effluents harm newlineterrestrial and aquatic system. Ciprofloxacin (CIP), an antibiotic used to treat respiratory newlineand urinary tract infections is found in hospital and pharmaceutical wastewater at mg/L newlineto g/L, and about 90% drug is excreted through urine and feces. Without proper newlinetreatment, antibiotic waste and sewage can harm the environment. Due to their stability newlineand potential harm, textile dye pollution accounts for 17 20% of water pollutants, newlineaccording to recent studies. Textile dyes like Methylene Blue (MB) filter sunlight and newlinepollute aquatic systems, increasing chemical oxygen demand and eutrophication. Due to newlinebiomagnification, toxic dyes can cause diarrhoea, hemorrhage, dermatitis, liver and newlinerenal dysfunction. Photocatalysis has proven to be highly efficient in reducing these newlinecontaminants, as it is both economical and rapid newline