Open Access<p>Ecospheric Decontamination Attained via Green Nanobiotechnological NiO-Based Nanocatalyst Derived from Nature’s Biofactories</p>
Author(s) -
Taghazal Zahra,
Khuram Shahzad Ahmad,
Dauod Ali
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of nanomedicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.245
H-Index - 128
eISSN - 1178-2013
pISSN - 1176-9114
DOI - 10.2147/ijn.s272726
Subject(s) - non blocking i/o , nanomaterials , materials science , catalysis , aqueous solution , methyl orange , chemical engineering , nuclear chemistry , environmental remediation , nanoparticle , oxide , nanotechnology , photocatalysis , chemistry , metallurgy , contamination , organic chemistry , engineering , ecology , biology
Water contamination from dye effluents from various industrial sources has become a major challenge of the scientific community that is difficult to remediate using orthodox chemical and biological procedures. As such, there is a need for more suitable and cost-effective ways to treat such effluents. The present work describes a green-synthesis approach for preparation of three types of Ni-based oxides as effective catalytic materials to remove environmental pollutants. Metal oxide nanomaterials are cheap, abundant, and ecofriendly earth metals, and thus are promising materials for catalytic applications for environmental detoxification.