Facile Preparation of a Kaolin-Supported CuO Catalyst and Investigation of Its Catalytic Performance for Methylene Blue Dye Degradation in Aqueous Solution.

ABSTRACT: The increasing pollution of water bodies from various industrial wastewater discharges has raised significant environmental concerns because these effluents contain toxic, nonbiodegradable compounds that pose serious risks to living organisms. In particular, the textile and pharmaceutical industries routinely use dyes that severely degrade water quality and lead to significant environmental issues. Therefore, effective removal of these dyes from industrial wastewater is crucial for mitigating pollution. In this study, copper oxide (CuO) nanoparticles supported on beneficiated kaolin (BK) clay were synthesized as heterogeneous catalysts using a simple and cost-effective wet-precipitation method. Various characterization techniques, including X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron micros

SUBMITTER: Asmare ZG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12409524 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature