Concerted Reactive Adsorption and Photocatalytic Degradation of Bisphenol-S on Molybdenum Cluster-Modified Nanoceria.

ABSTRACT: Bisphenol-S (BPS) is a widespread toxic industrial pollutant and endocrine disruptor of growing environmental concern. This study investigates the use of porous nanoceria particles (CeO₂) functionalized with octahedral molybdenum clusters (Mo₆) for the removal of waterborne BPS through a combined mechanism of reactive adsorption and photodegradation. Although immobilization of Mo₆ cluster reduced the overall surface area of CeO₂, BPS adsorption and partial decomposition in the dark were enhanced due to chemical specificity and surface interactions introduced by the Mo₆ clusters. Upon UV-A irradiation, quenching of the phosphorescence of the clusters indicated photoinduced electron transfer from Mo₆ to CeO₂, which

SUBMITTER: Stastny M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12442080 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature