Production and Characterization of Novel Photocatalytic Materials Derived from the Sustainable Management of Agro-Food By-Products.

ABSTRACT: Porous photocatalysts from agricultural waste, i.e., apricot and peach shell, with titanium dioxide were prepared by a carbonaceous method, the adsorption and photocatalytic degradation and its kinetics about methylene blue (MB) were studied systematically. The properties of the prepared composite sorbents were characterized using Brunauer-Emmett-Teller, surface area, scanning electron microscopy, and energy dispersive spectroscopy analyses. Several key factors, including radiation, pH, temperature, initial MB concentration, contact time, and sorbent dosage, as well as photocatalytic activity were investigated. All the waste-TiO₂ adsorbents showed improved adsorption and photodegradation performance compared to commercial charchoal-TiO₂. The produced materials present

SUBMITTER: Gkaliouri CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12844144 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature