Selenium-based nanomaterials: green and conventional synthesis methods, applications, and advances in dye degradation
Nilmadhab Roy,
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T. Nivedya,
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Priyankar Paira
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et al.
RSC Advances,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
15(4), P. 3008 - 3025
Published: Jan. 1, 2025
The
rapidly
expanding
industrialization
and
global
increase
in
economic
activities
have
drawn
attention
to
the
concerning
accumulation
of
waste.
textile
industry
plays
a
significant
role
environmental
pollution,
especially
water
pollution.
Harmful
dyes
used
during
fabrication
process
are
mixed
with
bodies
through
sewage
or
wastewater
ejected
from
industrial
factories.
These
toxic
not
only
applied
industries
but
also
other
like
pharmaceutical
companies
rubber
manufacturing.
Therefore,
scientists
adopted
alternative
techniques
for
degradation
organic
because
eliminating
drawbacks
traditionally
techniques.
Catalytic
help
safe
easy
nanocatalyst
is
one
best
alternatives.
Accordingly,
use
biomaterials
waste
materials
offers
an
easy,
cost-effective
eco-friendly
approach
synthesis
such
nanocatalysts.
Several
nanocatalysts
been
present
wastewater.
well-known
semi-conductor
selenium
has
several
important
properties,
viz.,
optoelectronic,
photovoltaic,
thermoconductivity,
anisotropy,
research
its
catalytic
application
dye
degradation.
Considering
all
these
points,
nanoparticles
synthesized
via
green
provide
possible
catalyst
current
review
covers
various
aspects
biosynthesis
nanoparticles;
their
as
harmful
dyes,
methylene
blue,
methyl
orange,
rhodamine
B,
alizarin
S,
malachite
green,
sunset
yellow,
fuchsin,
safranin
T,
Congo
red,
bromothymol
blue;
mechanism
process.
This
will
shed
light
on
importance
using
chemistry
towards
different
procedures
explores
interesting
activity
mechanism.
Hence
this
article
be
beneficial
both
industrialists
acdemicians
bridging
gap
between
academic
sceintists.
Language: Английский
Eco‐Friendly Synthesis of Selenium Nanoparticles via Sternbergia candida: Enhancing Antioxidant Defense and Mitigating Salt Stress in Pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) Plants
ChemistryOpen,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 28, 2025
Abstract
Nanoparticles
enhance
agricultural
applications
with
their
bioactivity,
bioavailability,
and
reactivity.
Selenium
mitigates
the
adverse
effects
of
salinity
on
plant
growth,
boosting
antioxidant
defense,
metabolism,
resilience
to
abiotic
stress.
Our
study
applied
selenium
nanoparticles
mitigate
salinity‐induced
damage
support
growth.
We
characterized
green‐synthesized
analyzed
stress‐related
metabolites,
activities
(DPPH,
ABTS),
phenolic
content,
reducing
powers
(CUPRAC,
FRAP).
Nanoparticle
reduced
proline
MDA
levels
while
chlorophyll,
carotenoids,
activity
total
content.
An
increase
was
also
observed
in
CUPRAC
FRAP
capacities.
In
terms
highest
value
determined
SA
1
(4.58±0.40
mg
GAE
g
−1
)
application;
DPPH
free
radical
scavenging
IC50
A
3
(0.13±0.007
mL
application,
which
closest
positive
control.
The
lowest
level
found
(15.00±0.64
nmol
FW)
(10.08±0.42
).
Comparing
results,
green
synthesis
using
Sternbergia
candida
(SC‐SeNP)
at
different
concentrations
showed
ameliorative
various
parameters
plants,
it
that
salt
stress
pepper
plants
were
following
SC‐SeNP
applications.
Language: Английский
Comprehensive Investigation of Prunus armeniaca for Natural Green Synthesis of Carbon Quantum Dots; Applications as Fluorescent Nano-probes for Ramipril
Talanta,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown, P. 128014 - 128014
Published: March 1, 2025
Language: Английский
Fast adsorption of methylene blue and crystal violet from aqueous solution by sustainable biosorbent (pine needle of Pinus nigra Arn.): Kinetics, equilibrium, and thermodynamics study
The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: March 28, 2025
Abstract
Methylene
blue
(MB)
and
crystal
violet
(CV)
dyes,
which
are
toxic
to
the
ecosystem,
were
removed
by
Pinus
nigra
Arn.
tree
(
Pn
A.)
waste
needle
powders
(Ptwnd),
is
a
natural,
easily
available,
cheap
adsorbent.
The
physicochemical
composition
of
Ptwnd
was
carried
out
Fourier
transform
infrared
spectroscopy
(FTIR),
scanning
electron
microscope
(SEM)
energy
dispersive
X‐ray
(EDX),
thermogravimetry–differential
thermal
analysis
(TGA‐DTA),
UV–vis
spectroscopy,
diffraction
(XRD),
Brunauer–Emmett–Teller
(BET)
surface
area,
point
zero
charge
(pH
pzc
).
In
adsorption
studies,
effects
pH,
adsorbent
amount,
time,
initial
dye
concentration,
temperature
determined.
results
tested
kinetics
(pseudo
first
order
[PFO],
pseudo
second
[PSO],
Elovich,
intra‐particle
diffusion
[I‐PD])
isotherm
(Freundlich,
Langmuir,
Temkin,
Dubinin–Radushkevich
[D‐R])
models
with
5
different
error
functions.
Accordingly,
average
pore
diameter
pH
value
measured
as
68.87
Å
6.13,
respectively.
Also,
mass
loss
4.6%–28.7%
24.3%
at
three
temperatures
121.2–533.5°C
766.2°C,
mechanism
endothermic,
removal
efficiencies
exceeded
99%
in
10
min.
most
suitable
determined
be
Langmuir
PSO
for
both
Maximum
capacity
q
max
)
calculated
95.767
(for
MB)
151.657
CV)
mg/g
this
study,
very
promising
achieved
two
dyes
from
water
biosorbent
obtained
pine
needles,
we
think
will
contribute
sustainability
forest
ecosystem.
Language: Английский