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Dye removal using electrochemistry and semiconductor oxide nanotubes

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Toxic synthetic dyes are polluting industry effluents and waters. Therefore, there is a need for methods to remove organic dyes and clean water. Advanced oxidation processes using Fenton reagent and electrochemical oxidation are efficient methods. It has also been shown that hydrothermally processed nanotubes and nanosheets of semiconductor oxides can decompose organic synthetic dyes. Such a reaction is typically done in the dark with a strong oxidizer such as hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), without any need for an external radiation or power source. Here, we review current knowledge on such remediation methods.

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SS thanks CSIR, India, for the financial support (Projects No. NWP0010, OLP216339, and P81113). MAO thanks to the ANR (French National Research Agency) for the financial support (Project No. ANR-13-ECOT-0003-03).

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    Satyajit Shukla

  2. Laboratoire Géomatériaux et Environnement, EA 4508, Université Paris-Est (UPEM), 5 Bd Descartes, 77454, Marne-la-Vallée, Cedex 2, France

    Mehmet A. Oturan

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Shukla, S., Oturan, M.A. Dye removal using electrochemistry and semiconductor oxide nanotubes. Environ Chem Lett 13, 157–172 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10311-015-0501-y

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