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Layered double hydroxides (LDHs)-based photocatalysts for dye degradation: a review

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Discharge of dye-contaminated effluents in aquatic environments has major detrimental effects on aquatic ecosystem as well as on human health. Various technologies have been employed to treat dye-contaminated water. Recently, layered double hydroxides (LDHs) and their derivatives have attracted a lot of attention for managing dye-contaminated water due to their variable shapes, steadiness, high surface area, uniform positive charge dissemination on the surface, interplanar spacing, and simplicity of synthesis and adaptability to prepare different type of composites. This review paper presents an overview on dye-contaminated water treatment using LDHs and their derivatives. This review summarizes the photocatalytic applications of LDHs & their derivatives for the removal of dye contaminants from wastewater. Photocatalytic efficiency and kinetics of photodegradation using different LDHs are described in brief. LDH photocatalysts-mediated degradation mechanisms are also elucidated. Effect of photocatalyst dose, pH, initial concentration of dyes on photodegradation efficiency are also explained. Finally, the stability, regeneration, and reusability of various LDH- and their derivative-based photocatalysts are discussed.

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Abbreviations

AcO:

Acridine Orange

AR14:

Acid Red 14

AR18:

Acid Red 18

ARG:

Acid Red G

CR:

Congo Red

CTAB:

Cetyltrimethylammonium bromide

CV:

Crystal Violet

MB:

Methylene Blue

MG:

Malachite Green

MO:

Methyl Orange

OII:

Orange II

PTCB:

3,4,9,10-Perylenetetracarboxylate

PVDF:

Polyvinylidene fluoride

PVP:

Polyvinyl Pyrrolidone

R6G:

Rhodamine 6G

RhB:

Rhodamine B

SDS:

Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate

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Director, CSIR-NEERI and Chancellor, Vice-chancellor and Dean of Department of Research & Development, UPES are thankfully acknowledged for giving the opportunity to pursue the work. DP and AS are grateful to the University Grants Commission, India for providing a Senior Research Fellowship and Junior Research Fellowship, respectively. The article is checked for plagiarism using the iThenticate software and recorded in the Knowledge Resource Center, CSIR-NEERI, Nagpur for anti-plagiarism (KRC No.: CSIR-NEERI/KRC/2021/NOV/WWTD-EBGD/1).

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DP & AS is supported by Research Fellowships from the University Grants Commission, India. No external funding has been received for the current study. No grant has been sponsored to this research by any state, private, or non-profit funders.

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  1. Department of Research & Development, Energy Acres Building, University of Petroleum & Energy Studies (UPES), Bidholi, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, 248007, India

    P. Bobde

  2. Wastewater Technology Division, CSIR-National Environmental Engineering Research Institute, Nagpur, Maharashtra, 440020, India

    P. Bobde, D. Panchal, A. Sharma & S. Pal

  3. Centre for Alternate Energy Research, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES), Bidholi, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, 248007, India

    A. K. Sharma

  4. Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, 201002, India

    D. Panchal, A. Sharma, R. S. Dhodapkar & S. Pal

  5. Incubation, Energy Acres Building, University of Petroleum & Energy Studies (UPES), Bidholi, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, 248007, India

    R. K. Patel

  6. Environmental Biotechnology & Genomics Division, CSIR-National Environmental Engineering Research Institute, Nagpur, Maharashtra, 440020, India

    R. S. Dhodapkar

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Contributions of all authors to this work were as follows: PB Conceptualization, writing—original draft and editing, AKS Conceptualization, writing—original draft, DP Literature reviewing, writing—original draft and editing, AS Literature reviewing, and editing, RKP Literature reviewing, and editing, RSD Literature reviewing, and editing, SP Designed study, conceptualization, writing, reviewing-editing and supervision.

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Bobde, P., Sharma, A.K., Panchal, D. et al. Layered double hydroxides (LDHs)-based photocatalysts for dye degradation: a review. Int. J. Environ. Sci. Technol. 20, 5733–5752 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13762-022-04007-z

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