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    Efficient charge transfer in rheum ribes waste-derived biochar-supported Bi2MoO6 nanocomposites for visible-light-driven photocatalytic degradation of antibiotics
    (Elsevier BV, 2025-11)
    Fatemeh Khezri Shooshtari
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    Mohammad Sina Mohtaram
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    Pegah Roohparvarzadeh
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    Mohammad Mahdi Zerafat
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    HESAM, KAMYAB  
    The sustainable removal of emerging pharmaceutical pollutants from aqueous systems has become a critical environmental challenge, demanding the development of efficient and reusable photocatalysts. Herein, a novel Rheum ribes waste-derived biochar supported Bi2MoO6 (Bi2MoO6/BC) nanocomposite was synthesized and systematically evaluated for visible-light-driven tetracycline (TC) degradation. Structural and morphological analyses (XRD, FTIR, SEM, TEM, and EDX mapping) confirmed the successful anchoring of ultrathin Bi2MoO6 nanosheets onto a porous conductive biochar matrix, providing abundant surface-active sites. Optical and electrochemical characterizations (UV–Vis DRS, PL, EIS, and photocurrent) demonstrated enhanced visible-light absorption, narrowed band gap, quenched photoluminescence, lower charge-transfer resistance, and higher photocurrent density, all indicative of efficient charge separation. RSM optimization using Design-Expert revealed catalyst dosage, initial concentration, and solution pH as decisive parameters, with optimal conditions (1 g L−1, 20 ppm, pH = 6) yielding degradation efficiencies above 95 %. Radical trapping experiments confirmed •O₂− as the dominant species, with •OH and h+ also contributing, and the synergistic mechanism featuring rapid electron transfer to biochar and the subsequent production of reactive radicals ultimately enabled the complete degradation of TC into CO₂ and H₂O.
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    Treatment of metronidazole in wastewater by nano zero-valent iron/copper slag nanocomposite
    (Elsevier BV, 2025-10)
    Mohammadhashem Shahbazi
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    Samad Sabbaghi
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    Naghmeh Sadat Mirbagheri
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    Rahmatallah Saboori
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    Jeyran Mirhosseininia
    In the last two decades, special concern has been focused on certain drugs such as Metronidazole (MNZ) owing to their potential carcinogenic and mutagenic properties. In the current study, nano zero-valent iron (nZVI) combined with Copper Slag was utilized for the adsorption of MNZ from an aqueous environment. The proper distribution of nZVI was confirmed by surface morphology analysis using FESEM. In addition, the incorporation of nZVI into Copper Slag led to an approximate 82% increase in BET surface area and a more than 20% rise in iron content according to the EDX result, which together contributed to a 90% improvement in MNZ removal efficiency from aqueous solutions. The optimum conditions (initial MNZ concentration of 27.9 mg/L, adsorbent quantity of 6.8 g/L, contact time of 35.5 min, and an initial pH of 5.04) were attained, demonstrating excellent adsorbent removal efficiency through running the CCD design. The Langmuir isotherm accurately described MNZ adsorption on nZVI/Copper Slag, and kinetic modeling showed that the experimental data fit well with the pseudo-first-order. The adsorption of MNZ onto the adsorbent is spontaneous and exothermic, with ∆G° < 0 and ∆S° < 0, indicating thermodynamic favorability and increased order at the solid–solution interface. Furthermore, it indicated excellent reusability and regeneration performance over six consecutive cycles.