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Eco-conscious photocatalytic degradation of organic textile dyes using green synthesized silver nanoparticles: a safe and green approach toward sustainability

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Green synthesized nanoparticles from Strobilanthes barbatus leaf extracts are environmentally safe and feasible for enduring wastewater treatment, especially for organic textile dye degradation. The synthesized Strobilanthes barbatus–mediated silver/silver-oxide nanoparticles (SB-Ag/AgO NPs) showed maximum absorbance at 428 nm. The SB-Ag/AgO NPs were generally spherical with an average diameter of 37.59 nm (FESEM and TEM analysis). The importance of functional groups in the production of SB-Ag/AgO NPs was recorded by FTIR investigations. In the degradation and rate of degradation for textile dyes, after 320 min, SB-Ag/AgO NPs displayed 96.60% (5.31 × 10−1 L mg−1 min−1) and 87.50% (1.179 × 10−1 L mg−1 min−1) degradation of Reactive Blue 220 (RB-220) and Reactive Blue 222A (RB-222A), respectively. When compared to dye effluents, SB-Ag/AgO NPs-treated dye solutions revealed a considerable decrease in inhibitory efficiency during phytotoxicity evaluation on test organisms, Vigna radiata and Artemia salina. The biosynthesized SB-Ag/AgO NPs could serve as a feasible photocatalyst for the treatment of organic textile dyes in organic substance–polluted water ecosystems. SB-Ag/AgO NPs can serve as efficient, cost-effective and environmentally friendly sources for dye degradation. The current research offers a safe and environmentally friendly strategy for sustaining the environment.

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Gangwar, J., Joseph, K.S. Eco-conscious photocatalytic degradation of organic textile dyes using green synthesized silver nanoparticles: a safe and green approach toward sustainability. Biomass Conv. Bioref. (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13399-024-05348-0

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