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Constructing the nanomixture of guar gum and Fe3O4 for photocatalytic degradation of dyes and heavy metal

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A novel nanomixture derived from the partially hydrolyzed guar gum and in situ assimilated Fe3O4 (GG-Fe3O4) has been developed and characterized using TGA, PXRD, UV–visible, FESEM, FT-IR, XPS, TEM, elemental mapping, and VSM analysis. FESEM and TEM analysis have revealed that GG-Fe3O4 consists of the homogeneous mixture of Fe3O4 and guar gum nanoparticles of different shapes, i.e., octahedron with circle and square. The synthesized nanomixture demonstrated efficient degradation of carcinogenic and mutagenic dyes indigo carmine and crystal violet and photoreduction of Cr(VI) under direct sunlight radiation. Besides, the magnetically retrieved photo-catalyst exhibited its reusability up to six cycles in the degradation process without notable loss of catalytic activity. The major focus of this study is to use iron oxide nanoparticles with excellent reusability toward photocatalytic degradation of organic dye pollutants in wastewater and exploit this technique for environmental remediation applications.

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The financial assistance from BIRAC (Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council), Government of India and Faculty Research Program (FRP) of the IoE Scheme, University of Delhi is gratefully acknowledged. Guar gum was obtained from Nuevo Polymers Pvt. Ltd. We would like to thank SAIF IIT Kanpur for XPS analysis and USIC, University of Delhi for providing necessary instrumentation facilities for this study. AK and Parmanand acknowledge the receipt of CSIR-JRF/SRF fellowships.

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AK assisted in experimental methodology and writing and preparation of the original draft. SK performed supervision and writing and editing of the manuscript. P assisted in  experimental methodology. SKS performed supervision and reviewing and editing of the manuscript.

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Kumar, A., Kumari, S., Parmanand et al. Constructing the nanomixture of guar gum and Fe3O4 for photocatalytic degradation of dyes and heavy metal. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 33, 2643–2653 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-021-07472-3

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