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A review on remediation of harmful dyes through visible light-driven WO3 photocatalytic nanomaterials

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Environmental pollution has become a matter of great concern in the age of modern industrialization. Severe contamination in the form of dyes can cause serious health hazard in the community, killing fishes inside water, damaging fertility of the land and aquatic lives as well. All possible treatment methods are discussed to critically assess the technologies for obtaining ecofriendly discharge. High cost, technical hurdles, potential environmental and human risk are the major challenges faced by different physical, chemical and biological techniques. To overcome these barriers, photocatalysis with semiconductor nanostructured materials is a green technology approach that has been widely functional particularly in environmental remediation field. Nanostructured WO3 used as a photocatalyst that is within the visible light responsive up to ca. 480 nm having multifunctional advantages of cost-effective, harmlessness, durability and stability in acidic conditions as well. It makes us confident that WO3-based nanostructured materials by prudently steering its direction while evading accidental concerns can offer healthy solutions to wastewater treatment challenges.

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This work was financed by the Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan, University of Gujrat, Hafiz Hayat Campus, Gujrat, Pakistan, and Government College University of Faisalabad, Pakistan.

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Tahir, M.B., Ali, S. & Rizwan, M. A review on remediation of harmful dyes through visible light-driven WO3 photocatalytic nanomaterials. Int. J. Environ. Sci. Technol. 16, 4975–4988 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13762-019-02385-5

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