Photocatalytic degradation of bodipy dye with a shungite based PVA hydrogel under UV-light irradiation

Abstract

The contamination of water with dyes is a critical problem for the environment and a great deal of research is invested to produce the novel adsorbent composites with high adsorption capacity and at the same time gaining a major goal to alleviate their non-biodegradable and toxic nature. Therefore, many researchers put their attention to developing sustainable, biodegradable and nontoxic adsorbent systems with the photocatalytic property. Herein, a nanocarbon based natural source called shungite (SHT)was combined with PVA hydrogel to illustrate the degradation of aluminescent Bodipy dye in an aqueous solution via UV-light irradiation. SHT-PVA hydrogels have been characterized by FTIR and studied their swelling properties and thermal behaviors by TGA.