Critical Analysis of MoS2-Based Systems for Textile Wastewater Treatment
- Title
- Critical Analysis of MoS2-Based Systems for Textile Wastewater Treatment
- Creator
- Madhushree R.; Jose A.; Pinheiro D.; Sunaja Devi K.R.
- Description
- Indiscriminate discharge of toxic organic contaminant-laden wastewater into water bodies is one of the major issues posing a risk to the environment in general and aquatic living systems in particular. Widely used textile dyes are ubiquitous in the effluents emanating from industries. Photocatalysts, due to their efficiency and eco-friendliness, can be effectively used to remove pollutant dyes from the water bodies. Molybdenum disulfide (MoS2), an emerging co-catalyst, has high photocatalytic activity, strong absorptivity, non-toxicity, and low cost; with a graphene-like structure, it offers functional features similar to graphene: high charge carrier transfer, strong wear resistance, and good mechanical strength. However, in aspects such as cost, abundance, versatile morphologies, and tunable band gap with efficient visible light absorption properties, MoS2 scores over graphene. The present chapter discusses the recent advances in nanostructured MoS2 materials for applications in environmental remediation. Special emphasis has been paid to MoS2 and MoS2-based systems for the photocatalytic degradation of various organic contaminants such as malachite green, methyl orange, rhodamine B, and methylene blue that find extensive use in the textile industry. As a result, MoS2 systems play an essential role in nanocomposites, especially in speeding up photo-induced electron transport and lowering electron recombination rates, making them desirable photocatalysts for the degradation of pollutants. The chapter focuses on addressing SDG 3 (Good Health and Wellbeing), SDG 6 (Clean Water and Sanitation), SDG 7 (Clean and Affordable Energy), SDG 9 (Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure), SDG 12 (Responsible Consumption and Production), SDG 14 (Life Below Water), and SDG 15 (Life on Land). 2025 Moharana Choudhury, Ankur Rajpal, Srijan Goswami, Arghya Chakravorty and Vimala Raghavan.
- Source
- Analytical Case Studies on Municipal and Biomedical Waste Management: Perspectives on Sustainable Development Goals, pp. 55-82.
- Date
- 2024-01-01
- Publisher
- CRC Press
- Coverage
- Madhushree R., Department of Chemistry, Christ (Deemed to be University), Karnataka, Bangalore, 560029, India; Jose A., Molecular Medicine and Pathology, University of Auckland, Auckland, 1023, New Zealand; Pinheiro D., Department of Chemistry, Christ (Deemed to be University), Karnataka, Bangalore, 560029, India; Sunaja Devi K.R., Department of Chemistry, Christ (Deemed to be University), Karnataka, Bangalore, 560029, India
- Rights
- Restricted Access
- Relation
- ISBN: 978-104016491-4; 978-103279691-8
- Format
- Online
- Language
- English
- Type
- Book chapter
Collection
Citation
Madhushree R.; Jose A.; Pinheiro D.; Sunaja Devi K.R., “Critical Analysis of MoS2-Based Systems for Textile Wastewater Treatment,” CHRIST (Deemed To Be University) Institutional Repository, accessed February 23, 2025, https://archives.christuniversity.in/items/show/17933.