Photocatalytic remediation of methylene blue and antibacterial activity study using Schiff base-Cu complexes
2022
Fasna, P. H Fathima | Sasi, Sreesha | Sharmila, T. K Bindu | Chandra, C. S Julie | Antony, Jolly V. | Raman, Vidya
This work describes the design of novel Cu(II) complexes and their application in the photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue (MB). The same photocatalyst exhibits antibacterial activity against Escherichia coli (gram-negative) and Bacillus circulans (gram-positive). The characterisation of the photocatalysts has been done by several up-to-date physical methods. The rationale behind the photocatalysts’ beneficial intervention is discussed in this study. Statistical analysis of the degradation of MB is done using a one-way ANOVA, and the significance of means is determined by a multiple comparison test using Turkey HSD. Also, the degradation of MB follows pseudo first-order kinetics with high correlation coefficient values (R² > 0.95), making them useful as simple and low-cost organic dye degradation agents.
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