Natural South African iron-rich sand as a functional catalyst in hybrid photocatalytic wet peroxide oxidation technology for the degradation of methyl orange dye pollutant

Abstract

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Description

DATA AVAILABILITY STATEMENT : The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.

Keywords

Advanced oxidation processes (AOPs), South African iron-rich sand (SAIRS), Light-mediated wet peroxide oxidation, Methyl orange dye, Wastewater, X-ray diffraction (XRD), Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET), Scanning electron microscopy with energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (SEM-EDS), X-ray fluorescence (XRF), Dye pollutant, Environmental remediation, Water insecurity

Sustainable Development Goals

SDG-06: Clean water and sanitation
SDG-14: Life below water
SDG-12: Responsible consumption and production

Citation

Ebrahim, A., Emmanuel, S.S., Dorling, A.L. & Tichapondwa, S.M. 2026, 'Natural South African iron-rich sand as a functional catalyst in hybrid photocatalytic wet peroxide oxidation technology for the degradation of methyl orange dye pollutant', Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering. https://doi.org/10.1002/cjce.70353.