Abstract
Pharmaceutical residues in aquatic environments have the potential to induce bacterial resistance, subsequently complicating disease treatment and posing a substantial hazard to public health. This study demonstrates the production of carbon dots from Cassia fistula flowers using a hydrothermal process. The obtained carbon dots were then mixed with zinc oxide to create CDs@ZnO-H400. This heterojunction photocatalyst exhibited notable enhancement in photocatalytic performance due to improved charge separation efficiency at the interface. The CDs@ZnO-H400 catalyst effectively removed two medications, ciprofloxacin and paracetamol. Ciprofloxacin showed maximum photocatalytic efficiency, with 99.8 % degradation, while paracetamol exhibited a degradation efficiency of 75.1 %. The stability of the synthesized photocatalyst was evaluated across four usage cycles using EDX-SEM, FTIR, and XRD techniques. The CDs@ZnO-H400 heterostructure photocatalyst maintained strong photoactivity even after the fourth cycle of usage.
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