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. 2022 Aug 11;380(5):44. doi: 10.1007/s41061-022-00397-3

Table 6.

Metal sulfide-based nanomaterial in wastewater remediation

Nanomaterial Contaminant Mechanism Sorption/catalytic capacity Conditions studied Cycles References
pH Time Temp °C
CuS/K2S2O8 Orange II Photocatalytic degradation 98.88% 120 3 [499]
Copper sulfide Orange carbon Photocatalytic degradation 99.8% 60 [500]
SnO2/CuxS/TiO2 Phenol Photocatalytic degradation 100% 9 360 [501]
CuxS/TiO2 composites Methyl orange Photocatalytic degradation 99% 300 [502]
Methylene blue 99% 180
CuS-TiO2 composites Methylene blue Photocatalytic degradation 94% 180 4 [503]
CuO-CuS core–shell nanowires Methylene blue Photocatalytic degradation 89% 240 [504]
ZnO/CuS heterostructures Methylene blue Photocatalytic degradation 87% 7 30 [505]
CuS-CdS Methylene blue Photocatalytic degradation 99.97% 10 5 [506]
Copper sulfide nanocrystals/graphene nanocomposites (CuS/GR) Methylene blue Photocatalytic degradation 94% 80 [507]
g-C3N4/CuS nanocomposites Rhodamine B Photocatalytic degradation 99.6% 60 3 [508]
Methylene blue 99% 120
CuS-rGO nanocomposite Congo red Photocatalytic degradation 98.76% 5 90 5 [509]
Cu2O@Cu7S4 core–shell micro/nanocrystals Methyl orange Photocatalytic degradation [510]
Ultrafine CuS nanocrystalline/Fe-doped TiO2 nanotubes hybrids Malachite green Photocatalytic degradation 100% 5 [511]
Graphene/CuS/ZnO hybrid nanocomposites Methyl orange Photocatalytic degradation 99% 30 [512]
CuS/MoS2 Methylene blue Photocatalytic degradation 100% 60 [513]
CuS/ZnS core/shell nanocrystals (NCs) Rhodamine B Photocatalytic degradation 100% 30 5 [514]
CuS(5)CdS(5)/TiO2 Acid orange 7 Photocatalytic degradation 100% 10 100 [515]
CuS/g-C3N4 composites Methylene blue Photocatalytic degradation 90 5 [516]
Molybdenum sulphide (MoS2) nano-petals Rhodamine B Photocatalytic degradation 96% 25 5 [517]
Sodium dodecyl sulfate intercalated molybdenum disulfide (SDS-MoS2) Cr(VI) Sorption 63.92 mg/g 5 732 [518]
Molybdenum disulfide/reduced graphene oxide (MoS2/rGO) composites Pb(II) Sorption 384.16 mg/g 5 400 25 [519]
Fe(II)-promoted activation of peroxymonosulfate by molybdenum disulfide Acetaminophen (ACT) Photocatalytic degradation 94.5% 3 180 [520]

Biochar modified with molybdenum disulfide

MoS2@biochar

Pb(II) Sorption 189 mg/g 5 180 25 7 [521]
PVP/MoS2 Cr(VI) Sorption 142.24 mg/g 5 1440 25 [522]