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Mushroom Peel Nanoparticles Break Down Dye Pollution

Mushroom Peel Nanoparticles Break Down Dye Pollution

What they found

Zinc oxide nanoparticles made with mushroom peel extract degraded up to 97.14% of methylene blue dye in 40 minutes.

Zinc oxide nanoparticles made with mushroom peel extract degraded up to 97.14% of methylene blue dye in 40 minutes.

The number

up to 97.14% of methylene blue dye in just 40 minutes

How solid is it?

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Field study

Materials/engineering

Materials/engineering

Evidence ladder: Lab dish → Animal → Early human → Strong human. Reviews summarize earlier research.

At a glance

Latin name

Compound

zinc oxide nanoparticles

zinc oxide nanoparticles

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Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery

Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery

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ECOLOGY & CONSERVATION

ECOLOGY & CONSERVATION

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Green Tech

Mushroom peel extracts are used to create zinc oxide nanoparticles that break down pollutants and fight microbes. These particles effectively degrade up to 97.14% of methylene blue dye in just 40 minutes under solar light.

Mushroom peel extracts are used to create zinc oxide nanoparticles that break down pollutants and fight microbes. These particles effectively degrade up to 97.14% of methylene blue dye in just 40 minutes under solar light.

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