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Synthesis and Characterization of FeWO4/BiOCl Nanocomposites for Photocatalysis and Cytotoxicity in CHO Cell Line

https://doi.org/10.14233/ajchem.2025.33405
Mohammad Farhan
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Teerthanker Mahaveer University, Moradabad-244001, India
https://orcid.org/0009-0000-4775-7930
Anil Kumar Singh
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Teerthanker Mahaveer University, Moradabad-244001, India
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2933-4058
Gandharve Kumar
Department of Chemistry, School of Basic Sciences, Galgotias University, Greater Noida-203201, India
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0482-7024

Corresponding Author(s) : Gandharve Kumar

gandharve.kumar@galgotiasuniversity.edu.in

Asian Journal of Chemistry, Vol. 37 No. 4 (2025): Vol 37 Issue 4, 2025

Abstract

A novel FeWO4/BiOCl nanocomposite was prepared by hydrothermal route of synthesis and characterized by high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), field-emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), powder X-ray diffraction (pXRD) and UV-visible diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (UV-Vis DRS). Photocatalytic activity was evaluated by photocatalytic degradation of rhodamine B (RhB) under the irradiation of visible light. The biological activities such as cytotoxicity were investigated by propidium iodide (PI), a fluorescent dye, uptake and cellular uptake studies. The 15 wt.% FeWO4/BiOCl photocatalysts degraded 98% (RhB, 10 wt.%), whose degradation rate was 3.92 times and 7.34 times higher than that of BiOCl and FeWO4 photocatalysts, respectively. The synthesized FeWO4/BiOCl nanocomposite showed the cytotoxicity to Chinese Hamster Ovary (CHO) cells at concentration increase from 1 µg/mL to 75 µg/mL. In case of cellular uptake studies, FeWO4/BiOCl nanoparticles shows decreases cell viability after 24 h of exposure, as the concentration increase from 1-100 µg/mL.

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Z-scheme Hydrothermal method Solar photocatalyst Dye degradation
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Farhan, M.; Singh, A. K.; Kumar, G. Synthesis and Characterization of FeWO4 BiOCl Nanocomposites for Photocatalysis and Cytotoxicity in CHO Cell Line. ajc 2025, 37, 830-836.
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