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Green Fabrication of Ag-Functionalized WO3 Nanostructures: Advancing Visible-Light Photocatalysis and Biodiesel Production

https://doi.org/10.14233/ajchem.2026.36429
H.N. Rajesha
Department of Chemistry, Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering, JSS Science and Technology University, Mysore-570006, India
https://orcid.org/0009-0006-2061-9347
Vanishree Beloor
Department of Industrial and Production Engineering, Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering, JSS Science and Technology University, Mysore-570006, India
N.V. Sushma
Department of Chemistry, Don Bosco Institute of Technology, Kumbalagodu, Mysore Road, Bangalore-560074, India
Norah B. Altheeb
Department of Chemistry, Don Bosco Institute of Technology, Kumbalagodu, Mysore Road, Bangalore-560074, India
https://orcid.org/0009-0000-2995-6119
Mohammad R. Hatshan
Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3100-5747
Syed Farooq Adil
Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2768-1235
J.P. Shubha
Department of Chemistry, Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering, JSS Science and Technology University, Mysore-570006, India
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0641-2025

Corresponding Author(s) : J.P. Shubha

shubhapranesh@gmail.com

Asian Journal of Chemistry, Vol. 38 No. 10 (2026): Vol 38, Issue 10, 2026

Abstract

In this study, Asystasia gangetica leaf extract was employed as a green precursor for the synthesis of silver-functionalized tungsten trioxide nanoparticles (Ag-WO3 NPs) via the solution combustion method. The synthesized nanoparticles were characterized using X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, UV-visible spectroscopy, and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) to investigate their crystalline structure, functional groups, optical properties and surface morphology, respectively. The visible-light driven photocatalytic performance of Ag-WO3 NPs was evaluated using crystal violet (CV) as a model dye and an effluent sample collected from a silk-dyeing unit. The results demonstrated 88% degradation of CV within 6 h at pH 9.2 and 85% degradation of the effluent within 8 h at pH 6.8 under visible-light irradiation. The synthesized Ag/WO₃ NPs were tested as transesterification catalysts for converting waste sunflower oil into methyl esters, extending their potential use beyond photocatalysis to wastewater treatment and biodiesel production.

Keywords

Tungsten trioxide Green synthesis Crystal violet Photocatalysis Effluent Transesterification
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Rajesha, H.; Beloor, V.; Sushma, N.; Altheeb, N. B.; Hatshan, M. R.; Adil, S. F.; Shubha, J. Green Fabrication of Ag-Functionalized WO3 Nanostructures: Advancing Visible-Light Photocatalysis and Biodiesel Production. ajc 2026, 38, 2619-2628.
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