ZnO-based photocatalysis for the treatment of synthetic laundry wastewater derived from textiles: Performance optimization and ecotoxicological assessment

Key Points

• Photocatalysis effectively reduces pollutants in textile wastewater, improving water quality.
• The optimization resulted in a 75% reduction in contaminants over 48 hours of treatment, enhancing efficacy.
• Analyses used ecotoxicological assessments to evaluate the environmental safety of treated water.
• These findings support the potential of zinc oxide in sustainable wastewater management, encouraging further exploration.