Tea-residue-derived carbon nanomaterials for adsorption–degradation coupling: mechanistic insights into pollutant removal and sustainability challenges

Key Points

• Investigate the role of tea-waste-derived carbon nanomaterials in pollutant removal.
• Utilized carbon nanomaterials from tea waste for wastewater treatment.
• Assessed adsorption and catalytic degradation of dyes and pollutants.
• Analyzed their effectiveness in sustainable environmental applications.
• Carbon nanomaterials significantly enhanced adsorption rates.
• Effective degradation of emerging pollutants observed.
• Demonstrated potential for sustainable wastewater treatment solutions.