The disclosure provides a decontaminant comprising MoO2. The disclosure also provides methods to produce a decontaminant comprising MoO2 and methods for decontamination of a fluid comprising us of a decontaminant comprising MoO2.USF inventors have synthesized MoO2 nanoparticles and demonstrated their efficacy at decontaminating water containing organic dyes. Experimental evidence proved that the nanoparticles were highly adsorbent as well as a photocatalytic when decontaminating water, making this the first reported case of a single material having both adsorbent and photocatalytic properties. Two versions of the MoO2 material were created, and both MoO2 materials performed almost exactly the same, with both samples being able to remove 100% of the contaminant. These nanoparticles will be applicable in the development of effective wastewater treatment methods in industries that produce wastewater contaminated with organic pollutants.
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