Research Article

Simple One-Step Leaf Extract-Assisted Preparation of α-Fe2O3 Nanoparticles, Physicochemical Properties, and Its Sunlight-Driven Photocatalytic Activity on Methylene Blue Dye Degradation

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Hematite nanopowder prepared from Moringa oleifera leaf extract.
(a) Iron oxide nanoparticle
(b) Hematite nanopowder
(c) Hematite nanopowder
(d) Formation mechanism of α-Fe2O3