Table 1 Degradation of NOFX drug using different photocatalysts, their optimum conditions, and synthesis methods.

CsPbBr₃-rGO/Bi₂WO₆

Electrostatic adsorption

66.79%

50 mg catalyst, 10 ppm NOFX, 120 min, 300 W Xe lamp

⁵¹

CdS QDs/CaFe₂O₄@ZnFe₂O₄

Sol-gel auto combustion and precipitation-deposition methods

83%

50 mg catalyst, 50 ppm NOFX, 90 min, 300 W Xe lamp

⁵²

Cd_0.5Zn_0.5S/NiCo-LDH

Hydrothermal

73%

5 mg catalyst, five ppm NOFX, 60 min, 300 W Xe lamp

⁵³

CdS/ZnIn₂S₄

Solvothermal

81.5%

15 mg catalyst, 10 ppm NOFX, 40 min, 300 W Xe lamp

⁵⁴

Mn/ZnS QDs

Facile chemical precipitation

86%

60 mg catalyst, 15 ppm NOFX, 60 min, 40 W/m² Mercury lamp

⁵⁵

Bi₂WO₆/AgInS₂

Solution-processable solvothermal

81.73%

30 mg catalyst, 10 ppm NOFX, 90 min, 300 W Xe lamp

⁵⁶

ZnS/CuS/GO

Sol-gel technique

86%

50 mg catalyst, 10 ppm NOFX, 120 min, 300 W Xe lamp

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