Ionic liquid functionalized nano-zerovalent cerium for catalytic degradation of carbamazepine and colorimetric sensing of H2O2

This study reported the chemical reduction method based synthesis of ionic liquid (IL) functionalized nano-zerovalent cerium (nZVCe) for the degradation of carbamazepine (CBZ) and colorimetric detection of H2O2. Carbamazepine is an important class of emerging water pollutants while H2O2 is produced as a major by-product by living organisms during metabolism. The synthesized IL-nZVCe showed high efficiency towards CBZ degradation and H2O2...