Textile‐Bound Copper Silicate as a New Peroxidase‐Like Nanozyme for Organic Dye Decolorization.

Copper silicate (CS) bound to a nonwoven textile was prepared using a very simple procedure employing water glass as a precursor and subsequent copper sulfate treatment. Peroxidase‐like activity of the textile‐based CS derivative was detected for the first time. This new nanozyme was employed for the decolorization of three model organic dyes: Bismarck brown Y, Congo red, and methylene blue. Both adsorption and peroxidase‐like dye degradation were involved during the decolorization process. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]