Paper Title
Photocatalytic Degradation of Bodipy Dye with a Shungite Based PVA Hydrogel under UV-Light Irridation

Abstract
The contamination of water with dyes is a critical problem for the environment and a great deal of research is invested to produce the novel adsorbent composites with high adsorption capacity and at the same time gaining a major goal to alleviate their non-biodegradable and toxic nature. Therefore, many researchers put their attention to developing sustainable, biodegradable and nontoxic adsorbent systems with the photocatalytic property. Herein, a nanocarbon based natural source called shungite (SHT)was combined with PVA hydrogel to illustrate the degradation of aluminescent Bodipy dye in an aqueous solution via UV-light irradiation. SHT-PVA hydrogels have been characterized by FTIR and studied their swelling properties and thermal behaviors by TGA. Keywords - Shungite, Bodipy, Organic Dye, Removal, PVA, Hydrogel