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The current investigation outlines the process of synthesising a composite material by combining <jats:italic>Zingiber montanum<\/jats:italic> extract with zinc oxide (ZnO) by a hydrothermal method. The synthesis was conducted at a temperature of 180\u00b0C for a period of 4 hours. Consequently. The photocatalyst with a constructed heterojunction shown a notable enhancement in its photocatalytic activity as a result of the improved efficiency in charge separation at the interface. The application of economically viable solar energy facilitated the complete eradication of harmful pollutants through the process of detoxification. The removal of impurities occurs by a process that follows a first-order kinetics. Among the pollutants, RR141 demonstrates the greatest rate constant at 0.02 min-1, while ofloxacin has a rate constant of 0.01 min-1. The assessment of the stability of the produced photocatalyst was conducted after undergoing five cycles. This study additionally investigated the influence of sunshine on degradation, uncovering degradation rates of 97% for RR141 and 99% for ofloxacin when exposed to UV Lamp, and degradation rates of 97% for RR141 and 95% for ofloxacin when exposed to Solar Light.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1371\/journal.pone.0300402","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,5,28]],"date-time":"2024-05-28T18:25:01Z","timestamp":1716920701000},"page":"e0300402","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1371\/journal.pone.corrections_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":6,"title":["Hydrothermal synthesis of Zingiber\/ZnO for enhanced photodegradation of ofloxacin antibiotic and reactive red azo dye (RR141)"],"prefix":"10.1371","volume":"19","author":[{"given":"David","family":"Nugroho","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Khemika","family":"Wannakan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Suwat","family":"Nanan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-5605-4695","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Rachadaporn","family":"Benchawattananon","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"340","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,5,28]]},"reference":[{"key":"pone.0300402.ref001","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"175","DOI":"10.1007\/s10924-011-0339-8","article-title":"Utilization of Natural Oils for Decomposition of Polyurethanes.","volume":"20","author":"H. 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