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Retraction

RETRACTED: Mohammadhosseini et al. UV and Visible Light Induced Photodegradation of Reactive Red 198 Dye and Textile Factory Wastewater on Fe2O3/Bentonite/TiO2 Nanocomposite. Minerals 2022, 12, 1417

by
Shakiba Mohammadhosseini
1,
Tariq J. Al-Musawi
2,
Rosario Mireya Romero Parra
3,
Mutaz Qutob
4,
M. Abdulfadhil Gatea
5,
Fatemeh Ganji
6 and
Davoud Balarak
7,*
1
Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Mazandaran 4815733971, Iran
2
Building and Construction Techniques Engineering Department, Al-Mustaqbal University College, Hillah 51001, Iraq
3
Department of General Studies, Continental University, Lima 15304, Peru
4
Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Isra University, Amman 11622, Jordan
5
Technical Engineering Department, College of Technical Engineering, The Islamic University, Najaf 54001, Iraq
6
Student Research Committee, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan 9816743463, Iran
7
Department of Environmental Health, Health Promotion Research Center, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan 9816743463, Iran
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Minerals 2025, 15(11), 1117; https://doi.org/10.3390/min15111117
Submission received: 16 October 2025 / Accepted: 21 October 2025 / Published: 27 October 2025
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Recent Advances in Clay-Based Nanocomposites)
Versions Notes
The Journal retracts the article titled “UV and Visible Light Induced Photodegradation of Reactive Red 198 Dye and Textile Factory Wastewater on Fe2O3/Bentonite/TiO2 Nanocomposite” [1], cited above.
Following publication, concerns were brought to the attention of the publisher regarding the accuracy of the authorship of this article and the origins of the study [1].
Adhering to our standard procedure, an investigation was conducted by the Editorial Office and Editorial Board. Following communications with the authorship group, the Editorial Office was unable to verify the accuracy of the originally listed authorship and their contributions. Additionally, the authors were unable to provide the raw data necessary to assess the validity and reproducibility of the study. Relevant institutions were also contacted but did not respond to these concerns. Consequently, the Editorial Board has lost confidence in the integrity of the findings and decided to retract this publication [1], as per MDPI’s retraction policy (https://www.mdpi.com/ethics#_bookmark30).
This retraction was approved by the Editor-in-Chief of Minerals journal.
Shakiba Mohammadhosseini, Tariq J. Al-Musawi, M. Abdulfadhil Gatea, and Davoud Balarak did not agree to this retraction. The remaining authors did not provide a comment on this decision.

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  1. Mohammadhosseini, S.; Al–Musawi, T.J.; Romero Parra, R.M.; Qutob, M.; Gatea, M.A.; Ganji, F.; Balarak, D. RETRACTED: UV and Visible Light Induced Photodegradation of Reactive Red 198 Dye and Textile Factory Wastewater on Fe2O3/Bentonite/TiO2 Nanocomposite. Minerals 2022, 12, 1417. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
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Mohammadhosseini, S.; Al-Musawi, T.J.; Romero Parra, R.M.; Qutob, M.; Gatea, M.A.; Ganji, F.; Balarak, D. RETRACTED: Mohammadhosseini et al. UV and Visible Light Induced Photodegradation of Reactive Red 198 Dye and Textile Factory Wastewater on Fe2O3/Bentonite/TiO2 Nanocomposite. Minerals 2022, 12, 1417. Minerals 2025, 15, 1117. https://doi.org/10.3390/min15111117

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Mohammadhosseini S, Al-Musawi TJ, Romero Parra RM, Qutob M, Gatea MA, Ganji F, Balarak D. RETRACTED: Mohammadhosseini et al. UV and Visible Light Induced Photodegradation of Reactive Red 198 Dye and Textile Factory Wastewater on Fe2O3/Bentonite/TiO2 Nanocomposite. Minerals 2022, 12, 1417. Minerals. 2025; 15(11):1117. https://doi.org/10.3390/min15111117

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Mohammadhosseini, Shakiba, Tariq J. Al-Musawi, Rosario Mireya Romero Parra, Mutaz Qutob, M. Abdulfadhil Gatea, Fatemeh Ganji, and Davoud Balarak. 2025. "RETRACTED: Mohammadhosseini et al. UV and Visible Light Induced Photodegradation of Reactive Red 198 Dye and Textile Factory Wastewater on Fe2O3/Bentonite/TiO2 Nanocomposite. Minerals 2022, 12, 1417" Minerals 15, no. 11: 1117. https://doi.org/10.3390/min15111117

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Mohammadhosseini, S., Al-Musawi, T. J., Romero Parra, R. M., Qutob, M., Gatea, M. A., Ganji, F., & Balarak, D. (2025). RETRACTED: Mohammadhosseini et al. UV and Visible Light Induced Photodegradation of Reactive Red 198 Dye and Textile Factory Wastewater on Fe2O3/Bentonite/TiO2 Nanocomposite. Minerals 2022, 12, 1417. Minerals, 15(11), 1117. https://doi.org/10.3390/min15111117

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