Retraction of “Enhanced Industrial Dye Degradation and Antibacterial Activity Supported by the Molecular Docking Study of Yttrium and Carbon Sphere-Doped Lanthanum Oxide Nanostructures”
Atiya Ayub, Muhammad Ikram, Ali Haider, Iram Shahzadi, Anwar Ul-Hamid, Anum Shahzadi, Mohammed M. Algaradah, Ahmed M. Fouda, Walid Nabgan, Muhammad Imran · 2026
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The editor of ACS Omega retracts in 2026 a 2023 article by Atiya Ayub, Muhammad Ikram, and colleagues. The retracted work concerned yttrium and carbon sphere doped lanthanum oxide nanostructures for dye degradation and antibacterial use. The notice gives concrete reasons rather than a bare withdrawal. In one figure, the X-ray diffraction patterns for two different formulations, noise included, look highly similar, pointing to inappropriate image reuse. Traces in another figure look more angular than expected.
Set beside irregularities in the data and analysis and concerns about accountability for the research, the editor judged the pattern serious enough to undermine the findings entirely. The same pattern touches two related articles, and the notice questions the reliability of all three publications. The original article appeared on September 27, 2023, and the retraction was issued on July 23, 2026.
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| CREATOR | Atiya Ayub, Muhammad Ikram, Ali Haider, Iram Shahzadi, Anwar Ul-Hamid, Anum Shahzadi, Mohammed M. Algaradah, Ahmed M. Fouda, Walid Nabgan, Muhammad Imran |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 1383 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |