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The attenuation of greenhouse gases, especially CO 2 , as one of the main causes of global warming and their conversion into valuable materials are among the challenges that must be met in the 21st century. For this purpose, hierarchical ternary and quaternary hybrid photocatalysts based on graphene oxide, TiO 2 , Ag 2 O, and arginine have been developed for combined CO 2 capture and photocatalytic reductive conversion to methanol under visible and UV light irradiation. The material's band gap energy was estimated from the diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (DRS) Tauc analysis algorithm. Structural and morphological properties of the synthesized photocatalysts were studied using various analytical techniques such as Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The calculated band gaps for GO−TiO 2 −Ag 2 O and GO−TiO 2 − Ag 2 O−Arg were 3.18 and 2.62 eV, respectively. This reduction in the band gap showed that GO−TiO 2 −Ag 2 O−Arg has a significant visible light photocatalytic ability. The investigation of CO 2 capture for the designed catalyst showed that GO−TiO 2 −Ag 2 O−Arg and GO−TiO 2 −Ag 2 O have high CO 2 absorption capacities (1250 and 1185 mmol g −1 , respectively, at 10 bar and 273 K under visible light irradiation). The amounts of methanol produced by GO−TiO 2 −Ag 2 O and GO−TiO 2 −Ag 2 O−Arg were 8.154 and 5.1 μmol•gcat 1 •h −1 respectively. The main advantages of this study are the high efficiencies and selectivity of catalysts toward methanol formation. The reaction mechanism to understand the role of hybrid photocatalysts for CO 2 conversion is deliberated. In addition, these catalysts remain stable during the photocatalytic process and can be used repeatedly, proving to be enlightening for environmental research.

Polymer‐coated magnetic nanoparticles are emerging as a useful tool for a variety of applications, including catalysis. In the present study, fucoidan‐coated magnetic graphene oxide was synthesized using a natural sulfated polysaccharide. The prepared BaFe 12 O 19 @GO@Fu (Fu=fucoidan, GO=graphene oxide) was characterized using Fourier‐transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), energy‐dispersive X‐ray (EDX) analysis, vibrating sample magnetometry (VSM), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), Raman spectroscopy, and X‐ray diffraction (XRD). The catalytic proficiency of BaFe 12 O 19 @GO@Fu was investigated in the synthesis of 1,4‐dihydropyridine and polyhydroquinoline derivatives. Excellent turnover numbers (TON) and turnover frequencies (TOF) (6330 and 25320 h −1 ) testify to the high efficiency of the catalyst. Moreover, the antimicrobial activity of BaFe 12 O 19 @GO@Fu was evaluated against Escherichia coli (E. coli) , and Staphylococcus aureus ( S. aureus ) through the Agar well diffusion method, indicating that BaFe 12 O 19 @GO@Fu has antibacterial activity against S. aureus .

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