Emerging micropollutants in aquatic ecosystems and nanotechnology-based removal alternatives: a review

N Narwal, D Katyal, N Kataria, PK Rose, SG Warkar… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
There is a significant concern about the accessibility of uncontaminated and safe drinking
water, a fundamental necessity for human beings. This concern is attributed to the toxic …

Nanocatalysts and other nanomaterials for water remediation from organic pollutants

F Lu, D Astruc - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2020 - Elsevier
With the industrial development, population increasing and climate change, water pollution
becomes a critical issue around the world. As a result, the remediation of water pollution …

'Green'synthesis of metals and their oxide nanoparticles: applications for environmental remediation

J Singh, T Dutta, KH Kim, M Rawat, P Samddar… - Journal of …, 2018 - Springer
In materials science,“green” synthesis has gained extensive attention as a reliable,
sustainable, and eco-friendly protocol for synthesizing a wide range of materials …

Review on the criteria anticipated for the fabrication of highly efficient ZnO-based visible-light-driven photocatalysts

M Pirhashemi, A Habibi-Yangjeh, SR Pouran - Journal of industrial and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Among the popular photocatalysts, ZnO is one of the most potent photocatalysts considering
its green properties, cheap price, and durability. However, the practical application of ZnO is …

Fabrication of g-C3N4/BiOBr heterojunctions on carbon fibers as weaveable photocatalyst for degrading tetracycline hydrochloride under visible light

Z Shi, Y Zhang, X Shen, G Duoerkun, B Zhu… - Chemical Engineering …, 2020 - Elsevier
The photocatalytic degradation of tetracycline (TC) in water has received much attention, but
its practical application in the river has been limited by a lack of efficient and recyclable …

[HTML][HTML] Remediation of wastewater using various nano-materials

M Anjum, R Miandad, M Waqas, F Gehany… - Arabian journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
In the present era of scarcity of water resources, effective treatment of wastewater is a major
prerequisite for growing economy. It is critical to develop and implement advanced …

Fast-growing field of magnetically recyclable nanocatalysts

D Wang, D Astruc - Chemical Reviews, 2014 - ACS Publications
Catalysis is a key component of “green chemistry”, and one of the urgently needed
challenges facing chemists now is the design and use of environmentally benign catalysts …

Degradation of hazardous organic dyes in water by nanomaterials

U Shanker, M Rani, V Jassal - Environmental chemistry letters, 2017 - Springer
There is about 700,000 tonnes of dyes, of more than 10,000 types, that are used as coloring
agents in industries, mainly for textile. The release of dyes in natural media is of concern due …

Graphene oxide based semiconductor photocatalysts for degradation of organic dye in waste water: A review on fabrication, performance enhancement and …

M Al Kausor, D Chakrabortty - Inorganic Chemistry Communications, 2021 - Elsevier
Most of the semiconductor photocatalysts exhibit high crystallinity and photosensitivity, weak
surface-adsorption ability and poor visible-light response due to which photocatalytic …

[HTML][HTML] Green synthesis of nanostructured silver particles and their catalytic application in dye degradation

K Jyoti, A Singh - Journal of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, 2016 - Elsevier
Today, discharge of hazardous dyes from textile industries in water bodies like lakes, rivers
and groundwater has become a serious problem, which contributes to increase their …