Recent advances in homojunction-based photocatalysis for sustainable environmental remediation and clean energy generation

SJ Phang, VL Wong, LL Tan, SP Chai - Applied Materials Today, 2020 - Elsevier
In the past decade, homojunction-based semiconductors have piqued the interest of many
researchers and this research area is advancing at a rapid pace. Homojunction …

Visible-light-driven photocatalytic degradation of ofloxacin (OFL) antibiotic and Rhodamine B (RhB) dye by solvothermally grown ZnO/Bi2MoO6 heterojunction

T Chankhanittha, S Nanan - Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The 3D hierarchical ZnO/Bi 2 MoO 6 heterojunctions were fabricated via an in-situ
solvothermal method. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report based on synthesis …

Recent advances in ZnO-based photosensitizers: Synthesis, modification, and applications in photodynamic cancer therapy

H Fatima, ZY **, Z Shao, XJ Chen - Journal of Colloid and Interface …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) are important semiconductor materials with
interesting photo-responsive properties. During the past, ZnO-based NPs have received …

A novel step-scheme BiVO4/Ag3VO4 photocatalyst for enhanced photocatalytic degradation activity under visible light irradiation

L Liu, T Hu, K Dai, J Zhang, C Liang - Chinese Journal of Catalysis, 2021 - Elsevier
Over the past few years, the emission of organic pollutants into the environment has
increased tremendously. Therefore, various photocatalysts have been developed for the …

Effect of active species scavengers in photocatalytic desulfurization of hydrocracker diesel using mesoporous Ag3VO4

I Mahboob, I Shafiq, S Shafique, P Akhter… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
The removal of refractory organosulfur compounds is becoming a crucial issue worldwide.
Hydrodesulfurization is unable to desulfurize petroleum refinery specialty products …

A designed experiment for CdS-AgBr photocatalyst toward methylene blue

SA Mirsalari, A Nezamzadeh-Ejhieh… - … Science and Pollution …, 2022 - Springer
A boosted photocatalytic activity was observed for the CdS-AgBr nanocomposite in the
degradation of methylene blue (MB). The experimental design method based on the …

Sonophotocatalytic degradation of ciprofloxacin by Bi2MoO6/FeVO4 heterojunction: Insights into performance, mechanism and pathway

G Fan, C Cai, S Yang, B Du, J Luo, Y Chen… - Separation and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract In this study, Bi 2 MoO 6/FeVO 4 core–shell heterojunction was adopted as
sonophotocatalyst to investigate its sonophotocatalytic degradation of ciprofloxacin (CIP) …

A brief study on the boosted photocatalytic activity of AgI/WO3/ZnO in the degradation of Methylene Blue under visible light irradiation

S Ghattavi, A Nezamzadeh-Ejhieh - Desalination and Water Treatment, 2019 - Elsevier
ABSTRACT A novel visible-light-driven AgI/WO 3/ZnO nanocomposite was synthesized for
the photodegradation of methylene blue (MB). The composite was characterized by XRD …

Investigation the photocatalytic activity of CoFe2O4/ZnO and CoFe2O4/ZnO/Ag nanocomposites for purification of dye pollutants

E Ferdosi, H Bahiraei, D Ghanbari - Separation and purification technology, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Magnetically separable CoFe 2 O 4/ZnO and CoFe 2 O 4/ZnO/Ag nanocomposites
were successfully synthesized using CoFe 2 O 4 nanoparticle as core by a simple …

Enhanced UV and visible light photocatalytic properties of synthesized AgBr/SnO2 composites

F Puga, JA Navío, MC Hidalgo - Separation and Purification Technology, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Composites (AgBr/SnO 2) comprised of AgBr and SnO 2 with different molar% of
bare SnO 2, have been synthesized by simple precipitation methods; the bare SnO 2 used …