Critical review on hazardous pollutants in water environment: Occurrence, monitoring, fate, removal technologies and risk assessment

BS Rathi, PS Kumar, DVN Vo - Science of the Total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Water is required for the existence of all living things. Water pollution has grown significantly,
over the decades and now it has developed as a serious worldwide problem. The presence …

Recent progress in g-C3N4, TiO2 and ZnO based photocatalysts for dye degradation: Strategies to improve photocatalytic activity

M Nemiwal, TC Zhang, D Kumar - Science of the total environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Water contamination by dyes is a matter of concern for human health and the environment.
Various methods (membrane separation, coagulation and adsorption) have been explored …

Photocatalytic applications of metal oxides for sustainable environmental remediation

MSS Danish, LL Estrella, IMA Alemaida, A Lisin… - Metals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Along with industrialization and rapid urbanization, environmental remediation is globally a
perpetual concept to deliver a sustainable environment. Various organic and inorganic …

Photocatalytic conversion of plastic waste: from photodegradation to photosynthesis

S Chu, B Zhang, X Zhao, HS Soo… - Advanced Energy …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Plastic waste remains a global challenge due to the massive amounts being produced
without satisfactory treatment technologies for recycling and upcycling. Photocatalytic …

Photocatalysis vs adsorption by metal oxide nanoparticles

U Qumar, JZ Hassan, RA Bhatti, A Raza, G Nazir… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Metal oxide (MO) nanomaterials and related nanocomposites have been
extensively studied for their potential use in water treatment. Because of their controlled …

Recent developments in the use of metal oxides for photocatalytic degradation of pharmaceutical pollutants in water—a review

T Velempini, E Prabakaran, K Pillay - Materials Today Chemistry, 2021 - Elsevier
In recent years, metal oxide semiconductors have been explored as photocatalysts for the
degradation of organic contaminants in water/wastewater. The uniqueness of these oxide …

Recent advances in adsorptive removal of heavy metal and metalloid ions by metal oxide-based nanomaterials

K Gupta, P Joshi, R Gusain, OP Khatri - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
The science of interface between the inorganic pollutants (heavy metal and metalloid ions)
and the adsorbents is gaining increasing interest for wastewater remediation applications to …

Peroxymonosulfate activation through 2D/2D Z-scheme CoAl-LDH/BiOBr photocatalyst under visible light for ciprofloxacin degradation

C Liu, S Mao, M Shi, F Wang, M **a, Q Chen… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
The synergistic effect between photocatalytic and peroxymonosulfate (PMS) activation has
been widely applied in the field of sewage treatment. In this work, we synthesized a two …

Recent advances in carbon nanomaterial-based adsorbents for water purification

R Gusain, N Kumar, SS Ray - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2020 - Elsevier
Deterioration of water quality and the unavailability of drinkable water are pressing
challenges worldwide. Removal of toxic organic and inorganic pollutants from water is …

Strontium-based nanomaterials for the removal of organic/inorganic contaminants from water: A review

M Bashir, M Batool, N Arif, M Tayyab, YJ Zeng… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2023 - Elsevier
Disappointingly, tremendous increase in water pollution due to different contaminants
including inorganic contaminants, novel human-induced contaminants as well as emerging …