A Review of Synthesis Methods, Modifications, and Mechanisms of ZnO/TiO2-Based Photocatalysts for Photodegradation of Contaminants

R Ghamarpoor, A Fallah, M Jamshidi - ACS omega, 2024 - ACS Publications
The environment being surrounded by accumulated durable waste organic compounds has
become a critical crisis for human societies. Generally, organic effluents of industrial plants …

Recent progress on plant extract-mediated biosynthesis of ZnO-based nanocatalysts for environmental remediation: Challenges and future outlooks

OA Zelekew, HH Haitosa, X Chen, YN Wu - Advances in Colloid and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The plant extract mediated green synthesis of nanomaterials has attracts enormous interest
due to its cost-effectiveness, greener, and environmentally friendly. It is also considered as …

Unusual aliovalent Cd doped γ‐Bi2MoO6 nanomaterial for efficient photocatalytic degradation of sulfamethoxazole and rhodamine B under visible light irradiation

B Zhang, C Fang, J Ning, R Dai, Y Liu… - Carbon …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Due to γ‐Bi2MoO6 (BMO) has attracted considerable attention because of its
unique layered perovskite structure and excellent electrical conductivity. However, the easy …

Zinc oxide nanoparticles: Pathways to micropollutant adsorption, dye removal, and antibacterial actions-A study of mechanisms, challenges, and future prospects

A Nawaz, A Farhan, F Maqbool, H Ahmad… - Journal of Molecular …, 2024 - Elsevier
Photocatalytic degradation offers promising solutions for minimizing the contamination of
organic pollutants and micropollutants in our surroundings. The cutting-edge research in this …

Construction of C/ZnO/BiOI photocatalyst for enhanced degradation of carbaryl: Characterization, performance and mechanism

R Liu, D Zuo, C Tan - Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2022 - Elsevier
Pesticide residues lead to increasingly serious harmful ecological environment, which poses
tremendous threats on human health. To overcome this problem, researchers are focusing …

Microstructural and optical properties of nanostructured Al/Ag co-doped ZnO thin films (AgxAl0. 03ZnO0. 97-x) by spray pyrolysis for optoelectronic applications

C Muiva, DP Sebuso, E Muchuweni - Physica B: Condensed Matter, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Al/Ag co-doped ZnO (Ag x Al 0.03 ZnO 0.97-x, x= 0, 0.02, 0.04, 0.06, 0.08) thin films
were prepared using a facile spray pyrolysis deposition route, and their microstructural and …

Corn husk multilayered graphene/ZnO nanocomposite materials with enhanced photocatalytic activity for organic dyes and doxycycline degradation

DP Sebuso, AT Kuvarega, K Lefatshe… - Materials Research …, 2022 - Elsevier
This study focuses on utilization of biomass waste for fabrication of multilayered graphene
(MLG) via cellulose extraction. MLG nanosheets were synthesized from corn husk via alkali …

ZnO nanostructured matrix as nexus catalysts for the removal of emerging pollutants

E Matei, AA Șăulean, M Râpă, A Constandache… - … Science and Pollution …, 2023 - Springer
Water pollution stands as a pressing global environmental concern, elevating the
significance of innovative, dependable, and sustainable solutions. This study represents an …

[HTML][HTML] Review of piezocatalysis and piezo-assisted photocatalysis in environmental engineering

J He, C Dong, X Chen, H Cai, X Chen, X Jiang… - Crystals, 2023 - mdpi.com
In light of external bias potential separating charge carriers on the photocatalyst surface,
piezo materials' built-in electric field plays a comparable role in enhancing photocatalyst …

A hydrangea-like nitrogen-doped ZnO/BiOI nanocomposite for photocatalytic degradation of tetracycline hydrochloride

X Chen, S Du, L Gao, K Shao, Z Li, B Liu - Nanoscale Advances, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The effectiveness of photocatalysts can be impacted by the high compounding efficiency of
photogenerated carriers, which depends on the morphology of the photocatalyst. Here, a …