Semiconductor based photocatalytic degradation of pesticides: An overview

D Vaya, PK Surolia - Environmental technology & innovation, 2020 - Elsevier
Pesticides are a mixture of substances and widely used for destroying, combating, or
controlling pests Various technologies used to control pesticide concentration in nature …

Influence of parameters on the heterogeneous photocatalytic degradation of pesticides and phenolic contaminants in wastewater: a short review

S Ahmed, MG Rasul, R Brown, MA Hashib - Journal of environmental …, 2011 - Elsevier
In recent years, the application of heterogeneous photocatalytic water purification processes
has gained wide attention due to its effectiveness in degrading and mineralizing the …

Removal of sulfonylurea herbicides with g–C3N4–based photocatalysts: A review

B Liu, W Tian, M Chu, Z Lu, M Zou, Z Chen, R Zhang - Chemosphere, 2024 - Elsevier
The accumulation of agricultural chemicals in the environment has become a global
concern, of which sulfonylurea herbicides (SUHs) constitute a significant category. Solar …

Hollowing Sn-Doped TiO2 Nanospheres via Ostwald Ripening

J Li, HC Zeng - Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2007 - ACS Publications
The well-known physical phenomenon Ostwald ripening in crystal growth has been widely
employed in template-free fabrication of hollow inorganic nanostructures in recent years …

The main role of thermal annealing in controlling the structural and optical properties of ITO thin film layer

M Ahmed, A Bakry, A Qasem, H Dalir - Optical Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, indium tin oxide (ITO) films (~ 350 nm) were prepared using the electron beam
gun technology. Influence of thermal treatment of the films at a variety of temperatures on the …

Enhancement of the photocatalytic activity of TiO 2 through spatial structuring and particle size control: from subnanometric to submillimetric length scale

C Aprile, A Corma, H Garcia - Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2008 - pubs.rsc.org
This review summarizes the physical approaches towards enhancement of the
photocatalytic activity of titanium dioxide by controlling this semiconductor in a certain length …

Computational screening of dopants for photocatalytic two-electron reduction of CO2 on anatase (101) surfaces

H He, P Zapol, LA Curtiss - Energy & Environmental Science, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
We have carried out first-principles calculations to explore reaction mechanisms of the 2e
reduction of CO2 to HCOOH or CO in photochemical reactions catalyzed by anatase (101) …

Single platinum atoms anchored on holy carbon nitride for efficient photodegradation of sulfonylurea herbicide

X Liu, S Wang, W Yu, J Zhang, S Fang, J Zhang… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
The photocatalytic performances of graphitic carbon nitride (GCN) are dramatically limited
by rapid charge carriers' combination and the low utilization of photo-excited electrons and …