[HTML][HTML] Pharmaceuticals in wastewater and their photocatalytic degradation using nano-enabled photocatalysts

DT Ruziwa, AE Oluwalana, M Mupa, L Meili… - Journal of Water …, 2023 - Elsevier
Pharmaceuticals in the concentration range of hundreds of ng/L to μg/L occur in wastewater
and end up in surface water, groundwater and agricultural land where they cause various …

A comprehensive comparison of green Bi2WO6/g-C3N4 and Bi2WO6/TiO2 S-scheme heterojunctions for photocatalytic adsorption/degradation of Cefixime: Artificial …

A Gordanshekan, S Arabian, ARS Nazar… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study comprehensively compared two hydrothermally synthesized S-scheme
heterojunctions, Bi 2 WO 6/gC 3 N 4 and Bi 2 WO 6/TiO 2. The photocatalytic removal of …

Applications of nanostructured semiconductor photocatalysts for the decontamination of assorted pollutants from wastewater

F Khodabandeloo, S Shahsavarifar, B Nayebi… - Inorganic Chemistry …, 2023 - Elsevier
The proliferation of industrial units across the world for a diverse range of applications has
culminated in the production of a massive number of contaminants that have a negative …

Improved catalytic performance of ZnO via coupling with CoFe2O4 and carbon nanotubes: A new, photocatalysis-mediated peroxymonosulfate activation system …

N Tian, S Giannakis, L Akbarzadeh… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, a ternary ZnO@ spinel cobalt ferrite@ carbon nanotube magnetic photocatalyst
(ZSCF@ CNT) was successfully synthesized and used to activate peroxymonosulfate (PMS) …

Fabrication of novel ZnO@ BiOBr/UiO-66-NH2 core-shell heterojunction for improved tetracycline degradation

M Ghorbani, ARS Nazar, M Frahadian… - Applied Surface …, 2023 - Elsevier
A novel ternary heterojunction of ZnO-nanorods/BiOBr/UiO-66-NH 2 Z-scheme with
improved charge separation ability was prepared and characterized by XRD, FTIR, XPS, FE …

Photocatalytic degradation of cefixime using CuO-NiO nanocomposite photocatalyst

ZU Rahman, U Shah, A Alam, Z Shah… - Inorganic Chemistry …, 2023 - Elsevier
Organic pollutants have emerged as a threat to the environment due to their excessive
usage and subsequent continuous release into the aquatic environment. This concern has …

Magnetic metal oxide catalysts: Paving the way for enhanced antibiotics degradation in wastewater via peroxymonosulfate activation

B Kakavandi, MZ Salmasi, P Bashardoust… - Process Safety and …, 2024 - Elsevier
The global challenge of removing pharmaceutical pollutants necessitates urgent attention.
Advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) have been widely researched for this purpose …

Fabrication of zirconium metal-organic-framework/poly triazine-phosphanimine nanocomposite for dye adsorption from contaminated water: Isotherms and kinetics …

V Izadkhah, R Ghorbani-Vaghei, S Alavinia… - Journal of Molecular …, 2023 - Elsevier
Today, academia and industries are seeking some efficient adsorbents to cope with the
increasing water contamination. This study aims to synthesize a hybrid material made of …

Embedded ZnO nanorod array/TiO2/GO coated optical fiber in a photocatalytic microreactor for cefixime degradation: diffused or focused light sources effect

ES Behineh, ARS Nazar, M Farhadian… - Journal of Industrial and …, 2024 - Elsevier
A new high-efficiency continuous photocatalytic system composed of a microreactor and an
optical fiber coated with a ZnO nanorod array/TiO 2/GO with a retention time of 4–7 min was …

Tuning visible light-driven photocatalytic NO removal: Insights from glucose-derived CQDs/ZnO nanorods composite

DPH Tran, MT Pham, YF Wang, TC Chang… - Journal of Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
The potential of visible light photocatalysis in mitigating environmental pollutants has gained
significant attention. In this study, we investigate the photocatalytic NO removal efficiency of …