Nanoparticles and the environment

P Biswas, CY Wu - Journal of the air & waste management …, 2005 - Taylor & Francis
Nanoparticles are a class of materials with properties distinctively different from their bulk
and molecular counterparts. A critical review of the very broad topic of environmental …

Synthesis and Surface Modification of TiO2-Based Photocatalysts for the Conversion of CO2

S Al Jitan, G Palmisano, C Garlisi - Catalysts, 2020 - mdpi.com
Among all greenhouse gases, CO2 is considered the most potent and the largest contributor
to global warming. In this review, photocatalysis is presented as a promising technology to …

Enhanced nanocatalysts

RM Mohamed, DL McKinney, WM Sigmund - Materials Science and …, 2012 - Elsevier
Rapid development of nanofabrication techniques has created many different types of
advanced nanosized semiconductors. Photocatalytic materials used to degrade organic and …

A review on removal of elemental mercury from flue gas using advanced oxidation process: chemistry and process

Y Liu, YG Adewuyi - Chemical Engineering Research and Design, 2016 - Elsevier
Mercury emission from combustion sources has become a great public concern due to its
hazards for human health and ecosystem. Although a large number of Hg 0 removal …

Development of silica/vanadia/titania catalysts for removal of elemental mercury from coal-combustion flue gas

Y Li, PD Murphy, CY Wu, KW Powers… - … science & technology, 2008 - ACS Publications
SiO2/V2O5/TiO2 catalysts were synthesized for removing elemental mercury (Hg0) from
simulated coal-combustion flue gas. Experiments were carried out in fixed-bed reactors …

Sulfide-occluded zeolites: cooperative adsorption-precipitation system for near perfect decontamination of aqueous Hg species

JH Jang, JD Seo, SM Paek, M Park - Journal of Environmental Chemical …, 2023 - Elsevier
Sulfide-occluded zeolites could allow both adsorption reaction of zeolites and precipitation
reaction of sulfides to operate within one system, which leads to synergic effects on removal …

Simultaneous removal of SO2, NO and mercury using TiO2-aluminum silicate fiber by photocatalysis

Y Yuan, J Zhang, H Li, Y Li, Y Zhao, C Zheng - Chemical Engineering …, 2012 - Elsevier
A novel TiO2-aluminum silicate fiber (TAS) nanocomposite, synthesized by a sol–gel
method, is proposed to use as a photocatalyst for the removal of multiple pollutants. The …

Removal of elemental mercury from simulated coal-combustion flue gas using a SiO2–TiO2 nanocomposite

Y Li, P Murphy, CY Wu - Fuel Processing Technology, 2008 - Elsevier
A novel silica–titania (SiO2–TiO2) nanocomposite has been developed to effectively capture
elemental mercury (Hg0) under UV irradiation. Previous studies under room conditions …

Adsorption enhancement mechanisms of silica− titania nanocomposites for elemental mercury vapor removal

E Pitoniak, CY Wu, DW Mazyck… - … science & technology, 2005 - ACS Publications
A novel nanocomposite that combines high-surface area silica with the photocatalytic
properties of titania has been developed that allows for effective capture of elemental …

Role of Moisture in Adsorption, Photocatalytic Oxidation, and Reemission of Elemental Mercury on a SiO2−TiO2 Nanocomposite

Y Li, CY Wu - Environmental science & technology, 2006 - ACS Publications
A novel silica− titania (SiO2− TiO2) nanocomposite has been developed to effectively
capture elemental mercury (Hg0) under UV irradiation. Moisture has been reported to have …