A review on bidirectional analogies between the photocatalysis and antibacterial properties of ZnO

J Liu, Y Wang, J Ma, Y Peng, A Wang - Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2019 - Elsevier
As a multi-functional biosafety material with outstanding anti-ultraviolet property, good
photocatalytic property as well as antibacterial activity, ZnO shows promising practical …

Zinc oxide based photocatalysis: tailoring surface-bulk structure and related interfacial charge carrier dynamics for better environmental applications

SG Kumar, KSRK Rao - Rsc Advances, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
As an alternative to the gold standard TiO2 photocatalyst, the use of zinc oxide (ZnO) as a
robust candidate for wastewater treatment is widespread due to its similarity in charge …

Simple strategy for the construction of oxygen vacancies on α-MnO2 catalyst to improve toluene catalytic oxidation

L Chen, Y Liu, X Fang, Y Cheng - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
A strategy simple, safe and suitable for large scale production of α-MnO 2 catalyst with high
activity in VOCs oxidation is crucial for its application. The catalytic reactivity of α-MnO 2 …

Biosynthesis of zinc oxide nanoparticles from Azadirachta indica for antibacterial and photocatalytic applications

T Bhuyan, K Mishra, M Khanuja, R Prasad… - Materials Science in …, 2015 - Elsevier
Green synthesis of nanoparticles is gaining importance and has been suggested as
possible alternatives to chemical and physical methods. The present work reports low-cost …

Synthesis of ZnO nanoparticles by co-precipitation method for solar driven photodegradation of Congo red dye at different pH

RE Adam, G Pozina, M Willander, O Nur - Photonics and Nanostructures …, 2018 - Elsevier
Solar driven photocatalytic processes to remove organic pollutants from wastewater and
other aqueous solutions is very important and useful due to its environmental benefits …

Role of nanotechnology in photocatalysis

MB Tahir, M Sohaib, M Sagir… - Encyclopedia of smart …, 2021 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
World is facing two major problems, day by day demand of energy and pollution on the
planet increasing with the advancement of human activities. These are real problems not …

Oxygen vacancy induced band gap narrowing of ZnO nanostructures by an electrochemically active biofilm

SA Ansari, MM Khan, S Kalathil, A Nisar, J Lee… - Nanoscale, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
Band gap narrowing is important and advantageous for potential visible light photocatalytic
applications involving metal oxide nanostructures. This paper reports a simple biogenic …

Nanotechnology applications in pollution sensing and degradation in agriculture: a review

S Baruah, J Dutta - Environmental Chemistry Letters, 2009 - Springer
With the rise in the global population, the demand for increased supply of food has
motivated scientists and engineers to design new methods to boost agricultural production …

Applications of nanotechnology in wastewater treatment—a review

T Bora, J Dutta - Journal of nanoscience and nanotechnology, 2014 - ingentaconnect.com
Water on Earth is a precious and finite resource, which is endlessly recycled in the water
cycle. Water, whose physical, chemical, or biological properties have been altered due to …

Structure-directing property and growth mechanism induced by cap** agents in nanostructured ZnO during hydrothermal synthesis—A systematic review

P Basnet, S Chatterjee - Nano-structures & Nano-objects, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) have become a topic of comprehensive
research from the past many years due to their excellent optical, physical and chemical …