Pesticide pollutants in the environment–A critical review on remediation techniques, mechanism and toxicological impact

S Akash, B Sivaprakash, N Rajamohan, CM Pandiyan… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
The excessive and unorganised utilisation of pesticides have posed negative impacts on
soil and water at higher levels. Pesticides are a major class of persistent organic compounds …

Functionalized magnetic nanomaterials in agricultural applications

A Spanos, K Athanasiou, A Ioannou, V Fotopoulos… - Nanomaterials, 2021 - mdpi.com
The development of functional nanomaterials exhibiting cost-effectiveness, biocompatibility
and biodegradability in the form of nanoadditives, nanofertilizers, nanosensors …

Integrating 3D-printed Mo2CTx-UiO-66@ rGQDs nanocatalysts with semiconducting BiVO4 to improve interfacial charge transfer and photocatalytic degradation of …

TPA Tran, TH Vu, TP Dao, TM Aminabhavi… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2025 - Elsevier
Environmental remediation of atrazine, being a widely used herbicide from wastewater
poses significant environmental challenges. The present investigation reports on the …

Hydrothermal deposition of CoFe2O4 nanoparticles on activated carbon fibers promotes atrazine removal via physical adsorption and photo-Fenton degradation

ZY Jiang, YK Ma, QF Ke, LF Chu, CX Guo… - Journal of Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Magnetic CoFe 2 O 4 serves as a promising photo-Fenton reagent, but its low adsorption
ability and catalytic activity inhibit the effective removal of atrazine (ATZ). Herein, activated …

Photocatalytic degradation of rhodamine B using Nb2O5 synthesized with different niobium precursors: factorial design of experiments

CL Ücker, V Goetzke, SR Almeida, EC Moreira… - Ceramics …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Niobium pentoxide (Nb 2 O 5) was synthesized by the microwave-assisted
hydrothermal method using two different niobium precursors: niobium ammoniacal oxalate …

Photocatalytic materials applications for sustainable agriculture

Y Wang, JA Torres, M Shviro, M Carmo, T He… - Progress in Materials …, 2022 - Elsevier
The pressure for more sustainable, environmentally friendly agriculture is a trend that affects
its value chain in several levels, including the production of fertilizers, the management of …

The photocatalytic performance of Fe inserted in Nb2O5 obtained by microwave-assisted hydrothermal synthesis: factorial design of experiments

CL Ücker, V Goetzke, FC Riemke, ME Oliveira… - … of Photochemistry and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Nb 2 O 5 and Fe inserted Nb 2 O 5 from 1 to 3% were synthesized by the microwave-
assisted hydrothermal method. The XRD results confirm the presence of Nb 2 O 5 with low …

CuO nanoparticles decorated on hydroxyapatite/ferrite magnetic support: photocatalysis, cytotoxicity, and antimicrobial response

EC Paris, JOD Malafatti, AJ Moreira, LC Santos… - … Science and Pollution …, 2022 - Springer
Photocatalysts supported in magnetic nanocomposites for application in environmental
remediation processes have been evaluated for removing contaminants due to easy …

Surface modification of T-Nb2O5 with low-crystallinity Nb2O5 to enhance photocatalytic degradation of rhodamine B

CL Ücker, FSM Rodrigues, FC Riemke… - Ceramics …, 2023 - Elsevier
This work demonstrates the obtainment of an orthorhombic Nb 2 O 5 (T) heterostructure
synthesized by the polymeric precursor method coated with low-crystallinity Nb 2 O 5 …

Phase control and optimization of photocatalytical properties of samarium doped TiO2 synthesized by coupled ultraviolet and microwave radiations

AJ Moreira, D Coelho, JA Dias, LH Mascaro… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The scientific community has been looking for strategies to synthesize active catalysts under
Ultraviolet_Visible (UV_Vis) light to atrazine (ATZ) degradation. In this study, we applied for …