A Review of Synthesis Methods, Modifications, and Mechanisms of ZnO/TiO2-Based Photocatalysts for Photodegradation of Contaminants

R Ghamarpoor, A Fallah, M Jamshidi - ACS omega, 2024 - ACS Publications
The environment being surrounded by accumulated durable waste organic compounds has
become a critical crisis for human societies. Generally, organic effluents of industrial plants …

Progress in marine derived renewable functional materials and biochar for sustainable water purification

HM Manohara, SS Nayak, G Franklin, SK Nataraj… - Green …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Global water scarcity is increasing day-by-day due to population explosion, urbanization
and rapid industrialization. Inevitably, surface water is widely contaminated by various …

[HTML][HTML] Biodegradable alginate films with ZnO nanoparticles and citronella essential oil—A novel antimicrobial structure

L Motelica, D Ficai, O Oprea, A Ficai, RD Trusca… - Pharmaceutics, 2021 - mdpi.com
The petroleum-based materials could be replaced, at least partially, by biodegradable
packaging. Adding antimicrobial activity to the new packaging materials can also help …

Highly active PdPt bimetallic nanoparticles synthesized by one-step bioreduction method: Characterizations, anticancer, antibacterial activities and evaluation of their …

A Aygun, F Gulbagca, EE Altuner, M Bekmezci… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Metallic nanoparticles (MNPs) have important applications in medicine and technology.
Bimetallic NPs, which are among the metallic nanoparticles, are of great interest due to their …

Research progress and prospects of spinel ferrite nanostructures for the removal of nitroaromatics from wastewater

B Bhaduri, AK Dikshit, TY Kim… - ACS Applied Nano …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Spinel ferrite nanostructures have played significant roles in the development of materials
science and technology. Spinel ferrite nanostructures possess not only promising magnetic …

High photocatalytic efficiency of α-Fe2O3-ZnO composite using solar energy for methylene blue degradation

DKL Harijan, S Gupta, SK Ben, A Srivastava… - Physica B: Condensed …, 2022 - Elsevier
The present report illustrates the photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue dye under
solar energy through α-Fe 2 O 3-ZnO composite synthesized by adopting a facile and simple …

TiO2 Photocatalysis for the Transformation of Aromatic Water Pollutants into Fuels

O Al-Madanat, Y AlSalka, W Ramadan… - Catalysts, 2021 - mdpi.com
The growing world energy consumption, with reliance on conventional energy sources and
the associated environmental pollution, are considered the most serious threats faced by …

Fe3O4 Nanoparticles Synthesized from Waste Iron Dust for Sunlight-Boosted Photodegradation of Nitrophenols and Their Mixtures

Twinkle, J Kaushik, T Singla, NK Lamba… - Industrial & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Here, we describe a simpler-sustainable approach for fabricating photo-active magnetite
nanoparticles (Fe3O4-NPs) using an almost inert waste material known as red-colored iron …

Photocatalytic removal of food colorant using NiO/CuO heterojunction nanomaterials

L Gnanasekaran, M Santhamoorthy, M Naushad… - Food and Chemical …, 2022 - Elsevier
In recent days, the existence of several food colorants has an impact on human health issue
that may induce major carcinogenic effects. Therefore, the removal of food colorants must be …

Green synthesis of TiO2 nanoparticles using Echinops echinatus plant extract and its potential applications for photocatalytic dye degradation, 4-nitrophenol …

R Pitcheri, SP Mooni, D Radhalayam, M Nora… - Biomass Conversion …, 2024 - Springer
Industrial wastewater poses a significant threat to human health and the environment.
Numerous treatment methods have been developed to mitigate harmful compounds. The …