Review on methylene blue: Its properties, uses, toxicity and photodegradation

I Khan, K Saeed, I Zekker, B Zhang, AH Hendi… - Water, 2022 - mdpi.com
The unavailability of clean drinking water is one of the significant health issues in modern
times. Industrial dyes are one of the dominant chemicals that make water unfit for drinking …

Photocatalysis vs adsorption by metal oxide nanoparticles

U Qumar, JZ Hassan, RA Bhatti, A Raza, G Nazir… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Metal oxide (MO) nanomaterials and related nanocomposites have been
extensively studied for their potential use in water treatment. Because of their controlled …

Adsorptive removal and photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants using metal oxides and their composites: A comprehensive review

R Gusain, K Gupta, P Joshi, OP Khatri - Advances in colloid and interface …, 2019 - Elsevier
Metal oxide nanomaterials and their composites are comprehensively reviewed for water
remediation. The controlled morphological and textural features, variable surface chemistry …

Recent advances in carbon nanomaterial-based adsorbents for water purification

R Gusain, N Kumar, SS Ray - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2020 - Elsevier
Deterioration of water quality and the unavailability of drinkable water are pressing
challenges worldwide. Removal of toxic organic and inorganic pollutants from water is …

A review of the photocatalysis process used for wastewater treatment

S Mishra, B Sundaram - Materials Today: Proceedings, 2023 - Elsevier
Large industries have been established as a result of society's urbanization and huge
technological breakthroughs, such as the agricultural, petrochemical, pharmaceutical, or …

In-situ synthesis of ZnO nanoparticles using gum arabic based hydrogels as a self-template for effective malachite green dye adsorption

H Mittal, PP Morajkar, A Al Alili… - Journal of Polymers and …, 2020 - Springer
The current study focused on the use of gum Arabic grafted polyacrylamide (GA-cl-PAM)
hydrogel as a self-template for the in situ synthesize of zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) …

MoS2 Nanosheet/ZnS Composites for the Visible-Light-Assisted Photocatalytic Degradation of Oxytetracycline

R Gusain, N Kumar, F Opoku… - ACS Applied Nano …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Wastewater management and treatment are crucial to preserve health and life on the planet.
To achieve efficient wastewater treatment, MoS2 nanosheet/ZnS-based composites were …

Green synthesis of zinc oxide nanoparticles from root extract of Scutellaria baicalensis and its photocatalytic degradation activity using methylene blue

L Chen, I Batjikh, J Hurh, Y Han, Y Huo, H Ali, JF Li… - Optik, 2019 - Elsevier
The green approach based nanoparticles synthesizing is considered as an eco-friendly and
cost effective method for producing nanoparticles compared to the other procedures …

Achieving Controllable MoS2 Nanostructures with Increased Interlayer Spacing for Efficient Removal of Pb(II) from Aquatic Systems

N Kumar, E Fosso-Kankeu, SS Ray - ACS applied materials & …, 2019 - ACS Publications
The development of new synthesis approaches for MoS2 is necessary to achieve controlled
morphologies and unique physicochemical properties that can improve its efficiency in …

Removal of naphthalene from simulated wastewater through adsorption-photodegradation by ZnO/Ag/GO nanocomposite

N Mukwevho, R Gusain, E Fosso-Kankeu… - Journal of Industrial and …, 2020 - Elsevier
In this study, a ZnO/Ag/GO nanocomposite was synthesised and used as photocatalyst for
effective photodegradation of naphthalene from simulated wastewater under visible light …