An overview of nanomaterials applied for removing dyes from wastewater

Z Cai, Y Sun, W Liu, F Pan, P Sun, J Fu - Environmental Science and …, 2017‏ - Springer
Organic dyes are one of the most commonly discharged pollutants in wastewaters; however,
many conventional treatment methods cannot treat them effectively. Over the past few …

Yolk/shell nanoparticles: classifications, synthesis, properties, and applications

R Purbia, S Paria - Nanoscale, 2015‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Core/shell nanoparticles were first reported in the early 1990s with a simple spherical core
and shell structure, but the area is gradually diversifying in multiple directions such as …

Novel Bi2WO6/ZnSnO3 heterojunction for the ultrasonic-vibration-driven piezocatalytic degradation of RhB

C Zhao, L Cai, K Wang, B Li, S Yuan, Z Zeng… - Environmental …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
This study designed and prepared a new piezoelectric catalytic nanomaterial, Bi 2 WO
6/ZnSnO 3, and applied it in piezocatalytic water purification. Results indicated that the …

Green synthesis of bimetallic Ag/ZnO@ Biohar nanocomposite for photocatalytic degradation of tetracycline, antibacterial and antioxidant activities

M Hosny, M Fawzy, AS Eltaweil - Scientific Reports, 2022‏ - nature.com
In this work, a simple and green synthesis procedure for phytofabrication Zinc oxide-silver
supported biochar nanocomposite (Ag/ZnO@ BC) via Persicaria salicifolia biomass is …

[HTML][HTML] Enhanced visible light photocatalytic efficiency of La-doped ZnO nanofibers via electrospinning-calcination technology

S Jian, Z Tian, J Hu, K Zhang, L Zhang, G Duan… - Advanced Powder …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
A series of La-doped ZnO (La/ZnO) nanofibers were prepared by electrospinning-calcination
technology and characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission …

Enhanced removal of various dyes from aqueous solutions by UV and simulated solar photocatalysis over TiO2/ZnO/rGO composites

CH Nguyen, ML Tran, TT Van Tran… - Separation and Purification …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
In this study, the nanostructured TiO 2/ZnO/reduced graphene oxide (TZR) composites were
fabricated by a facile hydrothermal process. The morphology, fine structure, optical and …

Triple-mechanism driven Fe-doped nn hetero-architecture of Pr6O11-MoO3 decorated g-C3N4 for doxycycline degradation and bacterial photoinactivation

S Swetha, MA Abdel-Maksoud, MK Okla… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Photocatalysis is a clean technology that can be applied to water treatment processes. In
this study, we have constructed nn heterojunction between Fe-doped Pr 6 O 11-MoO 3 and …

Comparative photocatalytic activity of sol–gel derived rare earth metal (La, Nd, Sm and Dy)-doped ZnO photocatalysts for degradation of dyes

U Alam, A Khan, D Ali, D Bahnemann, M Muneer - RSC advances, 2018‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Rare earth metal do** into semiconductor oxides is considered to be an effective
approach to enhance photocatalytic activity due to its ability to retard the electron–hole pair …

Photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue in aqueous solution by using ZnO-SnO2 nanocomposites

J Lin, Z Luo, J Liu, P Li - Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing, 2018‏ - Elsevier
Abstract ZnO–SnO 2 (ZS) nanocomposites with different compositions were prepared using
a simple coprecipitation method with zinc chloride, stannic chloride pentahydrate, and …

Visible active reduced graphene oxide-BiVO4-ZnO ternary photocatalyst for efficient removal of ciprofloxacin

A Raja, P Rajasekaran, K Selvakumar… - Separation and …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
A highly effective rGO-BiVO 4-ZnO photocatalyst was synthesized by hydrothermal method
and characterized by XRD, FE-SEM, HR-TEM, XPS, Photoluminescence, FT-Raman, FT-IR …