A review of graphene-based semiconductors for photocatalytic degradation of pollutants in wastewater

G Ramalingam, N Perumal, AK Priya, S Rajendran - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Water is the lifeblood of all living things; we often overlook the fact that the water cycle and
the life cycle are inextricably linked. However, it has become contaminated as a result of …

Role of nanomaterials in water treatment applications: a review

C Santhosh, V Velmurugan, G Jacob, SK Jeong… - Chemical Engineering …, 2016 - Elsevier
Water pollution by various toxic contaminants has become one of the most serious problems
worldwide. Various technologies have been used to treat water and waste water including …

Graphene-based heterojunction photocatalysts

X Li, R Shen, S Ma, X Chen, J **e - Applied Surface Science, 2018 - Elsevier
Due to their unique physicochemical, optical and electrical properties, 2D semimetallic or
semiconducting graphene has been extensively utilized to construct highly efficient …

Waltzing with the versatile platform of graphene to synthesize composite photocatalysts

N Zhang, MQ Yang, S Liu, Y Sun, YJ Xu - Chemical reviews, 2015 - ACS Publications
The efficient and cost-effective direct conversion of solar energy to chemical energy and
solar fuels has been considered as one of the most perspective strategies to solve the …

CdS/graphene nanocomposite photocatalysts

Q Li, X Li, S Wageh, AA Al‐Ghamdi… - Advanced Energy …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Heterogeneous photocatalysis using semiconductors and renewable solar energy has been
regarded as one of the most promising processes to alleviate, and even solve, both the …

Recent progress on graphene-based photocatalysts: current status and future perspectives

N Zhang, Y Zhang, YJ Xu - Nanoscale, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
Graphene (GR) has become a sparkling rising star on the horizon of material science. Due
to its unique planar structure, excellent transparency, superior electron conductivity and …

Graphene oxide based semiconductor photocatalysts for degradation of organic dye in waste water: A review on fabrication, performance enhancement and …

M Al Kausor, D Chakrabortty - Inorganic Chemistry Communications, 2021 - Elsevier
Most of the semiconductor photocatalysts exhibit high crystallinity and photosensitivity, weak
surface-adsorption ability and poor visible-light response due to which photocatalytic …

Graphene based catalysts

C Huang, C Li, G Shi - Energy & Environmental Science, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
Graphene has a unique atom-thick two-dimensional (2D) structure, high conductivity and
charge mobility, huge specific surface area, excellent mechanical, thermal and electrical …

Environmental applications using graphene composites: water remediation and gas adsorption

KC Kemp, H Seema, M Saleh, NH Le, K Mahesh… - Nanoscale, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
This review deals with wide-ranging environmental studies of graphene-based materials on
the adsorption of hazardous materials and photocatalytic degradation of pollutants for water …

Sol-gel assisted Ag doped NiAl2O4 nanomaterials and their nanocomposites with g-C3N4 nanosheets for the removal of organic effluents

A Irshad, MF Warsi, PO Agboola, G Dastgeer… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Sol–gel approach was employed for synthesis of nickel aluminate (NiAl 2 O 4, NA), and
silver doped nickel aluminate (Ag-NiAl 2 O 4, AgNA) nanomaterials. The ultra-sonication …