A comparative study on recent progress in efficient ZnO based nanocomposite and heterojunction photocatalysts: A review

S Goktas, A Goktas - Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2021 - Elsevier
ZnO based binary and multiple heterojunction/nanocomposite photocatalysts get profound
attentions due to its solving the world crises of energy supply and utilizing sun power …

Photocatalysis for organic wastewater treatment: From the basis to current challenges for society

SI Sinar Mashuri, ML Ibrahim, MF Kasim, MS Mastuli… - Catalysts, 2020 - mdpi.com
Organic pollutants such as dyes, antibiotics, analgesics, herbicides, pesticides, and
stimulants become major sources of water pollution. Several treatments such as …

CuO and ZnO co-anchored on g-C3N4 nanosheets as an affordable double Z-scheme nanocomposite for photocatalytic decontamination of amoxicillin

M Moradi, F Hasanvandian, AA Isari, F Hayati… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, both CuO nanoparticles and ZnO nanorods were anchored on thermally-
exfoliated gC 3 N 4 nanosheets (denoted as CZ@ T-GCN) via isoelectric point-mediated …

Green synthesis of a CuO–ZnO nanocomposite for efficient photodegradation of methylene blue and reduction of 4-nitrophenol

AG Bekru, LT Tufa, OA Zelekew, M Goddati, J Lee… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
CuO–ZnO nanocomposites (NCs) were synthesized using an aqueous extract of Verbascum
sinaiticum Benth.(GH) plant. X-ray diffraction (XRD), spectroscopic, and microscopic …

[HTML][HTML] Band structure tuning of ZnO/CuO composites for enhanced photocatalytic activity

K Mubeen, A Irshad, A Safeen, U Aziz, K Safeen… - Journal of Saudi …, 2023 - Elsevier
The toxic dye pigments, even in small quantities, can damage ecosystems. Removing
organic, inorganic, and microbiological contaminants from wastewater via heterogeneous …

Bimetallic (Cu, Zn) ZIF-derived S-scheme heterojunction for efficient remediation of aqueous pollutants in visible light/peroxymonosulfate system

T Li, M Li, J Jiang, Z Zhao, Z Li, C Zhao, X Wang… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2023 - Elsevier
The design of suitable catalyst is the bottleneck in the photo-assisted Fenton-like reaction
system. Here we constructed a S-scheme heterojunction consisted of CuO and Cu doped …

Synthesis of novel heterostructured ZnO-CdO-CuO nanocomposite: characterization and enhanced sunlight driven photocatalytic activity

T Munawar, S Yasmeen, F Hussain, K Mahmood… - Materials Chemistry and …, 2020 - Elsevier
In this study, a novel photocatalytic material heterostructured ZnO-CdO-CuO nanocomposite
along with pristine ZnO, CdO, and CuO nanoparticles were synthesized by the facile co …

CuO-ZnO nanocomposites-based thin films: Characterization, physical properties and sunlight photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants

C Mrabet, R Jaballah, N Mahdhi, A Boukhachem… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2023 - Elsevier
One of the most commonly employed techniques for boosting photocatalytic efficiency by
separating photo-induced electrons and holes is the formation of heterojunctions. The …

One-step preparation of MoOx/ZnS/ZnO composite and its excellent performance in piezocatalytic degradation of Rhodamine B under ultrasonic vibration

S Zheng, X Li, J Zhang, J Wang, C Zhao, X Hu… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper synthesized a new type of ternary piezoelectric catalyst MoO x/ZnS/ZnO (MZZ) by
a one-step method. The catalytic degradation of Rhodamine B (RhB) solution (10 µg/g, pH …

Facile ball-milling synthesis of CuO/biochar nanocomposites for efficient removal of reactive red 120

X Wei, X Wang, B Gao, W Zou, L Dong - ACS omega, 2020 - ACS Publications
With the goal of improving the removal of anionic contaminants, copper oxide (CuO)-
modified biochar (BC) nanocomposites were successfully prepared through simply ball …