A review of nanoparticle synthesis methods, classifications, applications, and characterization

M Namakka, MR Rahman, KAMB Said… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Nanoparticles, at the convergence of science and technology, have rapidly evolved and
continue to revolutionize numerous fields. Research areas that make use of contemporary …

[HTML][HTML] Visible-light activation of TiO2 photocatalysts: Advances in theory and experiments

V Etacheri, C Di Valentin, J Schneider… - … of Photochemistry and …, 2015 - Elsevier
The remarkable achievement by Fujishima and Honda (1972) in the photo-electrochemical
water splitting results in the extensive use of TiO 2 nanomaterials for environmental …

An overview on limitations of TiO2-based particles for photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants and the corresponding countermeasures

H Dong, G Zeng, L Tang, C Fan, C Zhang, X He, Y He - Water research, 2015 - Elsevier
The pollutants classified as “persistent organic pollutants (POPs)”, are being subject to high
concern among the scientific community due to their persistence in the environment. TiO 2 …

Understanding TiO2 Photocatalysis: Mechanisms and Materials

J Schneider, M Matsuoka, M Takeuchi, J Zhang… - Chemical …, 2014 - ACS Publications
Environmental pollution and destruction as well as the lack of sufficient clean and natural
energy resources are some of the most serious problems presently faced on a global scale …

Nitrogen-doped titanium dioxide as visible-light-sensitive photocatalyst: designs, developments, and prospects

R Asahi, T Morikawa, H Irie, T Ohwaki - Chemical reviews, 2014 - ACS Publications
Titanium dioxide (TiO2) is well-known to be the most practical and prevalent photocatalyst,
1− 17 for it is chemically stable, abundant, nontoxic, and cost-effective. Photogenerated …

Limitations and prospects for wastewater treatment by UV and visible-light-active heterogeneous photocatalysis: a critical review

G Iervolino, I Zammit, V Vaiano, L Rizzo - … photocatalysis: recent advances, 2020 - Springer
Heterogeneous photocatalysis (HPC) has been widely investigated in recent decades for
the removal of a number of contaminants from aqueous matrices, but its application in real …

Advanced nanoarchitectures for solar photocatalytic applications

A Kubacka, M Fernandez-Garcia, G Colon - Chemical reviews, 2012 - ACS Publications
1.1. Scope of the Review Since they were first described in the scientific literature,
photoinduced processes have been studied with a view to develo** several industrially …

TiO2 Nanoparticles as Functional Building Blocks

L Sang, Y Zhao, C Burda - Chemical reviews, 2014 - ACS Publications
TiO2 has been commercially manufactured by the millions of tons to be widely utilized as
pigment, paint additive, and sunscreen to name a few uses, due to its photostability and light …

Titanate and titania nanostructured materials for environmental and energy applications: a review

Y Zhang, Z Jiang, J Huang, LY Lim, W Li, J Deng… - RSC …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Nanosized TiO2-based materials with unique structural and functional properties have
already led to breakthroughs in various applications including photocatalysis, adsorption …

Parameters affecting the photocatalytic degradation of dyes using TiO2-based photocatalysts: a review

UG Akpan, BH Hameed - Journal of hazardous materials, 2009 - Elsevier
This paper presents the review of the effects of operating parameters on the photocatalytic
degradation of textile dyes using TiO2-based photocatalysts. It further examines various …