Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) removal by photocatalysts: A review

S Almaie, V Vatanpour, MH Rasoulifard, I Koyuncu - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Amplified anthropogenic release of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) gets worse air
quality and human health. Photocatalytic degradation of VOCs is the practical strategy due …

Exploiting plasmonic hot spots in Au-based nanostructures for sensing and photocatalysis

Y Wy, H Jung, JW Hong, SW Han - Accounts of Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Localized surface plasmon resonance is a unique property appearing in certain
metal nanostructures, which can generate hot carriers (electrons and holes) and bring about …

Enhanced photocatalytic activities of facile auto-combustion synthesized ZnO nanoparticles for wastewater treatment: An impact of Ni do**

M Shkir, B Palanivel, A Khan, M Kumar, JH Chang… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
In the current work, we present the facile one-pot synthesis of 0.0, 0.5, 1.0, 2.0 and 3.0 wt%
of Ni doped ZnO nanoparticles (Ni: ZnO NPs) through combustion route at 550° C. Structural …

Recent progress in rare earth oxides and carbonaceous materials modified ZnO heterogeneous photocatalysts for environmental and energy applications

I Ahmad, S Shukrullah, MY Naz, HN Bhatti… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
As a semiconductor photocatalyst, zinc oxide (ZnO) possesses a high oxidative capacity,
strong photosensitivity, modest stability, and tunable band structure, which has induced …

Advances in ultrahigh-energy resolution EELS: phonons, infrared plasmons and strongly coupled modes

MJ Lagos, IC Bicket, SS Mousavi M, GA Botton - Microscopy, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Nowadays, sub-50 meV atom-wide electron probes are routinely produced for
electron energy loss spectroscopy in transmission electron microscopes due to …

[HTML][HTML] MoS2 modified g-C3N4 composite: a potential candidate for photocatalytic applications

S Senthilnathan, KG Kumar, S Sugunraj… - Journal of Saudi …, 2023 - Elsevier
A potential photocatalytic activity of MoS 2-modified gC 3 N 4 composite for methylene blue
(MB) dye degradation is processed under sunlight radiation. The photocatalyst materials (gC …

Efficient photocatalytic oxidation of VOCs using ZnO@ Au nanoparticles

R Fiorenza, L Spitaleri, F Perricelli, G Nicotra… - … of Photochemistry and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The emission of toxic VOCs (Volatile Organic Compounds) in the environment causes
serious problems and, if from one side there are directives to reduce this threat, from the …

The synergistic effects of oxygen vacancy engineering and surface gold decoration on commercial SnO2 for ppb-level DMMP sensing

Z Yang, Y Zhang, L Zhao, T Fei, S Liu… - Journal of Colloid and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The metal oxides-based chemiresitive gas sensors have attracted enormous interest
because of their exellent sensing perforamcnes, which have emerged as very promising …

Nano metal-containing photocatalysts for the removal of volatile organic compounds: do**, performance, and mechanisms

R Cheng, J **a, J Wen, P Xu, X Zheng - Nanomaterials, 2022 - mdpi.com
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in indoor air are considered a major threat to human
health and environmental safety. The development of applicable technologies for the …

Visible light assisted surface plasmon resonance triggered Ag/ZnO nanocomposites: synthesis and performance towards degradation of indigo carmine dye

R Kumar, SY Janbandhu, GK Sukhadeve… - … Science and Pollution …, 2023 - Springer
Water pollution caused by organic compounds, generated from different industries, has
gained attention worldwide today. In this regard, significant efforts have been made for a …