A review on emerging homojunction photocatalysts with impressive performances for wastewater detoxification

A Habibi-Yangjeh, K Pournemati - Critical Reviews in …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Heterogeneous photocatalysis, as an energy-saving technology, is a fascinating strategy to
tackle environmental issues and energy shortages. The efficacy of these processes is …

Protocols for synthesis of nanomaterials, polymers, and green materials as adsorbents for water treatment technologies

TA Saleh - Environmental Technology & Innovation, 2021 - Elsevier
Water pollution caused by numerous pollutants has become one of the critical problems
globally. Different technologies and materials are used for the treatment of wastewater …

[HTML][HTML] MXene-based materials for removal of antibiotics and heavy metals from wastewater–a review

FA Janjhi, I Ihsanullah, M Bilal, R Castro-Muñoz… - Water Resources and …, 2023 - Elsevier
As a novel family of 2D materials, MXenes provide an extensive variety of applications in
water and effluent treatment due to their distinctive properties and attractive applicability …

Photocatalysis vs adsorption by metal oxide nanoparticles

U Qumar, JZ Hassan, RA Bhatti, A Raza, G Nazir… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Metal oxide (MO) nanomaterials and related nanocomposites have been
extensively studied for their potential use in water treatment. Because of their controlled …

A review on S-scheme and dual S-scheme heterojunctions for photocatalytic hydrogen evolution, water detoxification and CO2 reduction

A Kumar, A Khosla, SK Sharma, P Dhiman, G Sharma… - Fuel, 2023 - Elsevier
Discovering alternative materials and technologies that provide the meaningful potential to
environmental and energy-related challenges in critical to the long-term viability of industrial …

Photocatalytic systems: reactions, mechanism, and applications

F Mohamadpour, AM Amani - RSC advances, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
The photocatalytic field revolves around the utilization of photon energy to initiate various
chemical reactions using non-adsorbing substrates, through processes such as single …

Degradation of toxic agrochemicals and pharmaceutical pollutants: Effective and alternative approaches toward photocatalysis

A Saravanan, PS Kumar, S Jeevanantham… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Emerging concern regarding the remediation of environmental pollution has expanded
tremendously in recent years. Pharmaceutical industries and agricultural sectors release an …

A review on covalent organic frameworks as adsorbents for organic pollutants

AA Aslam, A Irshad, MS Nazir, M Atif - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2023 - Elsevier
Covalent organic frameworks (COFs) have attained substantial attention as promising
candidate for pollutant adsorption due to extraordinary behavior in tunable porosity, large …

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 …

Experimental and computational study of metal oxide nanoparticles for the photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants: a review

FT Geldasa, MA Kebede, MW Shura, FG Hone - RSC advances, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Photocatalysis is a more proficient technique that involves the breakdown or decomposition
of different organic contaminants, various dyes, and harmful viruses and fungi using UV or …