A comprehensive study on photocatalysis: materials and applications

S Kumari, K Sharma, S Korpal, J Dalal, A Kumar… - …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
The rapid development of technology and industries has led to environmental pollution and
caused serious harm to living beings. Photocatalysis has attracted widespread attention as …

Synthesis and antimicrobial applications of ZnO nanostructures: A review

M Izzi, MC Sportelli, L Torsi, RA Picca… - ACS Applied Nano …, 2023 - ACS Publications
ZnO nanostructures (ZnO NSs) are able to provide significant antimicrobial activity, ensuring
high biocompatibility, good chemical stability, and low toxicity. Such versatility has led to …

Biogenic synthesis of ZnO nanoparticles and their application as bioactive agents: a critical overview

MC Sportelli, C Gaudiuso, A Volpe, M Izzi, RA Picca… - Reactions, 2022 - mdpi.com
Zinc oxide is a safe material for humans, with high biocompatibility and negligible
cytotoxicity. Interestingly, it shows exceptional antimicrobial activity against bacteria, viruses …

Zinc nanoparticles encapsulated in porous biopolymer beads for reduction of water pollutants and antimicrobial activity

F Benali, B Boukoussa, I Issam, J Iqbal… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
This work focuses on the preparation of composite beads from alginate crosslinked with
copper at several loading percent and also loaded with ZnNPs. Th obtained samples were …

Low-cost fabrication methods of ZnO nanorods and their physical and photoelectrochemical properties for optoelectronic applications

M Bakry, W Ismail, M Abdelfatah, A El-Shaer - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract Zinc Oxide (ZnO) nanorods have great potential in several applications including
gas sensors, light-emitting diodes, and solar cells because of their unique properties. Here …

In situ anchoring of iron and zinc oxides nanoparticles onto rice husk cellulose for efficient wastewater remediation

EF Aboelfetoh, MEZ Elabedien, EZM Ebeid - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
The development of effective and economical technologies for the treatment of contaminated
wastewater has been of great significance to researchers. Therefore, an equal molar ratio of …

Hierarchical structure of 3D ZnO experimentally designed to achieve high performance in the sertraline photocatalysis in natural waters

TEM Silva, AJ Moreira, ETD Nobrega… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Hierarchical nanostructures of 3D ZnO are considered great potential materials for many
technological applications. In this study, we employed a chemometric approach to …

ZnO matrices as a platform for tunable localized surface plasmon resonances of silver nanoparticles

D Ntemogiannis, M Tsarmpopoulou, A Stamatelatos… - Coatings, 2024 - mdpi.com
In this study, the localized surface plasmon resonances (LSPRs) of Ag nanoparticles (NPs)
embedded in ZnO dielectric matrices were studied. Initially, continuous Ag thin films were …

Phyto-mediated controllable synthesis of ZnO clusters with bactericidal activity

F Yang, Y Song, A Hui, B Mu… - ACS Applied Bio Materials, 2022 - ACS Publications
The rapid development of antibiotic resistance has been considered a major threat to public
health. Nanomaterials have risen to be an effective weapon to tackle this problem through …

High Surface Area ZnO-Nanorods Catalyze the Clean Thermal Methane Oxidation to CO2

T Kessaratikoon, S Saengsaen, S Del Gobbo, V D'Elia… - Catalysts, 2022 - mdpi.com
ZnO nanostructures were synthesized by a combination of non-aqueous and aqueous sol-
gel techniques to obtain morphologically different ZnO nanostructures, nanorods, and …