Tailoring the physical, optical, and structural properties of bismuth oxide to enhance its anionic, cationic, and phenol dye degradation activities

NUA Khakwani, M Aadil, I Barsoum, Z Ahmad… - Ceramics …, 2024 - Elsevier
We provide a novel investigation that demonstrates the synthesis of silver-doped bismuth
oxide (ABO), holmium-doped bismuth oxide (HBO), nanostructured bismuth oxide (BO), and …

An overview of treatment techniques to remove ore flotation reagents from mining wastewater

IBA Falconi, ABB Junior, MPG Baltazar… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Mining activities consume millions of cubic meters of water per year. Flotation, a crucial step
in mining operations, uses a significant amount of water, and its treatment can contribute to a …

Bifunctional S-scheme CdSSe/Bi2WO6 heterojunction catalysts exhibit generalized boosting performance in photocatalytic degradation of tetracycline hydrochloride …

S Yang, H Yang, J Zhang, J Lin, G Lu, Y Zhang… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2024 - Elsevier
In this work, by a simple method of hydrothermal synthesis, the CdSSe/Bi 2 WO 6 S-scheme
heterojunction catalyst is successfully obtained and the results are verified by XPS, EPR …

Adjustable double cation vacancies MnSex/FeSex pn heterojunction catalysts on improving multifunctional photocatalytic and photoelectrochemical performance

G Lu, H Yang, J Zhang, B Lin, J Xu - Separation and Purification …, 2025 - Elsevier
MnSe x is a type of p-type semiconductor that combines with n-type FeSe x in a one-step
hydrothermal method to form a MnSe x/FeSe x pn type heterojunction. The heterostructures …

Natural clay-based reusable piezo-responsive membrane for water droplet mediated energy harvesting, degradation of organic dye and pathogenic bacteria

D Mondal, S Bardhan, N Das, J Roy, S Ghosh, A Maity… - Nano Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Nowadays, scientists have paid attention to utilizing natural and biocompatible materials for
combating global challenges such as water pollution and the energy crisis. Moreover …

Boosted photocatalytic effect of binary AgI/Ag2WO4 nanocatalyst: characterization and kinetics study towards ceftriaxone photodegradation

S Salesi, A Nezamzadeh-Ejhieh - Environmental Science and Pollution …, 2022 - Springer
In modern chemistry, great interest has been paid to introducing outstanding photocatalysts
for degrading organic pollutants. Herein, a highly efficient binary AgI/Ag2WO4 photocatalyst …

Influence of the secondary absorption and the vertical axis scale of the Tauc's plot on optical bandgap energy

PR Jubu, OS Obaseki, FK Yam, SM Stephen, AA Avaa… - Journal of Optics, 2023 - Springer
The optical energy bandgap of semiconductor materials is a critical parameter for predicting
optoelectronic application of materials. Because pure semiconductors usually possess …

Bimetal-organic framework-derived porous CoFe2O4 nanoparticles as biocompatible anode electrocatalysts for improving the power generation of microbial fuel cells

T Ren, Y Liu, C Shi, C Li - Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Hypothesis The relatively lower power density of Microbial fuel cells (MFCs), primarily
resulting from weak biofilm habitation and sluggish extracellular electron transfer (EET) at …

Effect of Iron-Do** on the Structure and Photocatalytic Activity of TiO2 Nanoparticles

C Afonso, O Lima Jr, IR Segundo, S Landi Jr… - Catalysts, 2022 - mdpi.com
This research reports a simple, innovative, and low-cost do** method of TiO2
nanoparticles presenting the effects of calcination and the weight ratio of TiO2: FeCl3 (1 …

Considerations about the determination of optical bandgap from diffuse reflectance spectroscopy using the Tauc plot

PR Jubu, OS Obaseki, DI Ajayi, E Danladi… - Journal of Optics, 2024 - Springer
The optical diffuse reflectance data of a semiconductor material is usually converted into the
Kubelka–Munk function before proceeding to process the conventional Tauc's plot from …