Photocatalytic activity of CuO nanoparticles for organic and inorganic pollutants removal in wastewater remediation

AK Sibhatu, GK Weldegebrieal, S Sagadevan, NN Tran… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Heterogeneous photocatalysis is a promising technology for eradicating organic, inorganic,
and microbial pollutants in water and wastewater remediation. It is a more preferable …

Synthesis and process parametric effects on the photocatalyst efficiency of CuO nanostructures for decontamination of toxic heavy metal ions

AK Sibhatu, GK Weldegebrieal, S Imteyaz… - … and Processing-Process …, 2022 - Elsevier
Among the various environmental pollutants, wastewater from textile dye industries is a
major concern. The textile dye industry's effluents contain complex dyes, organic and …

Factors influencing the photocatalytic activity of photocatalysts in wastewater treatment

R Gusain, N Kumar, SS Ray - Photocatalysts in advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Photocatalysis is considered as a promising, sustainable, economically feasible,
environmentally friendly technique to improve the quality of the wastewater with zero …

Current developments in the effective removal of environmental pollutants through photocatalytic degradation using nanomaterials

C Sivaraman, S Vijayalakshmi, E Leonard… - Catalysts, 2022 - mdpi.com
Photocatalysis plays a prominent role in the protection of the environment from recalcitrant
pollutants by reducing hazardous wastes. Among the different methods of choice …

Efficient adsorption/photodegradation of organic pollutants from aqueous systems using Cu 2 O nanocrystals as a novel integrated photocatalytic adsorbent

HY Jing, T Wen, CM Fan, GQ Gao, SL Zhong… - Journal of Materials …, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
In this work, novel uniform Cu2O nanocrystals (NCs) with a size of 4 nm were synthesized by
a remarkably simple and facile route via a synproportionation reaction of Cu2+ with metal …

Photocatalytic applications of metal oxides for sustainable environmental remediation

MSS Danish, LL Estrella, IMA Alemaida, A Lisin… - Metals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Along with industrialization and rapid urbanization, environmental remediation is globally a
perpetual concept to deliver a sustainable environment. Various organic and inorganic …

Fabrication of binary metal doped CuO nanocatalyst and their application for the industrial effluents treatment

A ur Rehman, M Aadil, S Zulfiqar, PO Agboola… - Ceramics …, 2021 - Elsevier
Herein, we fabricated the binary transition metal (Ce & Zn) doped CuO nanocatalyst via a
single step facile co-precipitation technique by using liquid ammonia as a pH regulator and …

Cu 2 O as an emerging semiconductor in photocatalytic and photoelectrocatalytic treatment of water contaminated with organic substances: A review

BA Koiki, OA Arotiba - RSC advances, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
A wide range of semiconductor photocatalysts have been used over the years in water
treatment to eliminate toxic organic substances from wastewater. The quest for visible or …

Nanocrystal-engineered thin CuO film photocatalyst for visible-light-driven photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutant in aqueous solution

R Katal, S Masudy-panah, EYJ Kong, ND Khiavi… - Catalysis Today, 2020 - Elsevier
We design a thin CuO film photocatalyst for visible-light-driven photocatalytic degradation of
methylene blue (MB). Nanocrystal engineering of the photocatalyst is performed by …

Proficient photocatalytic and sonocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants using CuO nanoparticles

M Chauhan, N Kaur, P Bansal, R Kumar… - Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
In recent years, due to the advancement in nanotechnology, advanced oxidation processes
(AOPs), especially sonocatalysis and photocatalysis, have become a topic of interest for the …