Review on the criteria anticipated for the fabrication of highly efficient ZnO-based visible-light-driven photocatalysts

M Pirhashemi, A Habibi-Yangjeh, SR Pouran - Journal of industrial and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Among the popular photocatalysts, ZnO is one of the most potent photocatalysts considering
its green properties, cheap price, and durability. However, the practical application of ZnO is …

Photocatalytic degradation of pollutants in petroleum refinery wastewater by TiO2-and ZnO-based photocatalysts: recent development

IJ Ani, UG Akpan, MA Olutoye, BH Hameed - Journal of cleaner production, 2018 - Elsevier
Environmental pollution by Petroleum refinery wastewater (PRW) raises vital call for
attention to scientist and industrialists due to its impact on human and eco-system. This …

Synthesis of TiO2@ ZnO heterojunction for dye photodegradation and wastewater treatment

HM Mousa, JF Alenezi, IMA Mohamed, AS Yasin… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The presented work aims to synthesis and engineering a semiconductor-semiconductor (S–
S) heterojunction with low bandgap energy. The synthesized material composed mainly …

Synthesis of the 0D/3D CuO/ZnO heterojunction with enhanced photocatalytic activity

L Zhu, H Li, Z Liu, P Xia, Y Xie… - The Journal of Physical …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Construction of heterojunctions has aroused great interest recently in the photocatalysis field
because of the special electronic band structure and unique physicochemical properties. In …

Facile preparation of MgAl2O4/CeO2/Mn3O4 heterojunction photocatalyst and enhanced photocatalytic activity

J Li, S Wang, G Sun, H Gao, X Yu, S Tang… - Materials Today …, 2021 - Elsevier
Novel Mn 3 O 4-promoted double p− n junction MgAl 2 O 4/CeO 2/Mn 3 O 4 heterojunction
photocatalyst was constructed by one-step synthesis method and two-step synthesis …

Hierarchical ZnO Decorated with CeO2 Nanoparticles as the Direct Z-Scheme Heterojunction for Enhanced Photocatalytic Activity

L Zhu, H Li, P Xia, Z Liu, D Xiong - ACS applied materials & …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Development of a high-efficiency heterojunction with an improved photocatalytic property is
regarded as a promising way to decontaminate wastewater. Herein, the direct novel Z …

Nitrogen vacancy engineered graphitic C3N4-based polymers for photocatalytic oxidation of aromatic alcohols to aldehydes

J Ding, W Xu, H Wan, D Yuan, C Chen, L Wang… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2018 - Elsevier
Vacancy defect in the semiconductors plays an important role in the improvement of the
electronic structure and the increase of specific reaction sites for reactant molecules, and …

Efficient removal of chromium from water by Mn3O4@ ZnO/Mn3O4 composite under simulated sunlight irradiation: synergy of photocatalytic reduction and adsorption

N Li, Y Tian, J Zhao, J Zhang, J Zhang, W Zuo… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract A novel Mn 3 O 4@ ZnO/Mn 3 O 4 composite was designed to remove Cr (VI) and
Cr (III) from water by concurrent photocatalysis and adsorption. The Mn 3 O 4@ ZnO …

Detection of uric acid based on doped ZnO/Ag 2 O/Co 3 O 4 nanoparticle loaded glassy carbon electrode

MM Alam, AM Asiri, MT Uddin, MA Islam… - New Journal of …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
A highly sensitive uric acid (UA) sensor was fabricated using a wet-chemical (co-
precipitation) method to prepare doped ZnO/Ag2O/Co3O4 nanoparticles (NPs) and load …

Enhancing the photocatalytic efficiency of ZnO: Defects, heterojunction, and optimization

B Abebe, HCA Murthy, E Amare - … nanotechnology, monitoring & …, 2020 - Elsevier
In recent years, the remediation of hazardous organic contaminants using semiconductor
metal oxide photocatalyst has taught extensive attention. Next to TiO 2, ZnO has been well …