Adsorptive removal and photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants using metal oxides and their composites: A comprehensive review

R Gusain, K Gupta, P Joshi, OP Khatri - Advances in colloid and interface …, 2019 - Elsevier
Metal oxide nanomaterials and their composites are comprehensively reviewed for water
remediation. The controlled morphological and textural features, variable surface chemistry …

[HTML][HTML] Graphene based adsorbents for remediation of noxious pollutants from wastewater

I Ali, XY Mbianda, A Burakov, E Galunin… - Environment …, 2019 - Elsevier
The contamination of water resources with noxious pollutants is a serious issue. Many
aquatic systems are contaminated with different toxic inorganic and organic species; coming …

Graphene oxide-based materials for efficient removal of heavy metal ions from aqueous solution: A review

X Liu, R Ma, X Wang, Y Ma, Y Yang, L Zhuang… - Environmental …, 2019 - Elsevier
Graphene with atomic layer of sp 2-hybridized carbon atoms in a hexagonal structure has
attracted multidisciplinary attention since its discovery. Due to the inherent advantages of …

Recent advances on composite hydrogels designed for the remediation of dye-contaminated water and wastewater: A review

AGB Pereira, FHA Rodrigues, AT Paulino… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
Dye-contamination in water supplies, industrial effluents, and rivers is one of the major water
pollution issues. It has put at risk the drinking-water supplies around the globe. Various …

Application of graphene-based materials for removal of tetracyclines using adsorption and photocatalytic-degradation: A review

M Minale, Z Gu, A Guadie, DM Kabtamu, Y Li… - Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Tetracyclines are extensively used to treat human and animal infectious diseases due to its
effective antimicrobial activities. About 70–90% of its parent materials are released into the …

Development of photo-anodes based on strontium doped zinc oxide-reduced graphene oxide nanocomposites for improving performance of dye-sensitized solar cells

R Savari, J Rouhi, O Fakhar, S Kakooei… - Ceramics …, 2021 - Elsevier
The goal of this study was to create highly efficient dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) using
strontium doped zinc oxide-reduced graphene oxide (Sr-doped ZnO/rGO) nanocomposites …

Zinc oxide based photocatalysis: tailoring surface-bulk structure and related interfacial charge carrier dynamics for better environmental applications

SG Kumar, KSRK Rao - Rsc Advances, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
As an alternative to the gold standard TiO2 photocatalyst, the use of zinc oxide (ZnO) as a
robust candidate for wastewater treatment is widespread due to its similarity in charge …

Progress in biomimetic leverages for marine antifouling using nanocomposite coatings

MS Selim, SA El-Safty, MA Shenashen… - Journal of materials …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Because of the environmental and economic casualties of biofouling on maritime navigation,
modern studies have been devoted toward formulating advanced nanoscale composites in …

ZnO rods/reduced graphene oxide composites prepared via a solvothermal reaction for efficient sunlight-driven photocatalysis

H Moussa, E Girot, K Mozet, H Alem, G Medjahdi… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2016 - Elsevier
Small-sized ZnO rods with an average length of ca. 180 nm and a diameter of ca. 16 nm
were successfully associated to reduced graphene oxide (rGO) via a solvothermal reaction …

Role of graphene/metal oxide composites as photocatalysts, adsorbents and disinfectants in water treatment: a review

RK Upadhyay, N Soin, SS Roy - RSC advances, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
With a rapidly growing population, development of new materials, techniques and devices
which can provide safe potable water continues to be one of the major research emphases …