Review on the improvement of the photocatalytic and antibacterial activities of ZnO

K Qi, B Cheng, J Yu, W Ho - Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2017 - Elsevier
Photocatalytic degradation is an effective method to alleviate environmental pollution
caused by organic pollutants. In this work, research progress on the application of …

Recent progress on doped ZnO nanostructures for visible-light photocatalysis

M Samadi, M Zirak, A Naseri, E Khorashadizade… - Thin solid films, 2016 - Elsevier
Global environmental pollution and energy supply demand have been regarded as
important concerns in recent years. Metal oxide semiconductor photocatalysts is a promising …

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 …

New insight into the enhanced photocatalytic activity of N-, C-and S-doped ZnO photocatalysts

W Yu, J Zhang, T Peng - Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract In general, N-, C-and S-doped ZnO exhibit much higher phototcatalytic activity than
the pure ZnO. However, the essential factors and underlying mechanism regarding the …

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 …

Preparation of interstitial carbon doped BiOI for enhanced performance in photocatalytic nitrogen fixation and methyl orange degradation

L Zeng, F Zhe, Y Wang, Q Zhang, X Zhao, X Hu… - Journal of Colloid and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Carbon-doped BiOI (C-BiOI) photocatalysts were successfully synthesized via a
hydrothermal method with Bi (NO 3) 3· 5H 2 O, KI, and glucose as raw materials for the first …

MOF-derived C-doped ZnO prepared via a two-step calcination for efficient photocatalysis

L Pan, T Muhammad, L Ma, ZF Huang, S Wang… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2016 - Elsevier
ZnO is an important semiconductor that has been widely applied in solar cell, photocatalysis,
environmental remediation. Doping and morphology control are important approaches to …

Constructing bio-templated 3D porous microtubular C-doped g-C3N4 with tunable band structure and enhanced charge carrier separation

MA Mohamed, MFM Zain, LJ Minggu… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2018 - Elsevier
For the first time, the bio-templated porous microtubular C-doped (BTPMC) gC 3 N 4 with
tunable band structure was successfully prepared by simple thermal condensation approach …

Degradation of wastewaters containing organic dyes photocatalysed by zinc oxide: a review

SM Lam, JC Sin, AZ Abdullah… - Desalination and Water …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Organic dyes are one of the largest groups of pollutants discharged into wastewaters from
textile and other industrial processes. Owing to the potential toxicity of the dyes and their …

MOF-derived C-doped ZnO composites for enhanced photocatalytic performance under visible light

Y Zhang, J Zhou, X Chen, Q Feng, W Cai - Journal of Alloys and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Carbon-doped zinc oxide (ZnO) with porous structure was synthesized by pyrolysis of a zinc-
based metal organic framework (MOFs). Photocatalytic effect was measured by the …