A review on enhancing the antibacterial activity of ZnO: Mechanisms and microscopic investigation

B Abebe, EA Zereffa, A Tadesse, HCA Murthy - Nanoscale research letters, 2020 - Springer
Metal oxide nanomaterials are one of the preferences as antibacterial active materials. Due
to its distinctive electronic configuration and suitable properties, ZnO is one of the novel …

Current advancements on the fabrication, modification, and industrial application of zinc oxide as photocatalyst in the removal of organic and inorganic contaminants …

FH Abdullah, NHHA Bakar, MA Bakar - Journal of hazardous materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Industrial wastewaters contain hazardous contaminants that pollute the environment and
cause socioeconomic problems, thus demanding the employment of effective remediation …

Nanoparticle processing: Understanding and controlling aggregation

S Shrestha, B Wang, P Dutta - Advances in colloid and interface science, 2020 - Elsevier
Nanoparticles (NPs) are commonly defined as particles with size< 100 nm and are currently
of considerable technological and academic interest, since they are often the starting …

Green Synthesis of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles Using Salvia officinalis Leaf Extract and Their Photocatalytic and Antifungal Activities

MA Abomuti, EY Danish, A Firoz, N Hasan, MA Malik - Biology, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Herein, we examined the facile synthesis of ZnONPs using aqueous
extract of Salvia officinalis without any additional stabilizing/capping agents. When …

Challenges and Prospects in Solar Water Splitting and CO2 Reduction with Inorganic and Hybrid Nanostructures

JK Stolarczyk, S Bhattacharyya, L Polavarapu… - ACS …, 2018 - ACS Publications
The inexorable rise of carbon dioxide level in the atmosphere, already exceeding 400 ppm,
highlights the need for reduction of CO2 emissions. Harvesting solar energy to drive reverse …

Conducting PANI stimulated ZnO system for visible light photocatalytic degradation of coloured dyes

R Saravanan, E Sacari, F Gracia, MM Khan… - Journal of molecular …, 2016 - Elsevier
In this report, the polyaniline (PANI)/ZnO nanocomposite system exhibits superior
degradation of methyl orange and methylene blue under visible light condition, due to the …

Engineered two-dimensional nanomaterials: an emerging paradigm for water purification and monitoring

M Zeng, M Chen, D Huang, S Lei, X Zhang… - Materials …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Water scarcity has become an increasingly complex challenge with the growth of the global
population, economic expansion, and climate change, highlighting the demand for …

Release of TiO2 Nanoparticles from Sunscreens into Surface Waters: A One-Year Survey at the Old Danube Recreational Lake

AP Gondikas, F Kammer, RB Reed… - … science & technology, 2014 - ACS Publications
Monitoring data are necessary for the future production of engineered nanomaterials and
the development of regulations for nanomaterials. Therefore, it is necessary to develop …

Layered by layered Ni-Mn-LDH/g-C3N4 nanohybrid for multi-purpose photo/electrocatalysis: morphology controlled strategy for effective charge carriers separation

M Shakeel, M Arif, G Yasin, B Li, HD Khan - Applied Catalysis B …, 2019 - Elsevier
The earth copious extremely active photo/electrocatalysts have been of immense interest for
hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), oxygen evolution reaction (OER) together with …

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 …