Engineering metal-organic frameworks for efficient photocatalytic conversion of CO2 into solar fuels

CI Ezugwu, S Liu, C Li, S Zhuiykov, S Roy… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2022 - Elsevier
Artificial photosynthesis is an emerging and reliable technique for CO 2 mitigation, and it is
also a potential method to achieve carbon dioxide resourcing and efficiently convert solar …

Recent progress in microbial fuel cells using substrates from diverse sources

JM Sonawane, R Mahadevan, A Pandey, J Greener - Heliyon, 2022 - cell.com
Increasing untreated environmental outputs from industry and the rising human population
have increased the burden of wastewater and other waste streams on the environment. The …

Bimetallic metal-organic frameworks for efficient visible-light-driven photocatalytic CO2 reduction and H2 generation

CI Ezugwu, S Ghosh, S Bera, M Faraldos… - Separation and …, 2023 - Elsevier
A series of robust octahedral bimetallic metal-organic frameworks, NH 2-UiO-66 (Zr/M),
denoted as Zr/M-ATA,(where M is Fe, Co, or Cu) were prepared by solvothermal de novo …

Redox-active metal-organic frameworks for the removal of contaminants of emerging concern

CI Ezugwu, JM Sonawane, R Rosal - Separation and Purification …, 2022 - Elsevier
The pollution due to the presence of contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) is a major
cause for concern because of the serious threat it supposes to human health and ecosystem …

Application of nanotechnology in the bioremediation of heavy metals and wastewater management

S Mallikarjunaiah, M Pattabhiramaiah… - Nanotechnology for food …, 2020 - Springer
Discharge of heavy metals from industrial, municipal, agricultural, and domestic wastewater
has become a serious threat for the ecosystem. Various pollutants are released to …

Synthesis, characterization, DFT and biological studies of Fe (II), Cu (II), and Zn (II) complexes of keto-imine chelators

F Chioma, CI Ezugwu, O Okpareke - Inorganica Chimica Acta, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Three naphthoquinone-based chelators, 2-(pyrimidin-2-ylamino)-2, 3-
dihydronaphthalene-1, 4-dione (HL a) 2-((4, 6-dihydroxypyrimidin-2-yl) amino-2, 3 …

Nanomaterials-enabled technologies for clean water and their sustainability aspects

S Mukherjee, T Pradeep - Industrial Applications of …, 2023 - api.taylorfrancis.com
Materials are used for sustenance of life and for improving living standards, thus becoming
indispensable for human life. They are used across industries and all sectors of the …

Improving oxygen reduction reaction of microbial fuel cell by silver vanadate blended functionalized multiwall carbon nanotubes as cathode

Z Khaksar, MF Habibi, M Arvand, R Rezapour - Fuel, 2024 - Elsevier
The power generation capacity of the microbial fuel cell (MFC) depends largely on the
properties of the cathode material. The key to achieving remarkable performance of MFC is …

Advancements in bioelectrochemical system-based wastewater treatment: A review on nanocatalytic approach

R Sahu, P Parkhey - Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments, 2021 - Elsevier
Bioelectrochemical systems (BES) utilize the principles of extracellular electron transfer by
selective anaerobic microorganisms called as exoelectrogens and represent a multipurpose …

[HTML][HTML] Adsorptive removal and catalytic performance of metal-organic frameworks containing mixed azolium-bipyridine ligand

N Gholampour, CI Ezugwu, S Rahmdele… - … Chemicals and Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Two ligands, 1, 3-bis (4-carboxyphenyl) imidazolium chloride and 4, 4-bipyridine,
were employed to prepare nickel and zinc azolium based MOFs, Ni-MOF and Zn-MOF by the …