Recent progress on visible-light-driven metal and non-metal doped ZnO nanostructures for photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants

FM Sanakousar, CC Vidyasagar… - Materials science in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Organic pollutants are chemical compounds that are resistant to degradation in the
environment and that treatment methods may not be able to completely remove. Both …

A critical review of synthesis parameters affecting the properties of zinc oxide nanoparticle and its application in wastewater treatment

EY Shaba, JO Jacob, JO Tijani, MAT Suleiman - Applied Water Science, 2021 - Springer
In this era, nanotechnology is gaining enormous popularity due to its ability to reduce
metals, metalloids and metal oxides into their nanosize, which essentially alter their …

Recent advances in semiconductor metal oxides with enhanced methods for solar photocatalytic applications

C Karthikeyan, P Arunachalam… - Journal of alloys and …, 2020 - Elsevier
The rapid advancement of the global industry has led to energy shortage and environmental
pollution. To mitigate against these issues, researchers and scientists are developing simple …

A state of the art review on the synthesis, antibacterial, antioxidant, antidiabetic and tissue regeneration activities of zinc oxide nanoparticles

TA Singh, A Sharma, N Tejwan, N Ghosh, J Das… - Advances in Colloid and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Recently, zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnONPs) are gaining much interest of
nanobiotechnologists due to their profound biomedical applications. ZnONPs are used as …

Recent advances in superhydrophobic surfaces for practical applications: A review

MZ Khan, J Militky, M Petru, B Tomková, A Ali… - European Polymer …, 2022 - Elsevier
Over the past decade, there have been many successful attempts at artificially reproducing
the surface structures found on natural superhydrophobic surfaces. The researchers have …

A review of ZnO nanoparticles as solar photocatalysts: Synthesis, mechanisms and applications

CB Ong, LY Ng, AW Mohammad - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2018 - Elsevier
Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are carbon-based chemical substances that are
resistant to environmental degradation and may not be completely removed through …

A review of microwave synthesis of zinc oxide nanomaterials: Reactants, process parameters and morphologies

J Wojnarowicz, T Chudoba, W Lojkowski - Nanomaterials, 2020 - mdpi.com
Zinc oxide (ZnO) is a multifunctional material due to its exceptional physicochemical
properties and broad usefulness. The special properties resulting from the reduction of the …

Metal oxide nanoparticles: review of synthesis, characterization and biological effects

AM Negrescu, MS Killian, SNV Raghu… - Journal of Functional …, 2022 - mdpi.com
In the last few years, the progress made in the field of nanotechnology has allowed
researchers to develop and synthesize nanosized materials with unique physicochemical …

[HTML][HTML] A review on bio-synthesized zinc oxide nanoparticles using plant extracts as reductants and stabilizing agents

P Basnet, TI Chanu, D Samanta, S Chatterjee - Journal of Photochemistry …, 2018 - Elsevier
In the age of technology, nanoparticles have proven to be one of the essential needs for
development. These nanoparticles have the potential to be used for a wide variety of …

Green synthesis: photocatalytic degradation of textile dyes using metal and metal oxide nanoparticles-latest trends and advancements

PC Nagajyothi, SV Prabhakar Vattikuti… - Critical Reviews in …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
The balance between economic development and environmental damage is also evident in
the problem of pollution and waste management. Increased economic activity, mainly in …