Removal of Hazardous Pollutants from Wastewaters: Applications of TiO2‐SiO2 Mixed Oxide Materials

S Rasalingam, R Peng, RT Koodali - Journal of Nanomaterials, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The direct release of untreated wastewaters from various industries and households results
in the release of toxic pollutants to the aquatic environment. Advanced oxidation processes …

Versatility of heterogeneous photocatalysis: synthetic methodologies epitomizing the role of silica support in TiO 2 based mixed oxides

HS Kibombo, R Peng, S Rasalingam… - Catalysis Science & …, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
Heterogeneous photocatalysis continues to be an active area of research with focus on
developing catalytic systems that can degrade toxic pollutants in the gas and aqueous …

A comparative study between two novel silicone/graphene-based nanostructured surfaces for maritime antifouling

MS Selim, NA Fatthallah, SA Higazy, Z Hao… - Journal of colloid and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Two novel superhydrophobic nanocomposite series of polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS)
enriched with reduced graphene oxide (RGO) and graphene oxide/boehmite nanorods (GO …

Bioinspired graphene oxide–magnetite nanocomposite coatings as protective superhydrophobic antifouling surfaces

MS Selim, NA Fatthallah, MA Shenashen, SA Higazy… - Langmuir, 2023 - ACS Publications
Antifouling (AF) nanocoatings made of polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) are more cost-efficient
and eco-friendly substitutes for the already outlawed tributyltin-based coatings. Here, a …

The effect of silica availability on the mechanism of geopolymerisation

A Hajimohammadi, JL Provis… - Cement and Concrete …, 2011 - Elsevier
The effect of silica availability on geopolymer binder formation is investigated in the
geothermal silica–sodium aluminate–water system, using sodium silicate solution as an …

Silicone/ZnO nanorod composite coating as a marine antifouling surface

MS Selim, H Yang, FQ Wang, NA Fatthallah… - Applied Surface …, 2019 - Elsevier
The effects of ZnO nanorod (NR) filler distribution and the nano-structured surface on the
superhydrophobicity and fouling-release (FR) of silicone nanocoatings were investigated …

Synthesis of ultrahydrophobic and thermally stable inorganic–organic nanocomposites for self-cleaning foul release coatings

MS Selim, MA Shenashen, A Elmarakbi… - Chemical engineering …, 2017 - Elsevier
A conformal novel and low-cost series of elastomeric high-molecular weight
polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS)/controlled SiO 2-doped ZnO nanocomposites were accurately …

Eco-friendly design of superhydrophobic nano-magnetite/silicone composites for marine foul-release paints

MS Selim, A Elmarakbi, AM Azzam… - Progress in Organic …, 2018 - Elsevier
Advances in nanomaterials science are associated with developments fabrication methods
in terms of energy saving, environment friendliness, and low cost. Self-cleaning …

Controlled synthesis and application of ZnO nanoparticles, nanorods and nanospheres in dye-sensitized solar cells

ZLS Seow, ASW Wong, V Thavasi, R Jose… - …, 2008 - iopscience.iop.org
Several important synthetic parameters such as precursor concentration, rate of evaporation
and reaction time are found to determine the growth of ZnO nanostructures. These reaction …

Effective removal of levofloxacin from pharmaceutical wastewater using synthesized zinc oxid, graphen oxid nanoparticles compared with their combination

CM El-Maraghy, OM El-Borady, OA El-Naem - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
The presence of antibiotic traces in the aquatic system due to the inefficient treatment of the
pharmaceutical wastewater represented threats, such as bioaccumulation and antibiotic …