Adsorptive removal and photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants using metal oxides and their composites: A comprehensive review

R Gusain, K Gupta, P Joshi, OP Khatri - Advances in colloid and interface …, 2019 - Elsevier
Metal oxide nanomaterials and their composites are comprehensively reviewed for water
remediation. The controlled morphological and textural features, variable surface chemistry …

Nanoparticle-mediated bioremediation as a powerful weapon in the removal of environmental pollutants

P Chaudhary, L Ahamad, A Chaudhary… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Nowadays, contamination due to the organic/inorganic composites has increased promptly
due to rising anthropological intrusion which is foremost issue for worldwide food safety and …

Review on the criteria anticipated for the fabrication of highly efficient ZnO-based visible-light-driven photocatalysts

M Pirhashemi, A Habibi-Yangjeh, SR Pouran - Journal of industrial and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Among the popular photocatalysts, ZnO is one of the most potent photocatalysts considering
its green properties, cheap price, and durability. However, the practical application of ZnO is …

Green synthesis of a CuO–ZnO nanocomposite for efficient photodegradation of methylene blue and reduction of 4-nitrophenol

AG Bekru, LT Tufa, OA Zelekew, M Goddati, J Lee… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
CuO–ZnO nanocomposites (NCs) were synthesized using an aqueous extract of Verbascum
sinaiticum Benth.(GH) plant. X-ray diffraction (XRD), spectroscopic, and microscopic …

Recent developments of zinc oxide based photocatalyst in water treatment technology: a review

KM Lee, CW Lai, KS Ngai, JC Juan - Water research, 2016 - Elsevier
Today, a major issue about water pollution is the residual dyes from different sources (eg,
textile industries, paper and pulp industries, dye and dye intermediates industries …

[HTML][HTML] Remediation of wastewater using various nano-materials

M Anjum, R Miandad, M Waqas, F Gehany… - Arabian journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
In the present era of scarcity of water resources, effective treatment of wastewater is a major
prerequisite for growing economy. It is critical to develop and implement advanced …

Synthesis of the 0D/3D CuO/ZnO heterojunction with enhanced photocatalytic activity

L Zhu, H Li, Z Liu, P Xia, Y Xie… - The Journal of Physical …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Construction of heterojunctions has aroused great interest recently in the photocatalysis field
because of the special electronic band structure and unique physicochemical properties. In …

Recent advances in synthesis and application of polymer nanocomposites for water and wastewater treatment

M Khodakarami, M Bagheri - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021 - Elsevier
Clean water scarcity combined with environmental impacts of municipal and industrial
wastewater necessitates the development of new technologies for clean water production …

Photocatalytic reduction and removal of mercury ions over mesoporous CuO/ZnO S-scheme heterojunction photocatalyst

RM Mohamed, AA Ismail - Ceramics International, 2021 - Elsevier
In this contribution, a novel mesoporous CuO/ZnO heterojunctions were fabricated and
designed through a wet chemical process in the presence of F127 surfactant. TEM image of …

Enhanced photocatalytic activity of ZnO/CuO nanocomposite for the degradation of textile dye on visible light illumination

R Saravanan, S Karthikeyan, VK Gupta… - Materials Science and …, 2013 - Elsevier
The photocatalytic degradation of organic dyes such as methylene blue and methyl orange
in the presence of various percentages of composite catalyst under visible light irradiation …