[HTML][HTML] Review on various strategies for enhancing photocatalytic activity of graphene based nanocomposites for water purification

P Singh, P Shandilya, P Raizada, A Sudhaik… - Arabian Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Heterogeneous photocatalysis employing advanced oxidation has received significant
attention for water purification and disinfection. Recently, the excellent photocatalytic and …

Waltzing with the versatile platform of graphene to synthesize composite photocatalysts

N Zhang, MQ Yang, S Liu, Y Sun, YJ Xu - Chemical reviews, 2015 - ACS Publications
The efficient and cost-effective direct conversion of solar energy to chemical energy and
solar fuels has been considered as one of the most perspective strategies to solve the …

Photocatalytic activity of graphene oxide/zinc oxide nanocomposites with embedded metal nanoparticles for the degradation of organic dyes

NAF Al-Rawashdeh, O Allabadi, MT Aljarrah - ACS omega, 2020 - ACS Publications
Nanocomposite materials based on metal nanoparticles and graphene oxide (GO) have
gained increasing attention for their wide range of potential applications in various materials …

Plectranthus amboinicus leaf extract–assisted biosynthesis of ZnO nanoparticles and their photocatalytic activity

L Fu, Z Fu - Ceramics International, 2015 - Elsevier
This article demonstrates the synthesis of ZnO nanoparticles (NPs) using leaf extract of
Plectranthus amboinicus. The synthesized ZnO NPs were characterized by UV–vis …

Rational Design of Carbon‐Based 2D Nanostructures for Enhanced Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction: A Dimensionality Perspective

WJ Ong, LK Putri, AR Mohamed - Chemistry–A European …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Photocatalytic CO2 reduction is a revolutionary approach to solve imminent energy and
environmental issues by replicating the ingenuity of nature. The past decade has witnessed …

Synthesis and characterization of graphene oxide/zinc oxide (GO/ZnO) nanocomposite and its utilization for photocatalytic degradation of basic fuchsin dye

Z Durmus, BZ Kurt, A Durmus - ChemistrySelect, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
In this study, graphene oxide/zinc oxide (GO/ZnO) nanocomposite was prepared by the
decoration of thermally expanded and chemically oxidized graphite oxide nanosheets with …

Facile synthesis of ZnO/GO nanoflowers over Si substrate for improved photocatalytic decolorization of MB dye and industrial wastewater under solar irradiation

PS Chauhan, R Kant, A Rai, A Gupta… - Materials science in …, 2019 - Elsevier
In this work, we report a new method for the synthesis of zinc oxide (ZnO)
nanoflowers/graphene oxide (GO) composite, uniformly grown over Silicon (Si) substrate …

Investigations of visible light driven Sn and Cu doped ZnO hybrid nanoparticles for photocatalytic performance and antibacterial activity

V Shanmugam, KS Jeyaperumal - Applied Surface Science, 2018 - Elsevier
In the present work, demonstrate an effectual and facile synthesis of ZnO nanoparticles and
investigations of structural, optical and photocatalytic performance are established with bi …

Anisochilus carnosus leaf extract mediated synthesis of zinc oxide nanoparticles for antibacterial and photocatalytic activities

M Anbuvannan, M Ramesh, G Viruthagiri… - Materials Science in …, 2015 - Elsevier
We describe a simple combination reaction between zinc nitrate and leaf extract of
Anisochilus carnosus to prepare ZnO nanoparticles. The synthesized NPs subjected to …

Synthesis and Characterization of Efficient ZnO/gC3N4 Nanocomposites Photocatalyst for Photocatalytic Degradation of Methylene Blue

RC Ngullie, SO Alaswad, K Bhuvaneswari… - Coatings, 2020 - mdpi.com
We examine the photocatalytic activity (PCA) of ZnO/graphitic carbon nitride g-C3N4 (g-CN)
composite material for methylene blue (MB) degradation under visible-light irradiation (VLI) …