Adsorption of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) from the aqueous environment by nano-adsorbents: A review

JO Ighalo, PS Yap, KO Iwuozor, CO Aniagor, T Liu… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
The intensification of urbanisation and industrial activities significantly exacerbates the
distribution of toxic contaminations into the aqueous environment. Persistent organic …

Preparation and Photocatalytic Activities of TiO2-Based Composite Catalysts

H Yang, B Yang, W Chen, J Yang - Catalysts, 2022 - mdpi.com
While modern industry has contributed to the prosperity of an increasingly urbanized society,
it has also led to serious pollution problems, with discharged wastewater and exhaust gases …

Ag nanoparticles for biomedical applications—Synthesis and characterization—A review

A Nicolae-Maranciuc, D Chicea, LM Chicea - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Silver nanoparticles have been intensively studied over a long period of time because they
exhibit antibacterial properties in infection treatments, wound healing, or drug delivery …

Enhanced photocatalytic activity of Zn3 (PO4) 2/ZnO composite semiconductor prepared by different methods

B Akhsassi, A Bouddouch, Y Naciri, B Bakiz… - Chemical Physics …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this work, the photocatalytic activity of Zn 3 (PO 4) 2 was effectively enhanced based on
the Zn 3 (PO 4) 2/ZnO composites. Hence, the photocatalytic properties were investigated …

Semiconductors Application Forms and Doping Benefits to Wastewater Treatment: A Comparison of TiO2, WO3, and gC3N4

E Fernandes, J Gomes, RC Martins - Catalysts, 2022 - mdpi.com
Photocatalysis has been vastly applied for the removal of contaminants of emerging concern
(CECs) and other micropollutants, with the aim of future water reclamation. As a process …

Photodegradation under UV Light Irradiation of Various Types and Systems of Organic Pollutants in the Presence of a Performant BiPO4 Photocatalyst

A Bouddouch, B Akhsassi, E Amaterz, B Bakiz… - Catalysts, 2022 - mdpi.com
In this study, we prepared spheroid microstructures of monoclinic bismuth phosphate BiPO4
by a facile solid-state reaction at 500° C. The crystal structure was refined using the Rietveld …

Novel Z-scheme Bi3O4Cl/Bi24O31Cl10 2D/3D heterojunction for enhanced photocatalytic activity under visible light

B Akhsassi, Y Ettahiri, B Bakiz, A Taoufyq… - Colloids and Surfaces A …, 2023 - Elsevier
In the present work, using one single precursor of Bi 2 O 3, a novel efficient visible‎-light
driven Z-scheme Bi 3 O 4 Cl/Bi 24 O 31 Cl 10 2D/3D heterojunction is developed by simple …

Preparation of Cd-doped Bi2MoO6 photocatalyst for efficient degradation of ofloxacin under the irradiation of visible light

J Xu, Y Liu, M Chen - Surfaces and Interfaces, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Cd-doped Bi 2 MoO 6 photocatalyst was firstly designed and applied to remove
ofloxacin with visible-light irradiation. Results revealed that Cd doped on Bi 2 MoO 6 could …

Preparation and Photocatalytic and Antibacterial Activities of Micro/Nanostructured TiO2-Based Photocatalysts for Application in Orthopedic Implants

L Qi, B Guo, Q Lu, H Gong, M Wang, J He, B Jia… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Micro/nanostructured TiO2, ion-doped TiO2, and heterojunction TiO2 composite
photocatalysts have low toxicity, high biocompatibility, and high photocatalytic and …

New insight for enhanced photocatalytic activity of Bi4-xLaxTi3O12 (0≤ x≤ 1) solid solution: A case study on degradation of Rhodamine B under UV light irradiation

K Fritah, M Khachane, A Bouddouch, B Akhsassi… - Optical Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
In this study, we actively investigate the structural, microstructural, vibrational and
photocatalytic properties of the system Bi 4− x La x Ti 3 O 12 with x ranging between 0 and 1 …