Recent progress in semiconductor/graphene photocatalysts: synthesis, photocatalytic applications, and challenges

MA Ahmed, AA Mohamed - RSC advances, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The presence of an increasing number of organic pollutants in water now poses serious
risks to both human health and ecological systems. Many of these pollutants are persistent …

Cocatalysts for Selective Photoreduction of CO2 into Solar Fuels

X Li, J Yu, M Jaroniec, X Chen - Chemical reviews, 2019 - ACS Publications
Photoreduction of CO2 into sustainable and green solar fuels is generally believed to be an
appealing solution to simultaneously overcome both environmental problems and energy …

Graphene in photocatalysis: a review

X Li, J Yu, S Wageh, AA Al‐Ghamdi, J Xie - Small, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
In recent years, heterogeneous photocatalysis has received much research interest because
of its powerful potential applications in tackling many important energy and environmental …

[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 …

Graphene-based heterojunction photocatalysts

X Li, R Shen, S Ma, X Chen, J Xie - Applied Surface Science, 2018 - Elsevier
Due to their unique physicochemical, optical and electrical properties, 2D semimetallic or
semiconducting graphene has been extensively utilized to construct highly efficient …

Recent developments on AgI based heterojunction photocatalytic systems in photocatalytic application

XJ Wen, CH Shen, ZH Fei, D Fang, ZT Liu… - Chemical Engineering …, 2020 - Elsevier
Over the past years, photocatalytic technology has exhibited a great potential in treating
wastewater, splitting water to hydrogen and reducing CO 2 to fuel. Among, more and more …

Graphene oxide based semiconductor photocatalysts for degradation of organic dye in waste water: A review on fabrication, performance enhancement and …

M Al Kausor, D Chakrabortty - Inorganic Chemistry Communications, 2021 - Elsevier
Most of the semiconductor photocatalysts exhibit high crystallinity and photosensitivity, weak
surface-adsorption ability and poor visible-light response due to which photocatalytic …

Fabrication of pn CuBi2O4/MoS2 heterojunction with nanosheets-on-microrods structure for enhanced photocatalytic activity towards tetracycline degradation

F Guo, M Li, H Ren, X Huang, W Hou, C Wang… - Applied Surface …, 2019 - Elsevier
Semiconductor-based photocatalytic oxidation technology represents a promising strategy
for clean, low-cost, and environmental friendly to solve the water pollution problems by …

Green synthesis of nanoparticles for the remediation of contaminated waters and soils: Constituents, synthesizing methods, and influencing factors

Y Wang, D O'connor, Z Shen, IMC Lo… - Journal of cleaner …, 2019 - Elsevier
Diverse types of engineered nanoparticles (NPs) have been developed, including products
used for the remediation of contaminated waters and soils. However, conventional NP …

A review of advances in engineered composite materials popular for wastewater treatment

MA Dutt, MA Hanif, F Nadeem, HN Bhatti - Journal of Environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
Water is the need of every individual and plays a vital role in the world's economy. Almost
70% of freshwater is used by humans for agriculture. Agriculture and industries introduce …