Recent advances in structural modifications of photo-catalysts for organic pollutants degradation–a comprehensive review

K Bisaria, S Sinha, R Singh, HMN Iqbal - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
Over the last few years, industrial and anthropogenic activities have increased the presence
of organic pollutants such as dyes, herbicides, pesticides, analgesics, and antibiotics in the …

Electrospinning of nanofibers and their applications for energy devices

X Shi, W Zhou, D Ma, Q Ma, D Bridges… - Journal of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
With the depletion of fossil fuels and the increasing demand of energy for economic
development, it is urgent to develop renewable energy technologies to sustain the economic …

Generation of oxygen vacancies in visible light activated one-dimensional iodine TiO 2 photocatalysts

W Li, R Liang, A Hu, Z Huang, YN Zhou - RSC advances, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
A facile and efficient way of generating oxygen vacancies in visible light activated one-
dimensional iodine doped TiO2 photocatalysts was first reported in this work. A two-step …

A revised pseudo-second-order kinetic model for adsorption, sensitive to changes in adsorbate and adsorbent concentrations

JC Bullen, S Saleesongsom, K Gallagher, DJ Weiss - Langmuir, 2021 - ACS Publications
The development of new adsorbent materials for the removal of toxic contaminants from
drinking water is crucial toward achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development …

Photocatalytic degradation of dyes in water by analytical reagent grades ZnO, TiO2 and SnO2: a comparative study

DR Shinde, PS Tambade, MG Chaskar… - Drinking Water …, 2017 - dwes.copernicus.org
In this study, we evaluated the photocatalytic activities of analytical reagent (AR) grade ZnO,
TiO 2, and SnO 2 to identify a low-cost photocatalyst for dye degradation. The obtained …

[HTML][HTML] Solar-enhanced advanced oxidation processes for water treatment: simultaneous removal of pathogens and chemical pollutants

O Tsydenova, V Batoev, A Batoeva - International journal of …, 2015 - mdpi.com
The review explores the feasibility of simultaneous removal of pathogens and chemical
pollutants by solar-enhanced advanced oxidation processes (AOPs). The AOPs are based …

Highly efficient AgBr/h-MoO3 with charge separation tuning for photocatalytic degradation of trimethoprim: mechanism insight and toxicity assessment

Z Cai, Y Song, X Jin, CC Wang, H Ji, W Liu… - Science of The Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
A highly solar active AgBr/h-MoO 3 composite was constructed by a facile precipitation
method, and the charge separation tuning was achieved by photoreduction of AgBr. The …

Synthesis, physicochemical characterization of ZnO and α-MoO3/ZnO heterostructures and their photocatalytic activity for the methylene blue (MB) dye degradation

Y Ibrahim, AH Abdullah, SA Rashid, EN Muhamad - Optical Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
This research fabricated a hybrid of α-MoO 3/ZnO heterostructures via ultrasonic-assisted
hydrothermal synthesis and evaluated its photocatalytic activity by degradation of Methylene …

[HTML][HTML] Facile preparation of porous biomass charcoal from peanut shell as adsorbent

S Bai, T Wang, Z Tian, K Cao, J Li - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
Activated carbons derived from biomass have been proved to be one of the most promising
adsorbents due to their abundance, low cost, reproducibility and environmental friendliness …

Ionic liquids for nano-and microstructures preparation. Part 2: Application in synthesis

J Łuczak, M Paszkiewicz, A Krukowska… - Advances in colloid and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Ionic liquids (ILs) are widely applied to prepare metal nanoparticles and 3D semiconductor
microparticles. Generally, they serve as a structuring agent or reaction medium (solvent) …