Photocatalytic water treatment by titanium dioxide: recent updates

MA Lazar, S Varghese, SS Nair - Catalysts, 2012 - mdpi.com
Photocatalytic water treatment using nanocrystalline titanium dioxide (NTO) is a well-known
advanced oxidation process (AOP) for environmental remediation. With the in situ …

Photocatalytic degradation of dye pollutants under solar, visible and UV lights using green synthesised CuS nanoparticles

D Ayodhya, M Venkatesham… - Journal of …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
A green method for the solvothermal synthesis of copper sulphide nanoparticles (CuS NPs)
using xanthan gum as a capping agent was developed. The CuS NPs were characterised by …

TiO2/palygorskite composite nanocrystalline films prepared by surfactant templating route: Synergistic effect to the photocatalytic degradation of an azo-dye in water

E Stathatos, D Papoulis, CA Aggelopoulos… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2012 - Elsevier
Microfibrous palygorskite clay mineral and nanocrystalline TiO2 are incorporating in the
preparation of nanocomposite films on glass substrates via sol–gel route at 500° C. The …

High photocatalytic activity of ZnO and ZnO: Al nanostructured films deposited by spray pyrolysis

M Bizarro - Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2010 - Elsevier
Zinc oxide and aluminum doped zinc oxide films were produced using the spray pyrolysis
technique. The substrate temperature and the solution flow rate were varied to optimize the …

SnO2–SrO based nanocomposites and their photocatalytic activity for the treatment of organic pollutants

S Sultana, MZ Khan, K Umar, AS Ahmed… - Journal of Molecular …, 2015 - Elsevier
The present paper reports development of SnO 2–SrO based nanocomposites using facile
hydrothermal and sol–gel method. Nanocomposites were characterized on the basis of X …

Spray deposited β-Bi2O3 nanostructured films with visible photocatalytic activity for solar water treatment

K Barrera-Mota, M Bizarro, M Castellino… - Photochemical & …, 2015 - Springer
Bismuth oxide thin films were obtained by the spray pyrolysis method using bismuth acetate
as the precursor salt. The films were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier …

Photocatalytic activity of CdS nanoparticles synthesized by a facile composite molten salt method

X Li, C Hu, X Wang, Y Xi - Applied surface science, 2012 - Elsevier
Single-crystalline CdS nanoparticles were synthesized for the first time by the composite-
molten-salt (CMS) method, with advantages of one-step, ambient pressure, low temperature …

Hydrogen peroxide generation and photocatalytic degradation of estrone by microstructural controlled ZnO nanorod arrays

Y Liu, J Han, W Qiu, W Gao - Applied Surface Science, 2012 - Elsevier
The strong oxidant, hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), generated by ZnO nanorod arrays under UV
light irradiation was monitored by fluorescence analysis. The ZnO nanorod arrays were …

Size dependence of CdS nanoparticles on the precursor concentration and visible light driven photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue

S Thakur, R Kaur, SK Mandal - New Journal of Chemistry, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Using a Cd (II) coordination polymer,[Cd2 (bpma) 2 (adc) 2] n (where bpma= N, N′-bis
(pyridylmethyl) amine and adc= acetylene dicaboxylate), as the source of Cd2+ ions and …

Macro–meso-porous TiO 2, ZnO and ZnO–TiO 2-composite thick films. Properties and application to photocatalysis

J Mani, H Sakeek, S Habouti, M Dietze… - Catalysis Science & …, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
We report on a new and versatile method for preparing homogenous, crack-free and macro–
meso-porous thick films of TiO2, ZnO and ZnO–TiO2 composites using a single step coating …