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 …

Fabrication of binary metal doped CuO nanocatalyst and their application for the industrial effluents treatment

A ur Rehman, M Aadil, S Zulfiqar, PO Agboola… - Ceramics …, 2021 - Elsevier
Herein, we fabricated the binary transition metal (Ce & Zn) doped CuO nanocatalyst via a
single step facile co-precipitation technique by using liquid ammonia as a pH regulator and …

Synergistic effects of noble metal doping and nanoengineering on boosting the azo dye mineralization activity of nickel oxide

W Wazir, Z Ahmad, S Zulfiqar, EW Cochran… - Ceramics …, 2023 - Elsevier
The present investigation involves the synthesis of a nanostructured ceramic material,
namely silver-doped nickel oxide (Ni 1− x (Ag) x O), by a wet-chemical method supported by …

Microwave-assisted synthesis of tentacles like Ag-doped copper oxide nano-ceramics: structural, optical, and anti-campylobacter studies

M Siddiq, AG Taki, M Aadil, S Mubarik, EW Cochran… - Ceramics …, 2023 - Elsevier
The facile microwave approach has been adopted to successfully synthesize silver-doped
CuO (ACO) and bare CuO (BCO) photocatalysts. Powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD), energy …

Synergistic effect of doping and nanotechnology to fabricate highly efficient photocatalyst for environmental remediation

M Aadil, W Hassan, HH Somaily, SR Ejaz… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Nanotechnology and metal-doping are two promising techniques to make semiconductive
material-based photocatalysts with higher surface area and modulating electronic structure …

Facile synthesis of binary metal substituted copper oxide as a solar light driven photocatalyst and antibacterial substitute

M Aadil, A Rahman, S Zulfiqar, IA Alsafari… - Advanced Powder …, 2021 - Elsevier
This work presents the synthesis of Cu 0.95 Mn 0.05 O (CMO), Cu 0.95 Ag 0.05 O (CAO),
and Cu 0.9 Mn 0.05 Ag 0.05 O (CMAO) samples via wet chemical route for photocatalytic …

Temperature controlled synthesis of Co-Ni mixed ferrite nanostructure for the mineralization of azo dye: a novel and facile approach

T Kousar, M Aadil, S Zulfiqar, HH Somaily… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Herein, Co-Ni mixed spinel ferrite (Co 0.5 Ni 0.5 Fe 2 O 4, CNFO) nanostructures
were synthesized via wet-chemical route followed by an annealing process. The products …

Wet-chemical synthesis of nanostructured Ce-doped mixed metal ferrites for the effective removal of azo dyes from industrial discharges

T Kousar, M Aadil, S Zulfiqar, MF Warsi, SR Ejaz… - Ceramics …, 2022 - Elsevier
Today, photocatalysis is the most cost-effective and ecologically beneficial technique for
tackling the growing problem of water pollution caused by rapid industrialization. The …

Biological synthesis of nanostructured ZnO as a solar-light driven photocatalyst and antimicrobial agent

AA Sumra, M Aadil, SR Ejaz, S Anjum, T Saleem… - Ceramics …, 2022 - Elsevier
A good photocatalyst should have a high surface area, a substantial absorption capacity,
and a visible light active bandgap. Semi-conductive materials, particularly nanostructured …

Mesoporous and macroporous Ag-doped Co3O4 nanosheets and their superior photo-catalytic properties under solar light irradiation

M Aadil, S Zulfiqar, MF Warsi, PO Agboola, I Shakir… - Ceramics …, 2021 - Elsevier
An ideal photocatalyst should have a wider absorption capacity, a larger surface area, a
narrow optical band gap, a better electronic conductivity, a lower load transfer resistance …