A review of recent progress in gas phase CO2 reduction and suggestions on future advancement

S Sorcar, S Yoriya, H Lee, CA Grimes… - Materials Today Chemistry, 2020 - Elsevier
The 2018 report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) details how
rapidly Earth's climate is changing due to rising atmospheric CO 2 concentrations …

Influence of defects on the photocatalytic activity of ZnO

D Chen, Z Wang, T Ren, H Ding, W Yao… - The Journal of …, 2014 - ACS Publications
The influence of defects on the photoactivity of ZnO has been revealed. The defects can be
formed via ball-milling treatment, and part of the defects can be repaired via annealing …

[HTML][HTML] Photocatalytic degradation of phenol and benzoic acid using zinc oxide powders prepared by the sol–gel process

H Benhebal, M Chaib, T Salmon, J Geens… - Alexandria Engineering …, 2013 - Elsevier
Photocatalytic degradation of phenol and benzoic acid in aqueous solution was studied
using zinc oxide (ZnO) powder synthesized by sol–gel process. Synthesized catalyst was …

Nanoscale zinc oxide particles for improving the physiological and sanitary quality of a Mexican landrace of red maize

J Estrada-Urbina, A Cruz-Alonso… - Nanomaterials, 2018 - mdpi.com
In this research, quasi-spherical-shaped zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) were
synthesized by a simple cost-competitive aqueous precipitation method. The engineered …

Assembly of graphene on Ag3PO4/AgI for effective degradation of carbamazepine under visible-light irradiation: mechanism and degradation pathways

Y Duan, L Deng, Z Shi, L Zhu, G Li - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2019 - Elsevier
A highly efficient visible-light-driven photocatalyst Ag 3 PO 4/AgI-Graphene (Ag 3 PO 4/AgI-
G) was synthesized through a chemical coprecipitation procedure. Scanning electron …

In situ capture of active species and oxidation mechanism of RhB and MB dyes over sunlight-driven Ag/Ag3PO4 plasmonic nanocatalyst

W Teng, X Li, Q Zhao, J Zhao, D Zhang - Applied Catalysis B …, 2012 - Elsevier
Sunlight-driven Ag/Ag3PO4 plasmonic nanocatalysts have been successfully prepared
using an in situ ethylene glycol reduction method. The photocatalysts showed strong …

One-step synthesis of flower-like Ag/AgCl/BiOCl composite with enhanced visible-light photocatalytic activity

W Xiong, Q Zhao, X Li, D Zhang - Catalysis Communications, 2011 - Elsevier
The flower-like Ag/AgCl/BiOCl composite was prepared by a one-step chemical bath method
at low temperature for the first time. The morphology, crystallinity, composition, and optical …

Defect and its dominance in ZnO films: A new insight into the role of defect over photocatalytic activity

Z Pei, L Ding, J Hu, S Weng, Z Zheng, M Huang… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2013 - Elsevier
Influence of defect on photocatalyst is in extensive concern. In the present contribution, by
cold plasma treatment (CPT) technique and dip-coating method, we successfully prepared …

Influence of the surface-to-bulk defects ratio of ZnO and TiO2 on their UV-mediated photocatalytic activity

CA Aggelopoulos, M Dimitropoulos, A Govatsi… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2017 - Elsevier
Developing rational routes for nanoparticle synthesis with high photocatalytic (PC) efficiency
is a mature field of research with yet unresolved issues. The presence of surface and bulk …

Highly photocatalytic activity of pH-controlled ZnO nanoflakes

TT Dao, TLN Vo, AT Duong, DT Tran, DL Nguyen… - Optical Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
ZnO nanoflakes were successfully synthesized by the sol-gel method at a precursor solution
pH of 13. The structure, morphology, and photocatalytic activity of the synthesized ZnO …