Advances on catalytic reduction of 4-nitrophenol by nanostructured materials as benchmark reaction

TK Das, NC Das - International Nano Letters, 2022 - Springer
The catalytic reduction of 4-nitrophenol (4-NP) has become benchmark reaction to assess
the activity of the nanostructured materials. Thousands of researchers have already …

State-of-the-art developments in carbon-based metal nanocomposites as a catalyst: Photocatalysis

ME Khan - Nanoscale Advances, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
The rapid progress of state-of-the-art carbon-based metals as a catalyst is playing a central
role in the research area of chemical and materials engineering for effective visible-light …

Highly efficient removal of bisphenol A by a three-dimensional graphene hydrogel-AgBr@ rGO exhibiting adsorption/photocatalysis synergy

F Chen, W An, L Liu, Y Liang, W Cui - Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2017 - Elsevier
The increasing extent of environmental pollution by industrial chemicals necessitates the
development of facile methods of their removal. Among the various techniques employed for …

Au nanoparticles decorated on activated coke via a facile preparation for efficient catalytic reduction of nitrophenols and azo dyes

Y Fu, P Xu, D Huang, G Zeng, C Lai, L Qin, B Li… - Applied Surface …, 2019 - Elsevier
Activated coke (AC) exhibits excellent properties with a graphite-like layer crystallite
structure and possesses mesopore and macropore structures, which can reduce the …

Synthesis of Ag nanoparticles-decorated CNTs via laser ablation method for the enhancement the photocatalytic removal of naphthalene from water

FS Alamro, AM Mostafa, KAA Al-Ola, HA Ahmed… - Nanomaterials, 2021 - mdpi.com
Silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) were decorated with different amounts on the exterior walls of
carbon nanotubes (CNTs) by a laser ablation assisted method, especially in liquid media to …

[HTML][HTML] Papaya peel waste carbon dots/reduced graphene oxide nanocomposite: from photocatalytic decomposition of methylene blue to antimicrobial activity

HS Shahraki, R Bushra, N Shakeel, A Ahmad… - Journal of Bioresources …, 2023 - Elsevier
Carbon dots (CDs) have gained unprecedented attention as a novel luminescent zero-
dimensional carbon nanomaterial owing to their diverse industrial applications. Herein, we …

Platinum nanoparticle-decorated reduced graphene oxide nanosheets: A recyclable and highly efficient catalyst towards the reduction of para-nitrophenol and …

C Vijina, SP Damodaran - Results in Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
The present study focuses on the design and development of Pt nanoparticle (PtNPs)
decorated reduced graphene oxide (RGO) nanohybrid as an efficient heterogeneous …

Facile one-pot in-situ synthesis of novel graphene oxide-cellulose nanocomposite for enhanced azo dye adsorption at optimized conditions

A Zaman, JT Orasugh, P Banerjee, S Dutta, MS Ali… - Carbohydrate …, 2020 - Elsevier
This is the first report on utilization of modified Hummers' method for in-situ synthesis of
novel graphene oxide-cellulose nanocrystals nanocomposite in a single reaction vessel …

Synthesis and catalytic properties of silver nanoparticles supported on porous cellulose acetate sheets and wet-spun fibers

T Kamal, I Ahmad, SB Khan, AM Asiri - Carbohydrate polymers, 2017 - Elsevier
Cellulose acetate fibers (CA fiber), and sheets (CA sheet) were prepared by wet-spinning,
and doctor blade methods, respectively. For CA fiber, the CA-acetone solution was pushed …

Recent progress of metal–graphene nanostructures in photocatalysis

ME Khan, MM Khan, MH Cho - Nanoscale, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Metal–graphene nanostructures (NSs) as photocatalysts, prepared using simple and
scalable synthesis methods, are gaining heightened attention as novel materials for water …