Enhancing water purification efficiency through adsorption and photocatalysis: models, applications, and challenges

NO Eddy, RA Ukpe, R Garg, R Garg… - International Journal …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
One of the major global environmental challenges is the absence of potable water for the
effective operation of various domestic, agricultural, industrial and other functions. At …

Enhanced dye photodegradation through ZnO and ZnO-based photocatalysts doped with selective transition metals: a review

F Kanwal, T Javed, F Hussain, M Wasim… - Environmental …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Disposing of wastewater contaminated with dyes into the environment results in water
pollution, which endangers aquatic life and leads to severe health issues for all living …

Synthesis of silver, gold, and platinum doped zinc oxide nanoparticles by pulsed laser ablation in water

R Radičić, D Maletić, D Blažeka, J Car, N Krstulović - Nanomaterials, 2022 - mdpi.com
In this paper, we propose a simple two-step method for the synthesis of Ag, Au, and Pt-
doped ZnO nanoparticles. The method is based on the fabrication of targets using the …

Plasmonic nanocomposites of ZnO-Ag produced by laser ablation and their photocatalytic destruction of rhodamine, tetracycline and phenol

ED Fakhrutdinova, AV Volokitina, SA Kulinich… - Materials, 2024 - mdpi.com
Hydrosphere pollution by organic pollutants of different nature (persistent dyes, phenols,
herbicides, antibiotics, etc.) is one of the urgent ecological problems facing humankind these …

Femtosecond laser-induced production of ZnO@ Ag nanocomposites for an improvement in photocatalytic efficiency in the degradation of organic pollutants

Y Gündoğdu, S Dursun, SY Gezgin, HŞ Kiliç - Optics & Laser Technology, 2024 - Elsevier
Green synthesis based nanoparticle production methods and water purification techniques
were carried out using pulsed laser ablation and photocatalysis degradation techniques …

Investigation of Photoluminescence and Optoelectronics Properties of Transition Metal-Doped ZnO Thin Films

M Khan, GA Nowsherwan, R Ali, M Ahmed, N Anwar… - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Thin films of zinc oxide (ZnO) doped with transition metals have recently gained significant
attention due to their potential applications in a wide range of optoelectronic devices. This …

Investigation of photocatalytic, antibacterial and antioxidant properties of environmentally green synthesized zinc oxide and yttrium doped zinc oxide nanoparticles

A Rana, P Kumar, N Thakur, S Kumar, K Kumar… - Nano-Structures & Nano …, 2024 - Elsevier
This investigation explores the versatile characteristics of environmentally friendly, green-
synthesized zinc oxide (ZO) and Yttrium doped ZO nanoparticles (YDZO NPs). The focus is …

Ag-Loaded ZnO Nanocomposite Films as Photocatalysts for the Degradation of Pigments under Visible Light

S Liang, S Li, M Shen, H Zheng, H Sun… - ACS Applied Nano …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Ag-loaded ZnO nanocomposite film photocatalysts were constructed by physical vapor
deposition and thermal oxidation. The relationship between the surface morphology, optical …

Soapnut plant–mediated ZnO and Ag-ZnO nanoparticles for environmental and biological applications

D Sharma, R Verma, A Chauhan, S Kumari, P Thakur… - Emergent …, 2023 - Springer
Herein, zinc oxide (ZnO) and silver-doped Zinc oxide (Ag-doped ZnO) nanoparticles (NPs)
are synthesized via green method using Sapindus mukorossi fruit (soapnut) as a reducing …

Structural, morphological, optical and biomedical applications of Berberis aristata mediated ZnO and Ag-ZnO nanoparticles

D Sharma, A Chauhan, R Verma, P Thakur… - Nano …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Herein, we prepared the zinc oxide (ZnO) and silver doped zinc oxide (Ag-ZnO)
nanoparticles (NPs) using Berberis aristata plant extract as a reducing, capping and …