Metal-sulfide-based heterojunction photocatalysts: Principles, impact, applications, and in-situ characterization

H Zhang, Z Wang, J Zhang, K Dai - Chinese Journal of Catalysis, 2023 - Elsevier
Semiconductor photocatalysis is a new sustainable development technology that has
demonstrated remarkable potential in the fields of energy-production and environmental …

The potential of functionalized graphene-based composites for removing heavy metals and organic pollutants

MS Iqbal, AA Aslam, R Iftikhar, M Junaid… - Journal of Water …, 2023 - Elsevier
The contamination of water sources with toxic pollutants such as heavy metals and organic
compounds is a major environmental challenge in today's industrial era. These pollutants …

Graphene and graphene oxide-based composites for removal of organic pollutants: a review

K Thakur, B Kandasubramanian - Journal of Chemical & …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Graphene, graphene oxide (GO), and their composites have been prominently utilized for
wastewater purification because of their adsorption, oxidation, and catalytic properties …

High-power graphene supercapacitors for the effective storage of regenerative energy during the braking and deceleration process in electric vehicles

S Manoharan, K Krishnamoorthy… - Materials Chemistry …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Supercapacitors (SCs), with maximal power densities, low self-discharge and wide
temperature tolerance, are expected to be ideal electrochemical energy storage (EES) …

Synthetic routes of the reduced graphene oxide

J Feng, Y Ye, M Xiao, G Wu, Y Ke - Chemical Papers, 2020 - Springer
Graphene has attracted great attention owing to its exceptional electrical, mechanical,
optical, thermal and antimicrobial properties. Graphene oxide (GO) and reduced graphene …

Green reduction of graphene oxide by sugarcane bagasse extract and its application for the removal of cadmium in aqueous solution

B Li, X Jin, J Lin, Z Chen - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2018 - Elsevier
Sugarcane bagasse (SCB) is a major waste generated in the sugar production process, and
efforts are being made to use it for a wide variety of applications. This work reports the green …

Recent progress in black phosphorus nanostructures as environmental photocatalysts

T Sakthivel, X Huang, Y Wu, S Rtimi - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2020 - Elsevier
Hazardous chemicals excruciatingly contaminated water, air, and soil for the past few
decades. Eco-friendly techniques to clean and or destroy these harmful chemicals is an …

Visible-light-induced photocatalytic degradation of rhodamine B dye using a CuS/ZnS pn heterojunction nanocomposite under visible-light irradiation

R Mugumo, E Ichipi, SM Tichapondwa, EMN Chirwa - Catalysts, 2023 - mdpi.com
The aim of this work was to investigate a new, simple, one-pot combustion synthesis
technique for creating sulphur-based CuS/ZnS pn heterojunction nanocomposite …

Conversion of laboratory paper waste into useful activated carbon: a potential supercapacitor material and a good adsorbent for organic pollutant and heavy metals

A Durairaj, T Sakthivel, S Ramanathan, A Obadiah… - Cellulose, 2019 - Springer
In this study, laboratory tissue paper and hardboard waste were utilized to synthesize
activated carbon (AC). The structure, morphology, zeta potential and particle size of the …

Improving the intrinsic properties of rGO sheets by S-doping and the effects of rGO improvements on the photocatalytic performance of Cu3Se2/rGO nanocomposites

MA Baghchesara, HR Azimi, AG Shiravizadeh… - Applied Surface …, 2019 - Elsevier
The effects of S-doping on intrinsic properties of graphene oxide (GO) sheets such as
interlayer spacing, reduction level, and electrical resistance and the influence of these …