[HTML][HTML] Functionalization of polymers and nanomaterials for water treatment, food packaging, textile and biomedical applications: a review

P Makvandi, S Iftekhar, F Pizzetti, A Zarepour… - Environmental …, 2021 - Springer
The inert nature of most commercial polymers and nanomaterials results in limitations of
applications in various industrial fields. This can be solved by surface modifications to …

An overview on non-spherical semiconductors for heterogeneous photocatalytic degradation of organic water contaminants

EN Zare, S Iftekhar, Y Park, J Joseph, V Srivastava… - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
Because of their carcinogenicity and mutagenicity, the elimination of organic contaminants
from surface and subsurface water is a subject of environmental significance. Conventional …

Novel visible-light-active Pg-CN-based α-Bi2O3/WO3 ternary photocatalysts with a dual Z-scheme heterostructure for the efficient decomposition of refractory …

AK Berekute, KP Yu, YHB Chuang, KYA Lin - Environmental Research, 2023 - Elsevier
The ubiquitous and refractory benzophenone (BP)-type ultraviolet filters, which are also
endocrine disruptors, were commonly detected in the aquatic matrix and could not be …

Recent advances in the TiO2 based photoreactors for removing contaminants of emerging concern in water

N Abd Rahman, CE Choong, S Pichiah, IW Nah… - Separation and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Titanium oxide (TiO 2) has been extensively investigated for environmental applications and
has recently emerged as a promising candidate for contaminants of emerging concern …

Cytotoxic aquatic pollutants and their removal by nanocomposite-based sorbents

V Srivastava, EN Zare, P Makvandi, X Zheng, S Iftekhar… - Chemosphere, 2020 - Elsevier
Highlights•Pollutants led to a drastic public health issue for human beings.•Various physical
and chemical treatment technologies of water purification reviewed.•Nanocomposite …

Novel visible-light-induced P-doped g-C3N4/α-Bi2O3 nanocomposite photocatalysts for enhanced degradation of refractory endocrine disruptors—benzophenones

AK Berekute, KP Yu, YH Chuang, KY Lin - Applied Surface Science, 2023 - Elsevier
The Z-scheme heterojunction design can not only minimize photogenerated electron-hole
pair recombination but also ensure strong redox abilities for driving photocatalytic reactions …

Synthesis of novel adsorbent by intercalation of biopolymer in LDH for the removal of arsenic from synthetic and natural water

H Bessaies, S Iftekhar, B Doshi, J Kheriji… - Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
This study focuses on the synthesis of nanocomposites named CCA and CZA that were
prepared by the incorporation of cellulose (CL) in the Ca/Al and Zn/Al layered double …

Degradation of organic UV filters in the water environment: A concise review on the mechanism, toxicity, and technologies

J Sun, ER Rene, D Tao, Y Lu, Q Jin, JCH Lam… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
Organic ultraviolet filters (OUVFs) have been used globally for the past 20 years. Given that
OUVFs can be quickly released from sunscreens applied on human skins, they have been …

Photocatalytic removal of parabens and halogenated products in wastewater: a review

TO Ajiboye, OA Oyewo, DC Onwudiwe - Environmental Chemistry Letters, 2021 - Springer
Personal care products such as soaps, tooth paste and shampoo often contain pollutants
such as parabens, which refer to the esters of parahydroxylbenzoic acid, and end up …

Modulation of Photogenerated Carrier Transport by Integration of Sb2O3 with Fe2O3 for Improved Photoelectrochemical Water Oxidation

F Chen, H Pan, Z Lu, X Huang, Z Sun… - ACS Applied Energy …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Optimization of photogenerated carrier transport by heterojunction engineering has been
realized as an effective strategy to improve the electrode performance in …