Nanomaterials-enabled water and wastewater treatment

Y Zhang, B Wu, H Xu, H Liu, M Wang, Y He, B Pan - NanoImpact, 2016 - Elsevier
With the fast development of nanomaterials and nanotechnology, environmental
nanotechnology has attracted increasing concerns in the past decades. In the field of water …

Progress on photocatalytic semiconductor hybrids for bacterial inactivation

J Zeng, Z Li, H Jiang, X Wang - Materials horizons, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Due to its use of green and renewable energy and negligible bacterial resistance,
photocatalytic bacterial inactivation is to be considered a promising sterilization process …

Bifunctional quaternary magnetic composite as efficient heterojunctions photocatalyst for simultaneous photocatalytic visible light degradation of dye and herbicide …

H Abbasi_Asl, MM Sabzehmeidani, M Ghaedi… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
In the present study, the magnetic Fe 3 O 4/Ag 2 C 2 O 4/Ag 3 PO 4/Ag nanocomposite were
prepared through a simple co-precipitation method by using calendula officinalis seed …

Kaolin-supported ZnO nanoparticle catalysts in self-sensitized tetracycline photodegradation: zero-point charge and pH effects

AH Zyoud, A Zubi, SH Zyoud, MH Hilal, S Zyoud… - Applied Clay …, 2019 - Elsevier
Natural waters are prone to pollution with organic contaminants, waste pharmaceuticals
being an example. Pharmaceutical compounds are widely detected in different surface …

Magnetically recoverable Pd-loaded BiFeO3 microcomposite with enhanced visible light photocatalytic performance for pollutant, bacterial and fungal elimination

ZH Jaffari, SM Lam, JC Sin, H Zeng… - Separation and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Herein, magnetically recoverable coral-like Pd-loaded BiFeO 3 microcomposites were
successfully synthesized using a two-steps hydrothermal technique. The structural …

Visible-light-driven ZnO/ZnS/MnO2 ternary nanocomposite catalyst: synthesis, characterization and photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue

M Abdullah, P John, Z Ahmad, MN Ashiq… - Applied …, 2021 - Springer
Semiconductor material as a heterogeneous photocatalyst offers certain advantages, such
as fast degradation and mineralization of organic pollutants. However, the degradation of …

Photocatalytic, hydrophobic and antimicrobial characteristics of ZnO nano needle embedded cement composites

VP Singh, K Sandeep, HS Kushwaha, S Powar… - … and Building Materials, 2018 - Elsevier
In this work, ZnO nanoneedles were synthesized employing a co-precipitation method.
Further, white cement composites were prepared with ZnO filler of 5%, 10% and 15% by …

Removal of acetaminophen from water by simulated solar light photodegradation with ZnO and TiO2 nanoparticles: Catalytic efficiency assessment for future …

AH Zyoud, A Zubi, S Hejjawi, SH Zyoud… - Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
This study aims to comparatively assess TiO 2 and ZnO catalysts in photodegradation of
aqueous acetaminophen solution. Commercial TiO 2 (anatase and rutile phases), synthetic …

Rational design of kaolinite-based photocatalytic materials for environment decontamination

B Zhao, L Liu, H Cheng - Applied Clay Science, 2021 - Elsevier
Semiconductor-based photocatalysts play vital roles in environmental treatment owing to
their advanced oxidation processes under ultraviolet light irradiationul. However, the …

Mechanistic investigation of visible light responsive Ag/ZnO micro/nanoflowers for enhanced photocatalytic performance and antibacterial activity

SM Lam, JA Quek, JC Sin - Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A …, 2018 - Elsevier
Visible light responsive Ag-doped flower-like ZnO (Ag/ZnO) micro/nanostructure
photocatalysts with different loadings of Ag were successfully fabricated through surfactant …