Decontamination of emerging pharmaceutical pollutants using carbon-dots as robust materials

RB González-González, A Sharma… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
Environmental pollution is a critical issue that requires proper measures to maintain
environmental health in a sustainable and effective manner. The growing persistence of …

A critical review on bismuth oxyhalide based photocatalysis for pharmaceutical active compounds degradation: Modifications, reactive sites, and challenges

P Gao, Y Yang, Z Yin, F Kang, W Fan, J Sheng… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
Pharmaceutical active compounds (PhACs), as a kind of widely used pharmaceutical drugs,
has attracted much attention. The bismuth oxyhalides (BiOX)-based photocatalysis can …

S-scheme N-doped carbon dots anchored g-C3N4/Fe2O3 shell/core composite for photoelectrocatalytic trimethoprim degradation and water splitting

T Annadurai, AP Khedulkar, JY Lin, J Adorna Jr… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2023 - Elsevier
Photoelectrocatalysis is a promising technique for energy conversion and environmental
treatment. This study describes the photoelectrochemical (PEC) degradation of trimethoprim …

Boron doping induced charge transfer switching of a C3N4/ZnO photocatalyst from Z-scheme to type II to enhance photocatalytic hydrogen production

D Kim, K Yong - Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2021 - Elsevier
Heterojunction photocatalysts are very promising for solar hydrogen production due to their
high efficiency in photo-driven charge generation and separation. AC 3 N 4/ZnO …

Construction of carbon dots modified MoO3/g-C3N4 Z-scheme photocatalyst with enhanced visible-light photocatalytic activity for the degradation of tetracycline

Z Xie, Y Feng, F Wang, D Chen, Q Zhang… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2018 - Elsevier
Carbon quantum dots (CDs) have been frequently used for broadening spectrum light
response due to their superior up-conversion photoluminescence (UPPL) property and …

Sequential combination of photocatalysis and microalgae technology for promoting the degradation and detoxification of typical antibiotics

C Li, Q Tian, Y Zhang, Y Li, X Yang, H Zheng, L Chen… - Water research, 2022 - Elsevier
Antibiotic contamination has become the primary environmental concern due to its potential
to induce the emergence and spread of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs). To obtain the …

Construction of biomass derived carbon quantum dots modified TiO2 photocatalysts with superior photocatalytic activity for methylene blue degradation

Y Jin, W Tang, J Wang, F Ren, Z Chen, Z Sun… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Titanium dioxide (TiO 2) photocatalyst has been extensively studied due to its high
photocatalytic activity under UV radiation, chemical stability, and low cost. However, its …

Synthesis of a carbon dots modified g-C3N4/SnO2 Z-scheme photocatalyst with superior photocatalytic activity for PPCPs degradation under visible light irradiation

D Li, J Huang, R Li, P Chen, D Chen, M Cai… - Journal of hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
As an emerging carbon nanomaterial, carbon dots (CDs) have superior prospects for
applications in the area of photocatalysis due to their unique optical and electronic …

Novel ternary photocatalyst of single atom-dispersed silver and carbon quantum dots co-loaded with ultrathin g-C3N4 for broad spectrum photocatalytic degradation of …

F Wang, Y Wang, Y Feng, Y Zeng, Z Xie… - Applied catalysis B …, 2018 - Elsevier
The development of highly efficient photocatalysts with broad spectrum light response is a
primary goal in the photocatalysis domain. Here we report on a novel ternary photocatalyst …

Facile synthesis of N-doped carbon dots/g-C3N4 photocatalyst with enhanced visible-light photocatalytic activity for the degradation of indomethacin

F Wang, P Chen, Y Feng, Z Xie, Y Liu, Y Su… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2017 - Elsevier
In this study, a novel visible-light-driven N-doped carbon dot (NCDs)/gC 3 N 4 composite
was successfully synthesized by loading NCDs nanoparticles onto the interlayers and …