Photocatalytic degradation of pollutants in petroleum refinery wastewater by TiO2-and ZnO-based photocatalysts: recent development

IJ Ani, UG Akpan, MA Olutoye, BH Hameed - Journal of cleaner production, 2018 - Elsevier
Environmental pollution by Petroleum refinery wastewater (PRW) raises vital call for
attention to scientist and industrialists due to its impact on human and eco-system. This …

Advances in ZnO: Manipulation of defects for enhancing their technological potentials

I Ayoub, V Kumar, R Abolhassani, R Sehgal… - Nanotechnology …, 2022 - degruyter.com
This review attempts to compile the physics and chemistry of defects in zinc oxide (ZnO), at
both, the fundamental and application levels. The defects, either inherent ones or introduced …

Enhancement of optoelectronic properties of ZnO thin films by Al doping for photodetector applications

VD Pon, KSJ Wilson, K Hariprasad, V Ganesh… - Superlattices and …, 2021 - Elsevier
In the present study, pure and Al-doped ZnO thin films have been deposited on glass
substrates using a cost-effective nebulizer spray technique. The structural, topographical …

Enhanced conversion of dairy waste oil to biodiesel via novel and highly reactive UiO-66-NH2/ZnO/TiO2 nano-catalyst: Optimization, kinetic, thermodynamic and …

B Maleki, H Esmaeili, M Mansouri, D Kumar, B Singh - Fuel, 2023 - Elsevier
This study focuses on developing a novel UiO-66-NH 2/ZnO/TiO 2 nano-catalyst for efficient
biodiesel generation from dairy waste scum oil (DWSO). UiO-66-NH 2, UiO-66-NH 2/TiO 2 …

Assessment of different optimized anti-reflection coatings for ZnO/Si heterojunction solar cells

S Maqsood, Z Ali, K Ali, M Ishaq, M Sajid, A Farhan… - Ceramics …, 2023 - Elsevier
The heterojunction (HJ) solar cell is one of the superlative alternatives to upgrade traditional
single homojunction silicon-based solar cells. The present paper reports on the simulation …

Mitigation of pollutants by chitosan/metallic oxide photocatalyst: a review

MAM Adnan, BL Phoon, NM Julkapli - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2020 - Elsevier
The semiconductor photocatalysis system has been the subject of numerous investigations,
as it is an attractive technique for complete mitigation of undesirable pollutant in waste water …

Wound healing bionanocomposites based on castor oil polymeric films reinforced with chitosan-modified ZnO nanoparticles

AM Díez-Pascual, AL Díez-Vicente - Biomacromolecules, 2015 - ACS Publications
Castor oil (CO), which is a readily available, relatively inexpensive, and environmentally
benign nonedible oil, has been successfully used as matrix material to prepare …

Carbon quantum dots supported zinc oxide (ZnO/CQDs) efficient photocatalyst for organic pollutant degradation–A systematic review

MS Al Ja'farawy, A Purwanto, H Widiyandari - … , Monitoring & Management, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Zinc Oxide (ZnO) shows a superior photocatalytic activity that promises to become
the future material for wastewater treatment. However, the absorption spectrum of ZnO …

[HTML][HTML] Fundamental analysis of piezocatalysis process on the surfaces of strained piezoelectric materials

MB Starr, X Wang - Scientific reports, 2013 - nature.com
Recently, the strain state of a piezoelectric electrode has been found to impact the
electrochemical activity taking place between the piezoelectric material and its solution …

Bacterial cellulose films with ZnO nanoparticles and propolis extracts: Synergistic antimicrobial effect

A Mocanu, G Isopencu, C Busuioc, OM Popa… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
This study aimed to obtain possible materials for future antimicrobial food packaging
applications based on biodegradable bacterial cellulose (BC). BC is a fermentation product …