Recent developments in photocatalysis of industrial effluents։ A review and example of phenolic compounds degradation

M Motamedi, L Yerushalmi, F Haghighat, Z Chen - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Industrial expansion and increased water consumption have created water scarcity
concerns. Meanwhile, conventional wastewater purification methods have failed to degrade …

Recent advances in ZnO-based nanostructures for the photocatalytic degradation of hazardous, non-biodegradable medicines

KM Mohamed, JJ Benitto, JJ Vijaya, M Bououdina - Crystals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Antibiotics are pervasive contaminants in aqueous systems that pose an environmental
threat to aquatic life and humans. Typically, antibiotics are developed to counteract bacterial …

CuO and ZnO co-anchored on g-C3N4 nanosheets as an affordable double Z-scheme nanocomposite for photocatalytic decontamination of amoxicillin

M Moradi, F Hasanvandian, AA Isari, F Hayati… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, both CuO nanoparticles and ZnO nanorods were anchored on thermally-
exfoliated gC 3 N 4 nanosheets (denoted as CZ@ T-GCN) via isoelectric point-mediated …

CuO and CuO-based nanocomposites: Synthesis and applications in environment and energy

SR Mishra, M Ahmaruzzaman - Sustainable Materials and Technologies, 2022 - Elsevier
Copper oxide (CuO) nanoparticles and nanocomposites have gained attention worldwide
due to their unique characteristics and properties, followed by numerous applications in the …

Effect of aqueous inorganic anions on the photocatalytic activity of CuO–Cu2O nanocomposite on MB and MO dyes degradation

FT Joorabi, M Kamali, S Sheibani - Materials Science in Semiconductor …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract In this study, CuO–Cu 2 O nanocomposite was synthesized via a facile chemical-
thermal oxidation method. The prepared nanocomposite was characterized by several …

Sunlight mediated enhanced photocatalytic activity of TiO2 nanoparticles functionalized CuO-Cu2O nanorods for removal of methylene blue and oxytetracycline …

J Singh, S Juneja, RK Soni, J Bhattacharya - Journal of Colloid and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Metal free heterojunctions have shown promising applicability as potential photocatalyst
materials. Like the commonly explored metal-non metal heterojunctions, semiconductor …

Immobilization of 0D CuO/ZnFe2O4 nanoparticles onto 2D BiOBr nanoplates as dual S-scheme heterostructure for boosting photocatalytic oxidation of levofloxacin in …

DA Sabit, SE Ebrahim, ZH Jabbar - Journal of Photochemistry and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Recently, the fabrication of outstanding S-scheme heterojunction for antibiotic elimination
was significantly developed but is still a big challenge. Herein, a dual-S-scheme system was …

Visible-light-driven hydrogen production over ZIF-8 derived Co3O4/ZnO S-scheme based pn heterojunctions

RM Mohamed, A Shawky - Optical Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Photocatalytic hydrogen evolution has become an alternative tool for green fuel production
from water. Nevertheless, the surface texture and vast bandgap energies are still open …

Synthesis of 3D-MoS2 nanoflowers with tunable surface area for the application in photocatalysis and SERS based sensing

J Singh, S Kumar, RK Soni - Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2020 - Elsevier
Nanostructured two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides (2D-TMDCs) have been
attracting great attention in the field of environmental remediation and sensing due to their …

Visible light-conducting polymer nanocomposites as efficient photocatalysts for the treatment of organic pollutants in wastewater

N Ahmad, J Anae, MZ Khan, S Sabir, XJ Yang… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
This review compiles recent advances and challenges on photocatalytic treatment of
wastewater using nanoparticles, nanocomposites, and polymer nanocomposites as …