Photocatalysis vs adsorption by metal oxide nanoparticles

U Qumar, JZ Hassan, RA Bhatti, A Raza, G Nazir… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Metal oxide (MO) nanomaterials and related nanocomposites have been
extensively studied for their potential use in water treatment. Because of their controlled …

Adsorptive removal and photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants using metal oxides and their composites: A comprehensive review

R Gusain, K Gupta, P Joshi, OP Khatri - Advances in colloid and interface …, 2019 - Elsevier
Metal oxide nanomaterials and their composites are comprehensively reviewed for water
remediation. The controlled morphological and textural features, variable surface chemistry …

Historical development and prospects of photocatalysts for pollutant removal in water

Z Long, Q Li, T Wei, G Zhang, Z Ren - Journal of hazardous materials, 2020 - Elsevier
Photocatalysis, as a low-cost and environment friendly technology, has demonstrated a
significant potential for water pollution purification; it has received extensive attention in …

Wastewater treatment by means of advanced oxidation processes at basic pH conditions: A review

G Boczkaj, A Fernandes - Chemical engineering journal, 2017 - Elsevier
Advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) have been used as an alternative and effective
option for treatment of industrial wastewater, especially in the case of the non-biodegradable …

Peroxymonosulfate assisted pesticide breakdown: Unveiling the potential of a novel S-scheme ZnO@ CoFe2O4 photo-catalyst, anchored on activated carbon

N Tian, Z Madani, S Giannakis, AA Isari… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
A ternary hetero-junction was prepared by anchoring ZnO@ CoFe 2 O 4 (ZCF) on activated
carbon (AC) and employed as a UV-assisted peroxymonosulfate (PMS) activator to boost …

Recent developments of zinc oxide based photocatalyst in water treatment technology: a review

KM Lee, CW Lai, KS Ngai, JC Juan - Water research, 2016 - Elsevier
Today, a major issue about water pollution is the residual dyes from different sources (eg,
textile industries, paper and pulp industries, dye and dye intermediates industries …

Application of doped photocatalysts for organic pollutant degradation-A review

MRD Khaki, MS Shafeeyan, AAA Raman… - Journal of environmental …, 2017 - Elsevier
Advanced oxidation process involves production of hydroxyl radical for industrial wastewater
treatment. This method is based on the irradiation of UV light to photocatalysts such as TiO 2 …

Photodegradation of ciprofloxacin antibiotic in water by using ZnO-doped g-C3N4 photocatalyst

D Van Thuan, TBH Nguyen, TH Pham, J Kim, TTH Chu… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Ciprofloxacin antibiotic (CIP) is one of the antibiotics with the highest rate of antibiotic
resistance, if used and managed improperly, can have a negative impact on the ecosystem …

Semiconductor based photocatalytic degradation of pesticides: An overview

D Vaya, PK Surolia - Environmental technology & innovation, 2020 - Elsevier
Pesticides are a mixture of substances and widely used for destroying, combating, or
controlling pests Various technologies used to control pesticide concentration in nature …

Photo-Induced Super-Hydrophilicity of Nano-Calcite@ Polyester Fabric: Enhanced Solar Photocatalytic Activity against Imidacloprid

A Ashar, A Qayyum, IA Bhatti, H Aziz, ZA Bhutta… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The present study is pertinent to photo-induced, hydrophilic, nano-calcite grown onto the
mercerized surface of polyester fabric (PF), treated with UV (10–50 min) and visible light (1 …