Biofuel production, hydrogen production and water remediation by photocatalysis, biocatalysis and electrocatalysis

AI Osman, AM Elgarahy, AS Eltaweil… - Environmental …, 2023 - Springer
The energy crisis and environmental pollution have recently fostered research on efficient
methods such as environmental catalysis to produce biofuel and to clean water …

Photocatalysis for removal of environmental pollutants and fuel production: a review

A Saravanan, PS Kumar, DVN Vo… - Environmental …, 2021 - Springer
Water pollution and fossil fuels are major issues in the context of climate change.
Photocatalysis research is rising to develop green technologies for the remediation of …

Microplastics in aquatic systems, a comprehensive review: origination, accumulation, impact, and removal technologies

A Tursi, M Baratta, T Easton, E Chatzisymeon… - RSC …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Although the discovery of plastic in the last century has brought enormous benefits to daily
activities, it must be said that its use produces countless environmental problems that are …

Nanotubes/nanorods-like structures of La-doped ZnO for degradation of Methylene Blue and Ciprofloxacin

AS Soares, FP Araujo, JA Osajima, Y Guerra… - … of Photochemistry and …, 2024 - Elsevier
In this study, nanotubes/nanorods-like structures of Zn 0.97 La 0.03 O compound were
synthesized at different pH values (pH= 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12), and the photocatalytic …

Promoting the suitability of graphitic bio-carbon nitride and metal oxide nanoparticles: A review of sulfonamides photocatalytic degradation

ZU Zango, MA Lawal, F Usman, A Sulieman, H Akhdar… - Chemosphere, 2024 - Elsevier
The widespread consumption of pharmaceutical drugs and their incomplete breakdown in
organisms has led to their extensive presence in aquatic environments. The indiscriminate …

Synthesis of ZnO@ VC for enhancement of synergic photocatalytic degradation of SMX: Toxicity assessment, kinetics and transformation pathway determination

MZ Akbari, Y Xu, C Liang, Z Lu, S Shen… - Chemical Engineering and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Nanocomposite-based photocatalytic degradation of sulfamethoxazole (SMX) is frequently
used for wastewater treatment. However, applying various nanoparticles led to different …

High-capacity NCNT-encapsulated metal NP catalysts on carbonised loofah with dual-reaction centres over C–M bond bridges for Fenton-like degradation of …

X Zhang, Z Yao, J Wang, W Guo, X Wu… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2022 - Elsevier
The intensification of electron transport between the dual-reaction centres in Fenton-like
catalyst is demonstrated through the incorporation of carbon-metal (C–M) bond bridges …

Relationship of the physicochemical properties of novel ZnO/biochar composites to their efficiencies in the degradation of sulfamethoxazole and methyl orange

MG Gonçalves, PA da Silva Veiga, MR Fornari… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Three different composites were produced, based on zinc oxide and biochar (ZnO/biochar),
varying the type of biomass (Salvinia molesta: SM; exhausted husk of black wattle: EH; and …

Design of Ag3VO4/ZnO nanocrystals as visible-light-active photocatalyst for efficient and rapid oxidation of ciprofloxacin antibiotic waste

A Shawky, SM Albukhari - Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Oxidative mineralization of antibiotic waste by visible light active semiconductor
photocatalysts become an important issue to prevent the possible crisis of antimicrobial …

[HTML][HTML] Removal of polyester fibre microplastics from wastewater using a UV/H2O2 oxidation process

T Easton, V Koutsos, E Chatzisymeon - Journal of Environmental Chemical …, 2023 - Elsevier
Plastic microfibres originating from laundry wastewater are released in significant numbers
to the environment due to a current lack of suitable removal technology. Advanced oxidation …