A review on modification of ZnO for highly photoactive catalyst in sustainable energy production processes

NM Dat, NTH Nam, ND Hai, H An, CQ Cong… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Zinc oxide (ZnO) has long been considered a great potential candidate in a variety of
applications in photocatalysis. However, zinc oxide poses various drawbacks such as fast …

CoFe2O4/BiFeO3 Z-scheme heterojunction under rotating magnetic field: Enhanced photocatalytic degradation of berberine hydrochloride

T Zhai, J Wang, R Min, X Su, K Ma, G Zhang… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2024 - Elsevier
The cooperation of heterojunction and magnetic field can effectively improve the efficiency of
photocatalytic degradation of pollutants. Herein, CoFe 2 O 4/BiFeO 3 Z-scheme …

Single W, Cu, Co atom oxide embedded in Co3O4-rGO for boosting electrocatalytic oxygen evolution reaction and for photodegradation of tetracycline

K Selvakumar, TH Oh, Y Wang, T Sadhasivam… - Surfaces and …, 2023 - Elsevier
One of the most important phenomena in developing renewable and sustainable energy
methods is electrocatalytic water splitting. Higher loadings of single metal atom oxide …

A ZnO-002/amorphous Bi2WO6 heterojunction with enhanced electron-hole separation for high-performance Cr (VI) photoreduction

C Jin, M Liu, C Wang, X Yang, L Yao, W Zhang - Applied Surface Science, 2024 - Elsevier
The difference in bandgap structure results in better charge separation performance of
crystalline/amorphous heterojunctions compared to a single component. Considering that …

In-situ fibrillated sugarcane cell wall decorated with WO3-Ag nanocatalyst for efficient adsorption-photocatalytic removal of antibiotics from water

S Zhou, X Liu, L Xiao, Q Huang, S Wang… - Separation and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Lignocellulose nanomaterials are extremely compelling in the remediation of organic
wastewater, yet still present challenges regarding cost-efficiency, manufacturability, and …

[HTML][HTML] Biosynthesis of ZnO using Senna siamea leaf extract for photodegradation of tetracycline antibiotic and azo dye in wastewater

P Thangsan, K Wannakan, S Nanan - OpenNano, 2024 - Elsevier
The green fabrication of photocatalyst is an interesting research topic owing to the
beneficials of non-toxicity, simplicity, and environmentally friendly. In this research, we report …

Development of Cu2O-Cu-ZnO ternary nanocomposites for high-performance photoelectrochemical non-enzymatic glucose sensor

H Miao, Z Yang, J Lv, C Kong - Surfaces and Interfaces, 2024 - Elsevier
The construction of ternary nanocomposites has shown promising prospects in
photoelectrochemical (PEC) glucose sensing. In this work, cubic Cu 2 O-Cu-ZnO (CCZ) …

[HTML][HTML] Removal of tetracycline from water using ethylenediamine-modified magnetic chitosan

Y Liu, X Zhang, L Zhao - Water Cycle, 2023 - Elsevier
In this work, the magnetic chitosan nanoparticles were prepared by in-situ co-precipitation
method and then modified by glutaraldehyde and ethylenediamine. The effect dose of …

Mechanism insight into boosting photocatalytic purification of tetracycline hydrochloride over 2D/2D S-scheme (BiO) 2CO3/BiOCl heterojunctions

H Wang, S Sun, M Ding, J Li, J Lyu, S Liang… - Journal of Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The (BiO) 2 CO 3/BiOCl heterojunction holds promise for photocatalytic purification
of antibiotics, which is primarily attributed to the type-II and Z-scheme photocharge …

[HTML][HTML] Mechanism insight into twin-dependent photocatalysis in near-infrared light-responsive Cu2O nanocrystals with rich oxygen vacancies

X Zhang, S Sun, H Wang, J Lyu, X Yu, B Yang… - Nano Materials …, 2024 - Elsevier
Simultaneous integration of rich oxygen vacancies (OVs) and twin crystals in a photocatalyst
can not only significantly enhance the near-infrared (NIR) light response but also greatly …