Facile synthesis of direct Z-scheme PPy/NH2-UiO-66 heterojunction for enhanced photocatalytic Cr (VI) reduction, industrial electroplating wastewater treatment, and …

Q Wang, S Zheng, W Ma, J Qian, L Huang… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2024 - Elsevier
Z-scheme heterojunction photocatalysts generally have excellent redox ability and robust
removal efficiency for contaminants in water. Herein, we combined p-type PPy and n-type …

1D/0D heterostructured ZnIn2S4@ ZnO S-scheme photocatalysts for improved H2O2 preparation

Y Wu, Y Yang, M Gu, C Bie, H Tan, B Cheng… - Chinese Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Solar photocatalysis is a promising, green, and sustainable technique for the synthesis of H
2 O 2. In this study, low-dimensional ZnO/ZnIn 2 S 4 S-scheme heterojunction photocatalysts …

Tailoring of visible light driven photocatalytic activities of Bi2MoO6 flower-like microspheres via synergistic effect of doping and surface Plasmon resonance

Q Wu, Q Zhang, W Li, L Luo, P Du - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Series of Er 3+/Yb 3+-codoped Bi 2 MoO 6 (Bi 2 MoO 6: Er 3+/xYb 3+) and Bi 2
MoO 6: Er 3+/0.03 Yb 3+@ Bi y flower-like microspheres were designed to improve the …

Novel efficient capture of hexavalent chromium by polyethyleneimine/amyloid fibrils/polyvinyl alcohol aerogel beads: Functional design, applicability, and mechanisms

Y Zhang, J Wen, Y Zhou, J Wang, W Cheng - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
The harmful effects of hexavalent chromium (Cr (VI)) on the environment and human health
have aroused wide public concern. In this study, bulk spherical aerogel beads (PAP) were …

Strategies for boosting the photocatalytic reduction of toxic metal ions: Progress and prospects

J Liu, Z Zhang, Z Fan, X Tang, Q Zhong - Journal of Water Process …, 2024 - Elsevier
With rapid industrialization and a growing population, toxic metal ions, such as Cr (VI), U
(VI), Hg (II), U (VI), and Ni (II), are inevitably discharged into aquatic systems, seriously …

Elimination mechanisms of U (VI) and Se (IV) by MBenes supported Fe3S4 micro-crystal: Synergy of adsorption, reduction and transformation

F Liu, Y Zhang, S Wang, Y Lu, B Hu - Applied Surface Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Herein, a MBene based composite (Fe 3 S 4@ MBenes) was constructed by loading Fe 3 S
4 on MBenes via an in-situ growth method and investigated for elimination of U (VI) and Se …

Temperature-modulated sensing characteristics of ultrafine Au nanoparticle-loaded porous ZnO nanobelts for identification and determination of BTEX

SS Chen, XX Chen, TY Yang, L Chen, Z Guo… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2024 - Elsevier
The identification and determination of benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylene (BTEX)
has always been a formidable challenge for chemiresistive metal oxide sensors owing to …

Copper-doped bismuth oxychloride nanosheets assembled into sphere-like morphology for improved photocatalytic inactivation of drug-resistant bacteria

J Yang, H Luo, X Zhu, L Cai, L Zhou, H Ruan… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
The devastating microbiological contamination as well as emerging drug-resistant bacteria
has posed severe threats to the ecosystem and public health, which propels the continuous …

Photo-assisted arsenic removal by MgFeAl-layered double hydroxide: Understanding the activation of Al3+ by Fe3+ incorporation

Q Li, G Liu, Z Wu, X Sun, W Chen, YF Song - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
Due to weak affinity of the adsorbents for As (III), the arsenic removal, especially in the form
of H 3 AsO 3, remains to be highly challenging. Herein, the MgAl-layered double hydroxide …

Graphene-based strontium niobate-zinc oxide heterojunction photocatalyst for effective reduction of hexavalent chromium

A Raja, N Son, M Kang - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
A hydrothermal technique was employed to synthesize a Sr 2 Nb 2 O 7-rGO-ZnO (SNRZ)
ternary nanocatalyst, in which ZnO and Sr 2 Nb 2 O 7 were deposited on reduced graphene …