Current perspective of nano-engineered metal oxide based photocatalysts in advanced oxidation processes for degradation of organic pollutants in wastewater

A Pattnaik, JN Sahu, AK Poonia, P Ghosh - … Engineering Research and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Metal oxides have attracted considerable attention as an emerging group of visible-light-
driven photocatalysts due to their cleaner processes, outstanding photo-oxidation ability and …

Synthesis and process parametric effects on the photocatalyst efficiency of CuO nanostructures for decontamination of toxic heavy metal ions

AK Sibhatu, GK Weldegebrieal, S Imteyaz… - … and Processing-Process …, 2022 - Elsevier
Among the various environmental pollutants, wastewater from textile dye industries is a
major concern. The textile dye industry's effluents contain complex dyes, organic and …

Highly active and recyclable CuO/ZnO as photocatalyst for transesterification of waste cooking oil to biodiesel and the kinetics

M Guo, W Jiang, J Ding, J Lu - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
Since people have a strong interest in the potential replacement of fossil fuels by renewable
energy biodiesel, this study uses low-cost waste cooking oil as raw materials and CuO/ZnO …

[HTML][HTML] Band structure tuning of ZnO/CuO composites for enhanced photocatalytic activity

K Mubeen, A Irshad, A Safeen, U Aziz, K Safeen… - Journal of Saudi …, 2023 - Elsevier
The toxic dye pigments, even in small quantities, can damage ecosystems. Removing
organic, inorganic, and microbiological contaminants from wastewater via heterogeneous …

Green mediated combustion synthesis of copper zinc oxide using Eryngium planum leaf extract as a natural green fuel: Excellent adsorption capacity towards Congo …

Z Ahsani-Namin, R Norouzbeigi, H Shayesteh - Ceramics international, 2022 - Elsevier
In the present study, meso/microporous CuO/ZnO nanostructures were synthesized via a
green mediated solution combustion method by Eryngium planum leaf extract as natural fuel …

Synthesis, characterization of novel ZnO/CuO nanoparticles, and the applications in photocatalytic performance for rhodamine B dye degradation

TT Truong, TT Pham, TTT Truong, TD Pham - Environmental Science and …, 2022 - Springer
Photocatalytic deg radation of environmental pollutants is being up to date for the treatment
of contaminated water. In the present study, ZnO/CuO nanomaterials were successfully …

ZnO/CuO nanostructures anchored over Ni/Cu tubular films via pulse electrodeposition for photocatalytic and antibacterial applications

HJ Biswal, PR Vundavilli, K Mondal, NP Shetti… - Materials Science for …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this work, we report the fabrication of Ni and Cu tubular substrates and the synthesis of
ZnO/CuO nanocomposite on them through the process of pulse electrodeposition. The …

[HTML][HTML] An efficient biosynthesis of novel ZnO/CuO nanocomposites using berberis vulgaris extract (ZnO/CuO@ BVENCs) for enhanced photocatalytic degradation of …

A Yousefinia, M Khodadadi… - … Technology & Innovation, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, an environmentally-friendly method was employed to synthesize ZnO/CuO
nanocomposites using berberis vulgaris extract, resulting in ZnO/CuO@ BVE NCs. The …

A novel heterojunction ZnO/CuO piezoelectric catalysts: fabrication, optical properties and piezoelectric catalytic activity for efficient degradation of methylene blue

S Wang, S Tang, H Yang, F Wang, C Yu, H Gao… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract The heterojunction ZnO/CuO piezoelectric catalysts with different Zn/Cu molar ratios
were synthesized by one-step polyacrylamide gel method. Various characterization …

Facile synthesis of ZnO/CuO/Ag2O ternary metal oxide nanocomposite for effective photodegradation of organic water pollutants

PL Meena, K Poswal, AK Surela… - Water Science and …, 2021 - iwaponline.com
The current study is focused on fabrication of a ternary metal oxide nanocomposite
(ZnO/CuO/Ag2O) as an efficient and superior photocatalyst by step-wise implanting of p-type …