Waste to catalyst: role of agricultural waste in water and wastewater treatment

M Kumar, S Ambika, A Hassani, PV Nidheesh - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Presently, owing to the rapid development of industrialization and urbanization activities, a
huge quantity of wastewater is generated that contain toxic chemical and heavy metals …

Recent progress on plant extract-mediated biosynthesis of ZnO-based nanocatalysts for environmental remediation: Challenges and future outlooks

OA Zelekew, HH Haitosa, X Chen, YN Wu - Advances in Colloid and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The plant extract mediated green synthesis of nanomaterials has attracts enormous interest
due to its cost-effectiveness, greener, and environmentally friendly. It is also considered as …

Bioinspired nanomodification strategies: moving from chemical-based agrosystems to sustainable agriculture

L Xu, Z Zhu, DW Sun - ACS nano, 2021 - ACS Publications
Agrochemicals have supported the development of the agricultural economy and national
population over the past century. However, excessive applications of agrochemicals pose …

A review of the green synthesis of ZnO nanoparticles using plant extracts and their prospects for application in antibacterial textiles

J Xu, Y Huang, S Zhu, N Abbes… - … of Engineered Fibers …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
In an era of environmentally friendly development, methods of the green synthesis of zinc
oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) from plant extracts have become a focus of research …

Green synthesis of metal and metal oxide nanoparticles: Principles of green chemistry and raw materials

L Soltys, O Olkhovyy, T Tatarchuk, M Naushad - Magnetochemistry, 2021 - mdpi.com
Increased request for metal and metal oxide nanoparticles nanoparticles has led to their
large-scale production using high-energy methods with various toxic solvents. This cause …

[PDF][PDF] Photocatalytic degradation of malachite green dye by metal oxide nanoparticles-mini review

R Sarathi, LR Devi, NL Sheeba, ES Esakki… - J. Chem …, 2023 - researchgate.net
ABSTRACT A wide range of hard adulterants in waste water are generated from different
industries as a by-product of the organic compound. In this review, the cationic dye …

Green synthesized zinc oxide nanostructures and their applications in dye-sensitized solar cells and photocatalysis: A review

J Ali, S Bibi, WB Jatoi, M Tuzen, MA Jakhrani… - Materials Today …, 2023 - Elsevier
The demand for clean energy and sustainable technologies has led to extensive research in
the field of nanomaterials, particularly zinc oxide (ZnO) nanostructures, due to their unique …

Valorization of agro-industrial biowaste to green nanomaterials for wastewater treatment: Approaching green chemistry and circular economy principles

BA Omran, KH Baek - Journal of Environmental Management, 2022 - Elsevier
Water pollution is one of the most critical issues worldwide and is a priority in all scientific
agendas. Green nanotechnology presents a plethora of promising avenues for wastewater …

A critical analysis of environmental sustainability metrics applied to green synthesis of nanomaterials and the assessment of environmental risks associated with the …

A García-Quintero, M Palencia - Science of The Total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Nanotechnology is one of the most relevant scientific areas today due to its multiple
applications in fields such as medicine, environmental remediation, information technology …

Green synthesis of Cordia myxa incubated ZnO, Fe2O3, and Co3O4 nanoparticle: Characterization, and their response as biological and photocatalytic agent

S Batool, M Hasan, M Dilshad, A Zafar, T Tariq… - Advanced Powder …, 2022 - Elsevier
The imperative necessity for new therapy and catalysts has risen significantly due to
infectious agents that are multi-resistant and organic toxins draining into our ecosystem. To …