Rare earth doped metal oxide nanoparticles for photocatalysis: a perspective

A Mehtab, J Ahmed, SM Alshehri, Y Mao… - …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Metal oxides are well-known materials that have been considered as the prominent
photocatalysts. Photocatalysis is a promising way to address the environmental issues …

The versatility of green synthesized zinc oxide nanoparticles in sustainable agriculture: A review on metal-microbe interaction that rewards agriculture

A Gauba, SK Hari, V Ramamoorthy, S Vellasamy… - … and Molecular Plant …, 2023 - Elsevier
The integration of nanotechnology in the realm of agriculture, specifically through the
utilization of nanofertilizers and nanopesticides, has been a topic of increasing interest in …

Engineered nanomaterials for water decontamination and purification: From lab to products

ST Khan, A Malik - Journal of hazardous materials, 2019 - Elsevier
Clean water is vital for life; it is required not only for drinking but also for the preparation of
food and proper hygiene. Unfortunately, more than fifty percent of the world population …

Enhancing the photocatalytic efficiency of ZnO: Defects, heterojunction, and optimization

B Abebe, HCA Murthy, E Amare - … nanotechnology, monitoring & …, 2020 - Elsevier
In recent years, the remediation of hazardous organic contaminants using semiconductor
metal oxide photocatalyst has taught extensive attention. Next to TiO 2, ZnO has been well …

[PDF][PDF] Metal oxide nanoparticles and their nanocomposite-based materials as photocatalysts in the degradation of dyes

NC Joshi, P Gururani, SP Gairola - Biointerface Res. Appl. Chem, 2022 - researchgate.net
The introduction of inorganic and organic pollutants into water bodies has become a serious
issue globally. The waste streams released from the textile, plastic, leather, paper …

ZnO-based nanomaterials approach for photocatalytic and sensing applications: recent progress and trends

F Güell, A Galdámez-Martínez, PR Martínez-Alanis… - Materials …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Nowadays, there is a rising urge to develop and implement cheaper, abundant, and
environmentally friendly semiconducting materials into practical devices. In this regard, zinc …

Ag-doped ZnO nanorods embedded reduced graphene oxide nanocomposite for photo-electrochemical applications

F Khurshid, M Jeyavelan… - Royal Society …, 2019 - royalsocietypublishing.org
In this paper, the Ag-doped zinc oxide nanorods embedded reduced graphene oxide (ZnO:
Ag/rGO) nanocomposite was synthesized for photocatalytic degradation of methyl orange …

Pulsed laser synthesis of reduced graphene oxide supported ZnO/Au nanostructures in liquid with enhanced solar light photocatalytic activity

SS Naik, SJ Lee, T Begildayeva, Y Yu, H Lee… - Environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
ZnO/Au/rGO ternary nanocomposites possessing a high photocatalytic response under solar
irradiation were synthesized by a two-step process via a pulsed laser synthesis and a wet …

Efficient removal of arsenic using zinc oxide nanocrystal-decorated regenerated microfibrillated cellulose scaffolds

PR Sharma, SK Sharma, R Antoine… - … Sustainable Chemistry & …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Regenerated microfibrillated cellulose (R-MFC) fibers were prepared successfully by a
combined dissolution and regeneration approach using phosphoric acid/ethanol treatment …

Size controlled synthesis of TiO2 nanoparticles by modified solvothermal method towards effective photo catalytic and photovoltaic applications

VM Ramakrishnan, M Natarajan, A Santhanam… - Materials Research …, 2018 - Elsevier
Size controlled TiO 2 nanoparticles have been synthesized by solvothermal method using
mixed solvent technique. XRD analysis reveals the effect of annealing temperature on the …