An overview on ZnO-based sonophotocatalytic mitigation of aqueous phase pollutants

P Dhull, A Sudhaik, P Raizada, S Thakur, VH Nguyen… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Over the past several decades, the increase in industrialization provoked the discharge of
harmful pollutants into the environment, affecting human beings and ecosystems. ZnO …

Recent progress on semiconductor heterogeneous photocatalysts in clean energy production and environmental remediation

N Goodarzi, Z Ashrafi-Peyman, E Khani, AZ Moshfegh - Catalysts, 2023 - mdpi.com
Semiconductor-based photocatalytic reactions are a practical class of advanced oxidation
processes (AOPs) to address energy scarcity and environmental pollution. By utilizing solar …

Green synthesized ZnO nanoparticles by Saccharomyces cerevisiae and their antibacterial activity and photocatalytic degradation

AM El-Khawaga, MA Elsayed, M Gobara… - Biomass Conversion …, 2023 - Springer
Many research papers are currently being written about various methodologies for the green
synthesis of ZnO nanoparticles. In this study, ZnO nanoparticles were prepared by green …

Light-absorption-driven photocatalysis and antimicrobial potential of PVP-capped zinc oxide nanoparticles

K Singh, Nancy, M Bhattu, G Singh, NM Mubarak… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Toxic dyes in water bodies and bacterial pathogens pose serious global challenges to
human health and the environment. Zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) demonstrate …

Recent advances in nanomaterials based sustainable approaches for mitigation of emerging organic pollutants

M Bhattu, J Singh - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Emerging organic pollutants (EOPs) are a category of pollutants that are relatively new to the
environment and recently garnered a lot of attention. The majority of EOPs includes …

Preparations and applications of zinc oxide based photocatalytic materials

Y Sun, W Zhang, Q Li, H Liu, X Wang - Advanced Sensor and Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Among the semiconductor photocatalytic materials, zinc oxide (ZnO)-based composites
show promising research prospects in the field of environmental and biomedical materials …

Cube-shaped Cobalt-doped zinc oxide nanoparticles with increased visible-light-driven photocatalytic activity achieved by green co-precipitation synthesis

AI Meky, MA Hassaan, HA Fetouh, AM Ismail… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
From the perspective of environmental protection, the highly efficient degradation of
antibiotics and organic dyes in wastewater needs to be tackled as soon as possible. In this …

Investigating the size-dependent structural, optical, dielectric, and photocatalytic properties of benign-synthesized ZnO nanoparticles

M Shoeb, S Ahmad, F Mashkoor, MN Khan… - Journal of Physics and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Zinc oxide (ZnO) plays a vital role in numerous technological facets of semiconductors. Due
to its captivating characteristics, it has garnered considerable interest in a diverse array of …

Review of recent developments in the fabrication of ZnO/CdS heterostructure photocatalysts for degradation of organic pollutants and hydrogen production

SK Nadikatla, VB Chintada, TR Gurugubelli… - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Researchers have recently paid a lot of attention to semiconductor photocatalysts, especially
ZnO-based heterostructures. Due to its availability, robustness, and biocompatibility, ZnO is …

Catalytic and antimicrobial potential of green synthesized Au and Au@ Ag core-shell nanoparticles

P Rani, RS Varma, K Singh, R Acevedo, J Singh - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
It has been a never-ending quest to design a safe, cost-effective, and environmentally
acceptable technology for eliminating contaminants from water and countering antibiotic …