Current perspective in metal oxide based photocatalysts for virus disinfection: A review

V Soni, A Khosla, P Singh, VH Nguyen… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Nanotechnology holds huge potential for the prevention of various viral outbreaks that have
increased at a disquieting rate over the past decades. Metal oxide nanomaterials with …

Fabrication, functionalization and performance of doped photocatalysts for dye degradation and mineralization: a review

A Mudhoo, S Paliya, P Goswami, M Singh… - Environmental …, 2020 - Springer
Textile wastewaters contain refractory dyes that cause pollution and socio-economic issues,
thus calling for efficient remediation techniques such as photocatalysis. We review the …

Dual Z-scheme core-shell PANI-CeO2-Fe2O3-NiO heterostructured nanocomposite for dyes remediation under sunlight and bacterial disinfection

F Mukhtar, T Munawar, MS Nadeem… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Nowadays, environmental pollution due to discharge of organic pollutants from food, textile,
and pharmaceutical industries into clean water and development of contagious diseases …

Dual S-scheme heterojunction ZnO–V2O5–WO3 nanocomposite with enhanced photocatalytic and antimicrobial activity

F Mukhtar, T Munawar, MS Nadeem… - Materials Chemistry and …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this work, tri-phase direct dual S-scheme ZnO–V 2 O 5–WO 3 heterostructured
nanocomposite and pure ZnO, V 2 O 5, and WO 3 nanoparticles were synthesized by using …

Fabrication of dual Z-scheme TiO2-WO3-CeO2 heterostructured nanocomposite with enhanced photocatalysis, antibacterial, and electrochemical performance

T Munawar, F Mukhtar, MS Nadeem, S Manzoor… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Direct dual Z-scheme heterostructured nanocomposite TiO 2-WO 3-CeO 2 (NC) and pristine
metal oxides nanostructures (NSs) were fabricated using a facile co-precipitation route …

Highly efficient tri-phase TiO2–Y2O3–V2O5 nanocomposite: structural, optical, photocatalyst, and antibacterial studies

F Mukhtar, T Munawar, MS Nadeem… - Journal of Nanostructure …, 2022 - Springer
In the present work, pristine anatase titanium oxide (TiO 2), vanadium oxide (V 2 O 5), and
yttrium oxide (Y 2 O 3) nanopowders (NPs), and tri-phase TiO 2–Y 2 O 3–V 2 O 5 …

Boosted electron-transfer/separation of SnO2/CdSe/Bi2S3 heterostructure for excellent photocatalytic degradation of organic dye pollutants under visible light

MU Nisa, AG Abid, S Gouadria, T Munawar… - Surfaces and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Nowadays, the discharge of hazardous pollutants from industries into drinking water has
become a significant issue worldwide. In the present work, SnO 2/CdSe/Bi 2 S 3 …

Synthesis of novel heterostructured ZnO-CdO-CuO nanocomposite: characterization and enhanced sunlight driven photocatalytic activity

T Munawar, S Yasmeen, F Hussain, K Mahmood… - Materials Chemistry and …, 2020 - Elsevier
In this study, a novel photocatalytic material heterostructured ZnO-CdO-CuO nanocomposite
along with pristine ZnO, CdO, and CuO nanoparticles were synthesized by the facile co …

Enhanced sunlight-absorption of Fe2O3 covered by PANI for the photodegradation of organic pollutants and antimicrobial inactivation

F Mukhtar, T Munawar, MS Nadeem, SA Khan… - Advanced Powder …, 2022 - Elsevier
The current study focused on preparing S-scheme heterojunction Fe 2 O 3-PANI
nanocomposite and pristine Fe 2 O 3 using surfactant-assisted sol–gel and polymerization …

Enhancement in the photocatalytic and antimicrobial properties of ZnO nanoparticles by structural variations and energy bandgap tuning through Fe and Co co-doping

MS Nadeem, T Munawar, F Mukhtar… - Ceramics …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, pure ZnO and iron (Fe) and cobalt (Co) co-doped ZnO nanoparticles were
synthesized by varying Fe and Co concentrations using the co-precipitation method. The …