The use of TiO2/clay heterostructures in the photocatalytic remediation of water containing organic pollutants: A review

MC Dlamini, MS Maubane-Nkadimeng… - Journal of Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
The increasing demand for water in the manufacturing sector in a quest to meet the needs of
the ever-growing population is inherently associated with a corresponding increase in the …

A review of clay based photocatalysts: Role of phyllosilicate mineral in interfacial assembly, microstructure control and performance regulation

C Li, N Zhu, S Yang, X He, S Zheng, Z Sun… - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
Over the past decades, inspired by the outstanding properties of clay minerals such as
abundance, low-cost, environmental benignity, high stability, and regularly arranged silica …

Simultaneous reduction of Cr (VI) and degradation of tetracycline hydrochloride by a novel iron-modified rectorite composite through heterogeneous photo-Fenton …

S Guo, W Yang, L You, J Li, J Chen, K Zhou - Chemical Engineering …, 2020 - Elsevier
To develop a low-cost, efficient and environmentally benign technique for the simultaneous
removal of heavy metals and organic contaminants is a great challenge in practical …

Comparative photocatalytic activity of sol–gel derived rare earth metal (La, Nd, Sm and Dy)-doped ZnO photocatalysts for degradation of dyes

U Alam, A Khan, D Ali, D Bahnemann, M Muneer - RSC advances, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Rare earth metal doping into semiconductor oxides is considered to be an effective
approach to enhance photocatalytic activity due to its ability to retard the electron–hole pair …

Recent advances in synthesis and applications of clay-based photocatalysts: a review

J Liu, G Zhang - Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Clay materials including clay minerals and layered double hydroxides (LDHs) have attracted
great attention because of their special layer structures, large specific surface areas, and …

Green synthesis of SrO nanoparticles using leaf extract of Albizia julibrissin and its recyclable photocatalytic activity: An eco-friendly approach for treatment of …

AK Shimi, C Parvathiraj, S Kumari, J Dalal… - Environmental …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The present work unveils the reusable photocatalytic action of strontium oxide (SrO)
nanoparticles synthesized using Albizia julibrissin plant extract via the co-precipitation …

Mineral-supported photocatalysts: a review of materials, mechanisms and environmental applications

X Li, U Simon, MF Bekheet, A Gurlo - Energies, 2022 - mdpi.com
Although they are of significant importance for environmental applications, the
industrialization of photocatalytic techniques still faces many difficulties, and the most urgent …

A Co (II) coordination polymer derived from pentaerythritol as an efficient photocatalyst for the degradation of organic dyes

MS Khan, M Khalid, M Shahid - Polyhedron, 2021 - Elsevier
In this work, a one-dimensional (1-D) cobalt (II)-based coordination polymer,[Co (SCN) 2
(peol)] n (H 4 peol= pentaerythritol and NCS−= thiocyanate), was synthesized under …

Rectorite in flow-electrode capacitive deionization with three-dimensional current collector to achieve cost-effective desalination

C Zhai, J Yuan, Y Wang, S Liang, L Yao, F Yu, J Ma - Desalination, 2024 - Elsevier
The innovative design of collector is a top priority to drive the advancement of flow electrode
capacitive deionization (FCDI) technology. Currently, the majority of FCDI research has …

Adsorption of MB and Pb (II) before and after magnetic modification: Performance and mechanism

G Gao, P Zhou, C Chen, L Zhu - Journal of Molecular Structure, 2023 - Elsevier
This study described the simple fabrication process of manganese dioxide decorated
composites (Mn@ RS) and magnetic-functional modified composites (MC-Mn@ RS) that can …