Photocatalytic and biological degradation processes to mineralize pharmaceutically active compounds and catalyst recovery: A review

R Ravi, AK Golder - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2025 - Elsevier
Over the past few decades, the escalating issue of water pollution has primarily originated
from the direct discharge of industrial and municipal waste. The perilous ramifications of …

Improved remediation of contaminated water using ZnO systems via chemical treatment: applications, implications and toxicological mitigation

JA Osajima, AS Sá, RP Feitosa, MB Furtini… - Sustainable Water …, 2023 - Springer
Environmental remediation is an alternative field of science that can solve various
environmental challenges based on numerous treatment methods. In particular …

Synthesis of Fe–Pr co-doped ZnO nanoparticles: Structural, optical and antibacterial properties

M Rocha, FP Araujo, S Castro-Lopes, IS de Lima… - Ceramics …, 2023 - Elsevier
In the present work, we studied the role of Fe and Pr addition on the structural, optical and
antibacterial properties of spherical ZnO nanoparticles synthesized via sol gel method. The …

Biosynthetic modulation of carbon-doped ZnO for rapid photocatalytic endocrine disruptive remediation and hydrogen evolution

DA Oluwasogo, S Varangane, YT Prabhu… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
Pharmaceuticals and industry effluents such as dyes, and organic contaminants in
wastewater are being identified among the top endocrine disruptive compounds with …

[HTML][HTML] Novel composite of Zn/Ti-layered double hydroxide coupled with MXene for the efficient photocatalytic degradation of pharmaceuticals

A Grzegórska, I Wysocka, P Głuchowski, J Ryl… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
In the present study, a hybrid photocatalyst of Zn/Ti layered double hydroxide (LDH) coupled
with MXene–Ti 3 C 2 was synthesized for the first time and applied in photocatalytic …

Photocatalytic, structural and optical properties of Ce–Ni co-doped ZnO nanodisks-like self-assembled structures

M Costa-Silva, FP Araujo, Y Guerra, BC Viana… - Materials Chemistry and …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this work, we present a study on the photocatalytic, structural, and optical properties of Ce–
Ni co-doped ZnO nanodisks-like self-assembled structures synthesized by the sol gel …

The role of pH on the vibrational, optical and electronic properties of the Zn1-xFexO compound synthesized via sol gel method

AS Soares, S Castro-Lopes, M Cabrera-Baez… - Solid State …, 2022 - Elsevier
Herein, was investigated the role of pH on vibrational, morphological, optical, and electronic
properties for pure and Fe-doped ZnO nanoparticles. The Zn 1-x Fe x O compound with x …

Machine learning assisted dual-functional nanophotonic sensor for organic pollutant detection and degradation in water

J Zhou, Z Wu, C Jin, JXJ Zhang - npj Clean Water, 2024 - nature.com
This study presents a dual-functional thin film, known as Ag nanoparticles decorated, ZnO
nanorods coated silica nanofibers (AgNP-ZnONR-SNF), which demonstrates remarkable …

Facile Synthesis of Ni-Doped ZnO Nanoparticles Using Cashew Gum: Investigation of the Structural, Optical, and Photocatalytic Properties

A Lins, AG Jerônimo, R Barbosa, L Neves, P Trigueiro… - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
This work adopted a green synthesis route using cashew tree gum as a mediating agent to
obtain Ni-doped ZnO nanoparticles through the sol–gel method. Structural analysis …

Effect of pH on the growth and ibuprofen photocatalytic response of Zn1 − xCoxO compound synthesized by the co-precipitation method

AS Soares, FP Araujo, R França, JA Osajima… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - Springer
Herein, we have investigated the influence of pH on the structural, optical, morphological
properties and ibuprofen photocatalytic response of Co-doped ZnO structures synthesized …