Current advancements on the fabrication, modification, and industrial application of zinc oxide as photocatalyst in the removal of organic and inorganic contaminants …

FH Abdullah, NHHA Bakar, MA Bakar - Journal of hazardous materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Industrial wastewaters contain hazardous contaminants that pollute the environment and
cause socioeconomic problems, thus demanding the employment of effective remediation …

Recent progress in visible light-doped ZnO photocatalyst for pollution control

ALT Zheng, CAC Abdullah, ELT Chung… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
The design and development of visible light photocatalysts for wastewater remediation
applications have received considerable attention due to their ability to operate under low …

Adsorption and thermal degradation of microplastics from aqueous solutions by Mg/Zn modified magnetic biochars

J Wang, C Sun, QX Huang, Y Chi, JH Yan - Journal of hazardous materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) derived from plastic wastes have attracted wide attention throughout the
world due to the wide distribution, easy transition, and potential threats to organisms. This …

Removal of polystyrene nanoplastics from aqueous solutions using a novel magnetic material: Adsorbability, mechanism, and reusability

H Zhao, X Huang, L Wang, X Zhao, F Yan… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Nano/microplastics (NPs/MPs) in aquatic systems have become a special source of
concern to the global environment and have attracted widespread attention over the years …

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 …

Structural, optical and antibacterial activity studies on CMC/PVA blend filled with three different types of green synthesized ZnO nanoparticles

AY Yassin, AM Abdelghany, RS Salama… - Journal of Inorganic and …, 2023 - Springer
In this work, zinc oxide (ZnO) was produced using extracts of Thymus (Z), Hibiscus rosa-
sinensis (K), and Daucus carota (G). Furthermore, sodium carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) …

Fullerene trigged energy storage and photocatalytic ability of La2O3-ZnO@ C60 core-shell nanocomposite

S Sardar, T Munawar, F Mukhtar, MS Nadeem… - Materials Science and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Fullerene (C 60)-based carbon materials are attracting the attention of researchers
because of their large surface area, three-dimensional structure, tunable architectures, and …

Boosted natural sunlight driven photodegradation of organic dyes using rGO anchored Pr/Cu dual-doped ZnO nanocomposite: characterization and mechanistic …

S Fatima, T Munawar, MS Nadeem, F Mukhtar… - Optical Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
The advancement of sunlight-driven metal oxide semiconductor-based, highly efficient
photocatalysts for removing contaminants like dyes from wastewater remained a challenge …

Sunlight-induced photocatalytic degradation of various dyes and bacterial inactivation using CuO–MgO–ZnO nanocomposite

T Munawar, F Mukhtar, S Yasmeen… - … Science and Pollution …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Novel tri-phase CuO–MgO–ZnO nanocomposite was prepared using the co-
precipitation technique and investigated its physical properties using characterization …

Enhancement in carrier separation of ZnO-Ho2O3-Sm2O3 hetrostuctured nanocomposite with rGO and PANI supported direct dual Z-scheme for antimicrobial …

F Mukhtar, T Munawar, MS Nadeem… - Advanced Powder …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this work, a direct dual Z-scheme ZnO-Ho 2 O 3-Sm 2 O 3 (NC), polyaniline PANI-ZnO-Ho
2 O 3-Sm 2 O 3 (NCP), and reduced graphene oxide rGO-ZnO-Ho 2 O 3-Sm 2 O 3 (NCR) …