Plastic waste remains a global challenge due to the massive amounts being produced
without satisfactory treatment technologies for recycling and upcycling. Photocatalytic …

Photocatalysis, as a low-cost and environment friendly technology, has demonstrated a
significant potential for water pollution purification; it has received extensive attention in …

Sustainable provision of safe, clean and adequate water supply is a global challenge. Water
treatment and desalination technologies remain chemically and energy intensive, ineffective …

The incorporation of plasmonic metals into semiconductors is a promising route to improve
the performance of photocatalysts and photoelectrochemical cells. This article summarizes …

Progress in materials science is associated with the development of nanomaterials in terms
of energy-saving, environmentally friendly, and low-cost methods. Since the use of tributyltin …

Because of its unmatched resource potential, solar energy utilization currently is one of the
hottest research areas. Much effort has been devoted to developing advanced materials for …

Visible light-responsive photocatalytic technology holds great potential in water treatment to
enhance purification efficiency, as well as to augment water supply through the safe usage …

Titanium dioxide (TiO 2) has been proved to be a leading semiconductor material to removal
of environmental pollutants. However, it suffers from low photocatalytic efficiency under …

Abstract A novel Mn 3 O 4@ ZnO/Mn 3 O 4 composite was designed to remove Cr (VI) and
Cr (III) from water by concurrent photocatalysis and adsorption. The Mn 3 O 4@ ZnO …

TiO2-based photocatalysts, being inexpensive and abundant, in conjunction with having
high photostability and environmentally friendly characteristics, are the most extensively …