Upcycling to sustainably reuse plastics

X Zhao, B Boruah, KF Chin, M Đokić… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Plastics are now indispensable in daily lives. However, the pollution from plastics is also
increasingly becoming a serious environmental issue. Recent years have seen more …

Photocatalytic degradation of dyes: an overview

B Viswanathan - Current Catalysis, 2018 - ingentaconnect.com
Introduction: The photocatalytic degradation of dyes has been investigated throughout the
world irrespective of the level of science in that country. The normal variables considered …

Evaluation on the heterostructured CeO2/Y2O3 binary metal oxide nanocomposites for UV/Vis light induced photocatalytic degradation of Rhodamine-B dye for textile …

CM Magdalane, K Kaviyarasu, JJ Vijaya… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2017 - Elsevier
In the present study, we describe an effective synthetic strategy of pure and heterostructured
CeO 2/Y 2 O 3 binary metal oxide nanostructures in distinct molar ratios (1: 1; 1: 2 & 2: 1) in …

Evaluation on La2O3 garlanded ceria heterostructured binary metal oxide nanoplates for UV/ visible light induced removal of organic dye from urban wastewater

K Kaviyarasu, N Matinise, N Mayedwa… - South African journal …, 2018 - journals.co.za
A low energy bandgap between Ce 3+ and Ce 4+ states in cerium oxides, high oxygen
mobility and high oxygen storage capacity are the properties that qualify them to be the most …

[HTML][HTML] Facile synthesis of heterostructured cerium oxide/yttrium oxide nanocomposite in UV light induced photocatalytic degradation and catalytic reduction …

CM Magdalane, K Kaviyarasu, JJ Vijaya… - … of Photochemistry and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Ceria (CeO 2) is an exciting alternative noble metal catalyst, because it has ability to release
and absorb oxygen in the redox system, and function as an oxygen buffer. In this study …

Facet-dependent photocatalytic properties of Cu 2 O crystals probed by using electron, hole and radical scavengers

CY Chu, MH Huang - Journal of materials chemistry A, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
To understand the photocatalytic inactivity of Cu2O nanocubes and the superior
photocatalytic activity of Cu2O rhombic dodecahedra compared to that of Cu2O octahedra …

[HTML][HTML] Improved photocatalytic decomposition of aqueous Rhodamine-B by solar light illuminated hierarchical yttria nanosphere decorated ceria nanorods

CM Magdalane, K Kaviyarasu… - Journal of Materials …, 2019 - Elsevier
We report the new synthesis route of hierarchical yttria (Y 2 O 3) nanosphere decorated
ceria (CeO 2) nanorods from the precursor cerium nitrate and yttrium nitrate under …

Selective photocatalytic C–C bond cleavage under ambient conditions with earth abundant vanadium complexes

S Gazi, WKH Ng, R Ganguly, AMP Moeljadi… - Chemical …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Selective C–C bond cleavage under ambient conditions is a challenging chemical
transformation that can be a valuable tool for organic syntheses and macromolecular …

Deep eutectic solvent-mediated synthesis of ceria nanoparticles with the enhanced yield for photocatalytic degradation of flumequine under UV-C

J Iqbal, NS Shah, M Sayed, N Muhammad… - Journal of Water …, 2020 - Elsevier
This study investigated the use of a deep eutectic solvent (DES) for promoting the yield and
stability of ceria nanoparticles used for the degradation of flumequine (FLU) under UV-C …

Investigation on the synthesis and photocatalytic activity of activated carbon–cerium oxide (AC–CeO2) nanocomposite

G Jayakumar, AA Irudayaraj, AD Raj - Applied Physics A, 2019 - Springer
Nano-sized photocatalyst cerium oxide (CeO 2) particles and activated carbon–cerium oxide
(AC–CeO 2) composite are prepared by facile hydrothermal technique. Their properties are …