Waste to catalyst: role of agricultural waste in water and wastewater treatment

M Kumar, S Ambika, A Hassani, PV Nidheesh - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Presently, owing to the rapid development of industrialization and urbanization activities, a
huge quantity of wastewater is generated that contain toxic chemical and heavy metals …

Plant and microbial approaches as green methods for the synthesis of nanomaterials: synthesis, applications, and future perspectives

NS Alsaiari, FM Alzahrani, A Amari, H Osman… - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
The unique biological and physicochemical characteristics of biogenic (green-synthesized)
nanomaterials (NMs) have attracted significant interest in different fields, with applications in …

Efficient sunlight and UV photocatalytic degradation of Methyl Orange, Methylene Blue and Rhodamine B, using Citrus× paradisi synthesized SnO2 semiconductor …

PA Luque, HE Garrafa-Gálvez, O Nava, A Olivas… - Ceramics …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this work, tin dioxide (SnO2) Nanoparticles (NPs) were synthesized through green
synthesis, using Citrus× paradisi extract as a stabilizing (capping). The extract …

Based on a dual Z-scheme heterojunction and magnetically separable CoFe2O4/g-C3N4/Bi4Ti3O12 flower-like composite for efficient visible-light photocatalytic …

P Zhu, D Luo, M Duan, L Feng, S Zhang… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2022 - Elsevier
A novel magnetic CoFe 2 O 4/gC 3 N 4/Bi 4 Ti 3 O 12 composite photocatalyst has been
successfully prepared via an ultrasonic-assisted heat treatment method for the degradation …

ZnO semiconductor nanoparticles and their application in photocatalytic degradation of various organic dyes

PA Luque-Morales, A Lopez-Peraza, OJ Nava-Olivas… - Materials, 2021 - mdpi.com
The biosynthesis of oxide semiconductor nanoparticles (NPs) using materials found in
nature opens a wide field of study focused on sustainability and environmental protection …

Fabrication of ZIF-8/TiO2 electrospinning nanofibers for synergistic photodegradation in dyeing wastewater

L Cen, T Tang, F Yu, H Wu, C Li, H Zhu… - Journal of Industrial and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Semiconductor− metal–organic framework (MOF) hybrid photocatalysts become a significant
material to treating dyeing wastewater recently. Zinc-based metal–organic framework (ZIF-8) …

A pragmatic review on photocatalytic degradation of methyl orange dye pollutant using greenly biofunctionalized nanometallic materials: A focus on aquatic body

SS Emmanuel, AA Adesibikan… - Applied …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Water is the source of life. But unfortunately, 80% of wastewater is discharged into the
aquatic body untreated globally, of which industry is responsible for 70% of such water …

Natural waste-derived nano photocatalysts for azo dye degradation

F Karimi, N Zare, R Jahanshahi, Z Arabpoor… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Due to their widespread application in water purification, there is a significant interest in
synthesising nanoscale photocatalysts. Nanophotocatalysts are primarily manufactured …

Magnetic induced fabrication of core-shell structure Fe3O4@ TiO2 photocatalytic membrane: Enhancing photocatalytic degradation of tetracycline and antifouling …

Y Cui, J Zheng, Z Wang, B Li, Y Yan, M Meng - Journal of Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
How to endow the photocatalytic membrane with excellent efficiency and high permeability
has always troubled scientific researchers. Herein, this work proposed an alternative …

Preparation of MOF-derived C-ZnO/PVDF composites membrane for the degradation of methylene blue under UV-light irradiation

T Tang, C Li, W He, W Hong, H Zhu, G Liu, Y Yu… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this paper, the ZIF-8/ZnO mixture was sintered at high temperature to prepare C-ZnO
composite nano-particles with excellent photocatalytic degradation ability under ultraviolet …