An overview on ZnO-based sonophotocatalytic mitigation of aqueous phase pollutants

P Dhull, A Sudhaik, P Raizada, S Thakur, VH Nguyen… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Over the past several decades, the increase in industrialization provoked the discharge of
harmful pollutants into the environment, affecting human beings and ecosystems. ZnO …

Environmental concerns and bioaccumulation of psychiatric drugs in water bodies–Conventional versus biocatalytic systems of mitigation

SAH Martínez, EM Melchor-Martínez… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought increments in market sales and prescription of
medicines commonly used to treat mental health disorders, such as depression, anxiety …

One-pot synthesis of activated carbon decorated with ZnO nanoparticles for capacitive deionization application

AS Yasin, D hyun Kim, K Lee - Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2021 - Elsevier
A ZnO nanoparticles-decorated activated carbon (ACZn) nanocomposite was successfully
fabricated via the hydrothermal method for efficient capacitive deionization. The as …

Polymer brush-grafted ZnO-modified cotton for efficient oil/water separation with abrasion/acid/alkali resistance and temperature “switch” property

J Zhang, S Raza, P Wang, H Wen, Z Zhu… - Journal of Colloid and …, 2020 - Elsevier
A novel super-hydrophobic cotton material was fabricated via the grafting of PGMA polymer
brush and the subsequent immobilization of ZnO nanoparticles and octyltriethoxysilane …

Design of zinc oxide nanoparticles and graphene hydrogel co-incorporated activated carbon for efficient capacitive deionization

AS Yasin, AY Mohamed, DH Kim, TLL Doan… - Separation and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The development of high-performance electrode materials is the main factor in improving the
efficiency of the capacitive deionization (CDI) process. Activated carbon is the most …

Ibuprofen elimination from water and wastewater using sonication/ultraviolet/hydrogen peroxide/zeolite-titanate photocatalyst system

N Farhadi, T Tabatabaie, B Ramavandi, F Amiri - Environmental Research, 2021 - Elsevier
The present investigation was designed to remove ibuprofen from aqueous solutions and
wastewater by activating hydrogen peroxide using ultrasonication (US)/ultraviolet (UV) …

Review and Perspective on Rational Design and Interface Engineering of gC3N4/ZnO: From Type-II to Step-Scheme Heterojunctions for Photocatalytic Applications

SG Kumar, R Kavitha, C Manjunatha - Energy & Fuels, 2023 - ACS Publications
Heterostructuring the g-C3N4 (GCN) with wide gap oxide photocatalysts is of prominent
interest as they can harvest photons spanning the UV–visible region. In this regard …

Photon and vibration synergism on planar defects induced 2D-graphitic carbon nitride for ultrafast remediation of dyes and antibiotic ampicillin

S Kumar Kuila, P Kumbhakar, C Sekhar Tiwary… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - Springer
Hybrid oxidation methodologies (HOMs) and active site enrichment of 2D nanocatalyst
through defects induction are ubiquitously used for generating adequate reactive oxygen …

Synthesis, surface characterization and electrochemical performance of ZnO@ activated carbon as a supercapacitor electrode material in acidic and alkaline …

IMA Mohamed, AS Yasin, C Liu - Ceramics International, 2020 - Elsevier
The chemical and surface modification of activated carbon (AC) through the incorporation of
nanoparticles (NPs) is a simple and efficient strategy to enhance the charge transfer as well …

Photoluminescence and photocatalytic properties of MWNTs decorated with Fe-doped ZnO nanoparticles

A Popa, M Stefan, S Macavei, LE Muresan, C Leostean… - Materials, 2023 - mdpi.com
The present work reports the photoluminescence (PL) and photocatalytic properties of multi-
walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) decorated with Fe-doped ZnO nanoparticles. MWCNT …