A review of various self-cleaning surfaces, durability and functional applications on building exteriors

G Liu, T Zhao, H Fei, F Li, W Guo, Z Yao… - Construction and Building …, 2023 - Elsevier
Extensive research is being conducted on self-cleaning surfaces inspired by biological
phenomena, owing to their remarkable surface properties. Recently, the utilization of self …

From wastewater to clean water: Recent advances on the removal of metronidazole, ciprofloxacin, and sulfamethoxazole antibiotics from water through adsorption and …

AE Gahrouei, S Vakili, A Zandifar… - Environmental Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Antibiotics released into water sources pose significant risks to both human health and the
environment. This comprehensive review meticulously examines the ecotoxicological …

Efficient photocatalytic degradation of sulfamethazine by Cu-CuxO/TiO2 composites: performance, photocatalytic mechanism and degradation pathways

S Shu, H Wang, X Guo, Y Wang, X Zeng - Separation and Purification …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, a novel Cu-Cu x O/TiO 2 composite photocatalyst was synthesized using
combined sol–gel and impregnation methods. Several technologies were employed to …

Visible light-driven photocatalytic degradation of Rhodamine B dye onto TiO2/rGO nanocomposites

SH Alwan, KH Salem, HA Alshamsi - Materials Today Communications, 2022 - Elsevier
In the current study, a series of reduced graphene oxide coated titanium dioxide
nanocomposites (TiO 2/rGO) were fabricated via a simple hydrothermal synthetic route using …

Photocatalytic degradation of ciprofloxacin antibiotic in water by biosynthesized silica supported silver nanoparticles

M Golmohammadi, H Hanafi-Bojd, M Shiva - Ceramics International, 2023 - Elsevier
This study reports photocatalytic degradation of ciprofloxacin (CIP) in the presence of silver
nanoparticles impregnated over amorphous silica extracted from rice husk through a green …

Magnetron sputtered TiO2/CuO heterojunction thin films for efficient photocatalysis of Rhodamine B

B Hao, J Guo, L Zhang, H Ma - Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2022 - Elsevier
TiO 2-based heterojunction nano-thin films are competitive photocatalysts for water pollution
treatment due to their abundant availability, non-toxicity, and rapid separation of …

Improvement of photocatalytic activity of BiOBr and BiOBr/ZnO under visible-light irradiation by short-time low temperature plasma treatment

D Li, W Zhang, Z Niu, Y Zhang - Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2022 - Elsevier
In this work, BiOBr and BiOBr/ZnO were produced by using a simple hydrothermal method,
and then were modified by a short-time low temperature plasma treatment using the gas of …

[HTML][HTML] Numerical investigation of nanofluid flow with gold and silver nanoparticles injected inside a stenotic artery

H Waqas, U Farooq, D Liu, M Alghamdi, S Noreen… - Materials & Design, 2022 - Elsevier
The main aim of the current framework is to scrutinize the importance of gold and silver
nanoparticles submerge in the human blood in the presence of magnetohydrodynamics …

Separation of organic contaminant (dye) using the modified porous metal-organic framework (MIL)

O Moradi, ID Sharabaf - Environmental Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Herein, the porous metal-organic framework (MIL-88B: Materials Institute Lavoisier) was
synthesized and identified by FT-IR (Fourier transform infrared), SEM (Scanning Electron …

Degradation mechanism and pathway of tetracycline in milk by heterojunction N-TiO2-Bi2WO6 film under visible light

Y Tang, T Li, W Xiao, Z Huang, H Wen, W Situ, X Song - Food Chemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract N-doped TiO 2–Bi 2 WO 6 (NTB) three-component photocatalyst was prepared
using a glycol solvothermal method. The photocatalysts and films were characterized, and …