A review of microwave synthesis of zinc oxide nanomaterials: Reactants, process parameters and morphologies

J Wojnarowicz, T Chudoba, W Lojkowski - Nanomaterials, 2020 - mdpi.com
Zinc oxide (ZnO) is a multifunctional material due to its exceptional physicochemical
properties and broad usefulness. The special properties resulting from the reduction of the …

Graphene-based heterojunction photocatalysts

X Li, R Shen, S Ma, X Chen, J Xie - Applied Surface Science, 2018 - Elsevier
Due to their unique physicochemical, optical and electrical properties, 2D semimetallic or
semiconducting graphene has been extensively utilized to construct highly efficient …

Graphene oxide based semiconductor photocatalysts for degradation of organic dye in waste water: A review on fabrication, performance enhancement and …

M Al Kausor, D Chakrabortty - Inorganic Chemistry Communications, 2021 - Elsevier
Most of the semiconductor photocatalysts exhibit high crystallinity and photosensitivity, weak
surface-adsorption ability and poor visible-light response due to which photocatalytic …

Synthesis and characterization of graphene oxide/zinc oxide (GO/ZnO) nanocomposite and its utilization for photocatalytic degradation of basic fuchsin dye

Z Durmus, BZ Kurt, A Durmus - ChemistrySelect, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
In this study, graphene oxide/zinc oxide (GO/ZnO) nanocomposite was prepared by the
decoration of thermally expanded and chemically oxidized graphite oxide nanosheets with …

ZnO microspheres-reduced graphene oxide nanocomposite for photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue dye

J Qin, X Zhang, C Yang, M Cao, M Ma, R Liu - Applied Surface Science, 2017 - Elsevier
In this work, ZnO microspheres-reduced graphene oxide (rGO) nanocomposites were
synthesized via a simple solution method and used for the photodegradation of methylene …

Synergetic effect of MoS 2–RGO doping to enhance the photocatalytic performance of ZnO nanoparticles

S Kumar, V Sharma, K Bhattacharyya… - New Journal of …, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
The sunlight driven photocatalytic activity of semiconductor based nanostructures has
attracted widespread attention in recent years for environmental remediation and energy …

rGO-ZnO nanocomposites as efficient photocatalyst for degradation of 4-BP and DEP using high temperature refluxing method in in-situ condition

S Kumar, RD Kaushik, GK Upadhyay… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
Persistent organic pollutants (mainly aromatic compounds) such as bromophenol and
diethyl phthalate are dangerous and act as primary contaminants in aqueous system. In this …

Template-free microwave-assisted hydrothermal synthesis of manganese zinc ferrite as a nanofertilizer for squash plant (Cucurbita pepo L)

A Shebl, AA Hassan, DM Salama, ME Abd El-Aziz… - Heliyon, 2020 - cell.com
Manganese, zinc, and iron are the most essential micronutrients required for plant growth
and applied as foliar fertilizers. Herein, a simple template-free microwave-assisted …

Microwave-assisted synthesis of void-induced graphene-wrapped nickel oxide hybrids for supercapacitor applications

R Kumar, RK Singh, R Savu, PK Dubey, P Kumar… - RSC …, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Here we demonstrate a simple strategy for the large-scale synthesis of void-induced and
graphene-wrapped nickel oxide (VGWN) hybrids using domestic microwave irradiation …

Enhanced photocatalytic degradation of Rhodamine B, antibacterial and antioxidant activities of green synthesised ZnO/N doped carbon quantum dot …

A Tadesse, M Hagos, N Belachew… - New Journal of …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
In order to explore an alternative photocatalyst for environmental remediation, we report a
two-step process for the synthesis of zinc oxide/nitrogen doped carbon quantum dot …