Recent progress on plant extract-mediated biosynthesis of ZnO-based nanocatalysts for environmental remediation: Challenges and future outlooks

OA Zelekew, HH Haitosa, X Chen, YN Wu - Advances in Colloid and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The plant extract mediated green synthesis of nanomaterials has attracts enormous interest
due to its cost-effectiveness, greener, and environmentally friendly. It is also considered as …

Zinc oxide nanoparticles and their biosynthesis: overview

H Al Jabri, MH Saleem, M Rizwan, I Hussain, K Usman… - Life, 2022 - mdpi.com
Zinc (Zn) is plant micronutrient, which is involved in many physiological functions, and an
inadequate supply will reduce crop yields. Its deficiency is the widest spread micronutrient …

Synthesis of green nanoparticles for energy, biomedical, environmental, agricultural, and food applications: A review

AI Osman, Y Zhang, M Farghali, AK Rashwan… - Environmental …, 2024 - Springer
Nanomaterials have been rapidly developed during the last decades, yet many
nanoparticles synthesized by classical methods are toxic and their synthesis procedure is …

Phytogenically bioengineered metal nanoarchitecture for degradation of refractory dye water pollutants: A pragmatic minireview

SS Emmanuel, AA Adesibikan… - Applied Organometallic …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The present scenario of water insecurity (poor availability and accessibility to clean and
healthy water when needed) denotes the preponderance of environmental damage caused …

Surface plasmon assisted photocatalytic hydrogen generation with Ag decorated g-C3N4 coupled SnO2 nanophotocatalyst under visible-light driven photocatalysis

J Wang, P Fazil, MIA Shah, A Zada, N Anwar… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Photocatalytic hydrogen evolution from water is a feasible technique to solve energy crises
and reduce dependance on carbon fuels. As for this, silver nanoparticles were grown on the …

A review on ZnO and its modifications for photocatalytic degradation of prominent textile effluents: Synthesis, mechanisms, and future directions

AR Bhapkar, S Bhame - Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
Effective and eco-friendly approaches are essential for dealing with organic pollutants in
industrial waste. Textile dyes are toxic and carcinogenic, and releasing them into the …

[HTML][HTML] Review on green biomass-synthesized metallic nanoparticles and composites and their photocatalytic water purification applications: Progress and …

S Bairagi, MR Kamali - Chemical Engineering Journal Advances, 2023 - Elsevier
In recent years, the use of biomass for the cost-effective synthesis of nanoparticles has
emerged as a promising green technology. Because of their remarkable properties, such as …

Highly efficient removal of endocrine disrupting pesticides by metal ferrites loaded Guar gum based green nanomaterials

M Rani, U Shanker - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2023 - Elsevier
Numerous persistent and inexpensive pesticides are needed for industrial, domestic, and
agricultural uses. Toxicity and bioaccumulation of pesticides have raised concerns for …

Significantly improved photocatalytic activity of the SnO2/BiFeO3 heterojunction for pollutant degradation and mechanism

MA Marwat, H Ullah, M Usman, MA Ehsan, H Zhang… - Ceramics …, 2022 - Elsevier
Herein, motivated with narrow/wide-bandgap heterojunction materials as one of the perfect
solutions, we separately synthesized BiFeO 3 (BFO) and SnO 2 nanoparticles; then coupled …

Combined application of plant growth-promoting bacteria and iron oxide nanoparticles ameliorates the toxic effects of arsenic in Ajwain (Trachyspermum ammi L.)

Y Sun, L Ma, J Ma, B Li, Y Zhu, F Chen - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Soil contamination with toxic heavy metals [such as arsenic (As)] is becoming a serious
global problem because of the rapid development of the social economy. Although plant …