C-, N-Vacancy defect engineered polymeric carbon nitride towards photocatalysis: viewpoints and challenges

A Kumar, P Raizada… - Journal of Materials …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
As an alluring metal-free polymeric semiconductor material, graphite-like carbon nitride (g-
C3N4; abbreviated as GCN) has triggered a new impetus in the field of photocatalysis …

Photocatalytic degradation of pollutants in petroleum refinery wastewater by TiO2-and ZnO-based photocatalysts: recent development

IJ Ani, UG Akpan, MA Olutoye, BH Hameed - Journal of cleaner production, 2018 - Elsevier
Environmental pollution by Petroleum refinery wastewater (PRW) raises vital call for
attention to scientist and industrialists due to its impact on human and eco-system. This …

[HTML][HTML] Visible light photocatalytic degradation of polypropylene microplastics in a continuous water flow system

A Uheida, HG Mejía, M Abdel-Rehim, W Hamd… - Journal of hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
Microplastic pollution of water and ecosystem is attracting continued attention worldwide.
Due to their small sizes (≤ 5 mm) microplastic particles can be discharged to the …

Bionanocomposite films of agar incorporated with ZnO nanoparticles as an active packaging material for shelf life extension of green grape

S Kumar, JC Boro, D Ray, A Mukherjee, J Dutta - Heliyon, 2019 - cell.com
Zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnONPs) were synthesized by green protocol using Mimusops
elengi fruit extract as a novel natural resource. The synthesized particles were polyhedral …

Design and tailoring of one-dimensional ZnO nanomaterials for photocatalytic degradation of organic dyes: a review

M Samadi, M Zirak, A Naseri, M Kheirabadi… - Research on Chemical …, 2019 - Springer
Photocatalysis using semiconductors has emerged as a promising wastewater treatment
process to overcome the major challenges faced by conventional technologies. The …

Zinc oxide for solar water splitting: A brief review of the material's challenges and associated opportunities

J Kegel, IM Povey, ME Pemble - Nano energy, 2018 - Elsevier
In order to establish an energy system based on intermittent renewable energies it is of the
highest importance to develop efficient and commercially viable technologies. In this regard …

Enhancing the photocatalytic efficiency of ZnO: Defects, heterojunction, and optimization

B Abebe, HCA Murthy, E Amare - … nanotechnology, monitoring & …, 2020 - Elsevier
In recent years, the remediation of hazardous organic contaminants using semiconductor
metal oxide photocatalyst has taught extensive attention. Next to TiO 2, ZnO has been well …

Palladium and silver nanoparticles embedded on zinc oxide nanostars for photocatalytic degradation of pesticides and herbicides

P Veerakumar, A Sangili, K Saranya… - Chemical Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, we demonstrated the efficient charge separation and migration at zinc oxide
nanostars (ZnONSt) via conjugation with noble metal nanoparticle (MNP= Ag, Pd) and its …

Impact on the photocatalytic dye degradation of morphology and annealing-induced defects in zinc oxide nanostructures

C Tuc Altaf, TO Colak, AM Rostas, A Popa… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
In this study, three different morphologies, nanoflower (NF), nano sponge (NS), and nano
urchin (NU), of zinc oxide (ZnO) nanostructures were synthesized successfully via a mild …

Photocatalytic degradation of Rhodamine-B dye by stable ZnO nanostructures with different calcination temperature induced defects

P Nandi, D Das - Applied Surface Science, 2019 - Elsevier
For developing ZnO as an efficient photocatalyst it needs to embrace a suitable architecture
to promote simultaneous maximum photon absorption and minimum charge carrier …