[HTML][HTML] Nanostructured photocatalysts for the abatement of contaminants by photocatalysis and photocatalytic ozonation: An overview

J Lincho, A Zaleska-Medynska, RC Martins… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
The water scarcity, the presence of different contaminants in the worldwide waters and
wastewaters and their impacts should motivate their good elimination and water …

High-Voltage Etching-Induced Terrace-like WO3 Photoanode for Efficient Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting

M Xia, X Zhao, C Lin, W Pan, Y Zhang… - ACS Applied Energy …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Tungsten oxide (WO3) is a strong candidate as the photoanode in photoelectrochemical
(PEC) water splitting owing to its moderate band gap (2.6–3.2 eV) for wide light absorption …

Synthesis of WO3 nanorods through anodization in the presence of citric acid: Formation mechanism, properties and photoelectrocatalytic performance

RM Fernández-Domene, G Roselló-Márquez… - Surface and Coatings …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, WO 3 nanorods have been fabricated by simple anodization in the presence of
different amounts of citric acid and at different anodization times. A comprehensive …

The effect of anodization conditions on the morphology of porous tungsten oxide layers formed in aqueous solution

K Syrek, L Zaraska, M Zych, GD Sulka - Journal of Electroanalytical …, 2018 - Elsevier
Nanostructured WO 3 layers were obtained by one-step anodic oxidation of tungsten in an
aqueous solution containing fluoride ions. A detailed investigation of the growth of anodic …

Improving Photoelectrochemical Properties of Anodic WO3 Layers by Optimizing Electrosynthesis Conditions

M Zych, K Syrek, L Zaraska, GD Sulka - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Although anodic tungsten oxide has attracted increasing attention in recent years, there is
still a lack of detailed studies on the photoelectrochemical (PEC) properties of such kind of …

Introduction to anodization of metals

GD Sulka - Nanostructured Anodic Metal Oxides, 2020 - Elsevier
Anodization of valve metals is a powerful method to form anodic oxide films with compact,
nanoporous, or nanotubular morphology. This method allows controlling and tuning the …

Nanoporous WO3 grown on a 3D tungsten mesh by electrochemical anodization for enhanced photoelectrocatalytic degradation of tetracycline in a continuous flow …

AS Martins, TT Guaraldo, J Wenk, D Mattia… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
The efficient removal of organic micropollutants remains a major challenge for conventional
water treatment technology. Photocatalysis, while effective, has not been widely adopted …

Preparation of anodic nanoporous WO3 film using oxalic acid as electrolyte

E Ahmadi, CY Ng, KA Razak, Z Lockman - Journal of Alloys and …, 2017 - Elsevier
In this work, nanoporous WO 3 was formed by anodization in oxalic acid. Various oxalic acid
concentrations (0.01–0.4 M) and anodization times (1–240 min) on the formation of …

Highly efficient and stable g‑C3N4 decorated Ta3N5 nanotube on n-Si substrate for solar water oxidation

PK Das, RP Sivasankaran, M Arunachalam… - Applied Surface …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Tantalum nitride (Ta 3 N 5) nanotube (NT) is an up-and-coming visible-light-
absorbing photoelectrode material for photoelectrochemical (PEC) solar water oxidation …

Nanostructured WO3 photoanodes for efficient water splitting via anodisation in citric acid

J Zhang, I Salles, S Pering, PJ Cameron, D Mattia… - RSC …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
In this work we report the production of nanostructured WO3 photoanodes for solar water
splitting produced via anodisation using for the first time citric acid (CA), a safer and more …