The use of TiO2/clay heterostructures in the photocatalytic remediation of water containing organic pollutants: A review

MC Dlamini, MS Maubane-Nkadimeng… - Journal of Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
The increasing demand for water in the manufacturing sector in a quest to meet the needs of
the ever-growing population is inherently associated with a corresponding increase in the …

Montmorillonite for adsorption and catalytic elimination of pollutants from wastewater: a state-of-the-arts review

ZU Zango, A Garba, ZN Garba, MU Zango, F Usman… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Clay minerals have been recognized as one of the cheap and effective materials for
wastewater remediation. Among the various clay minerals, montmorillonite (MMT) has …

Ni2+-assisted catalytic one-step synthesis of Bi/BiOCl/Bi2O2CO3 heterojunction with enhanced photocatalytic activity under visible light

L Wang, H Yin, S Wang, J Wang, S Ai - Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Bi/BiOCl/Bi 2 O 2 CO 3 heterojunction was prepared via one-step hydrothermal
process under the synergistic catalysis of Ni 2+, where Bi (NO 3) 3 was employed as Bi …

Ti3C2 MXene/NH2-MIL-88B (Fe): Research on the adsorption kinetics and photocatalytic performance of an efficient integrated photocatalytic adsorbent

R Long, Z Yu, Q Tan, X Feng, X Zhu, X Li… - Applied Surface Science, 2021 - Elsevier
Ti 3 C 2 MXene contains suitable elements that are effective for photocatalysis, but it is
usually not directly used for photocatalysis, which hinders its application in photocatalytic …

Effectiveness of photocatalysis of MMT-supported TiO2 and TiO2 nanotubes for rhodamine B degradation

TBT Dao, TTL Ha, T Do Nguyen, HN Le, CN Ha-Thuc… - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
The aim of this paper is to synthesize montmorillonite/TiO 2-nanoparticles (MMT/TiO 2 and
montmorillonite/TiO 2-nanotubes (MMT/TiO 2-NTs) photocatalysts through a simple wet …

Fe-pillared montmorillonite functionalized chitosan/gelatin foams for efficient removal of organic pollutants by integration of adsorption and Fenton degradation

A Yao, Y Wang, J Yu, S Tian, Y Zhan, H Liao, J Lan… - Carbohydrate …, 2023 - Elsevier
A Fe-pillared montmorillonite (Fe-MMT) functionalized bio-based foam (Fe-MMT@ CS/G)
was developed by using chitosan (CS) and gelatin (G) as the matrix for high-efficiency …

The defect is perfect: MoS2/TiO2 modified with unsaturated Mo vacancies to construct Z-scheme heterojunction & improve mobility of e

R Zhou, S Yang, E Tao, L Liu, J Qian - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022 - Elsevier
Molybdenum disulfide (MoS 2) is a representative of two-dimensional transition metal sulfide
(TMDs) materials. In this study, MoS 2 with rich defectives is successfully prepared via …

Rational design of novel three-dimensional reticulated Ag2O/ZnO Z-scheme heterojunction on Ni foam for promising practical photocatalysis

M Song, K Qi, Y Wen, X Zhang, Y Yuan, X Xie… - Science of The Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Direct Z-scheme heterojunctions composed of Ag 2 O nanoparticles and ZnO nanorods
were immobilized on Ni foam (AZN) via combined hydrothermal and precipitation methods …

Visible-light-active TiO2 photocatalyst for efficient photodegradation of organic dyes

Y Ge, H Luo, J Huang, Z Zhang - Optical Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Design and synthesis of low-cost visible-light-active catalysts for photodegradation
of organic dyes has been regarded as an efficient way for the utilization of solar energy to …

Photocatalytic abatement of phenol on amorphous TiO2-BiOBr-bentonite heterostructures under visible light irradiation

MC Dlamini, ML Dlamini, P Mente, B Tlhaole… - Journal of Industrial and …, 2022 - Elsevier
A simplistic solvothermal process to fabricate novel amorphous TiO 2-BiOBr-Bentonite (A-
TiO 2-BiOBr-Bt) multidimensional photocatalysts in this work is a practical and economically …