An overview of photocatalytic degradation: photocatalysts, mechanisms, and development of photocatalytic membrane

WS Koe, JW Lee, WC Chong, YL Pang… - … Science and Pollution …, 2020 - Springer
Photocatalysis is an ecofriendly technique that emerged as a promising alternative for the
degradation of many organic pollutants. The weaknesses of the present photocatalytic …

Solution combustion synthesis of nanoscale materials

A Varma, AS Mukasyan, AS Rogachev… - Chemical …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Solution combustion is an exciting phenomenon, which involves propagation of self-
sustained exothermic reactions along an aqueous or sol–gel media. This process allows for …

Recent developments of zinc oxide based photocatalyst in water treatment technology: a review

KM Lee, CW Lai, KS Ngai, JC Juan - Water research, 2016 - Elsevier
Today, a major issue about water pollution is the residual dyes from different sources (eg,
textile industries, paper and pulp industries, dye and dye intermediates industries …

An overview of nanomaterials for water and wastewater treatment

H Lu, J Wang, M Stoller, T Wang… - Advances in Materials …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Due to the exceptional characteristics which resulted from nanoscale size, such as improved
catalysis and adsorption properties as well as high reactivity, nanomaterials have been the …

Preparation of heterostructure g-C3N4/ZnO nanorods for high photocatalytic activity on different pollutants (MB, RhB, Cr (VI) and eosin)

Q Zhong, H Lan, M Zhang, H Zhu, M Bu - Ceramics International, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The gC 3 N 4/ZnO nanorods were prepared by simple hydrothermal, grinding and
calcination methods. The characterization of gC 3 N 4/ZnO nanorods was done by different …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Summary on adsorption and photocatalysis for pollutant remediation: mini review

B Abebe, HCA Murthy, E Amare - Journal of encapsulation and adsorption …, 2018 - scirp.org
Adsorption and photo catalysis are the most popular methods applied for the reduction of
amount of pollutants that enter water bodies. The main challenge in the process of …

Nanotechnology-based water quality management for wastewater treatment

L Madhura, S Singh, S Kanchi, M Sabela… - Environmental …, 2019 - Springer
Water contamination by pollutants has become one of the most critical health problem
worldwide. In the current era, the supply of high-quality drinking water to the society with …

Green biosynthesis and characterization of zinc oxide nanoparticles using Corymbia citriodora leaf extract and their photocatalytic activity

Y Zheng, L Fu, F Han, A Wang, W Cai, J Yu… - … Chemistry Letters and …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
We reported a green and simple method for biosynthesizing zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO
NPs) using Corymbia citriodora leaf extract as reducing and stabilizing agent. SEM, EDX …

The applications of morphology controlled ZnO in catalysis

Y Sun, L Chen, Y Bao, Y Zhang, J Wang, M Fu, J Wu… - Catalysts, 2016 - mdpi.com
Zinc oxide (ZnO), with the unique chemical and physical properties of high chemical stability,
broad radiation absorption range, high electrochemical coupling coefficient, and high photo …