Recent developments in the use of metal oxides for photocatalytic degradation of pharmaceutical pollutants in water—a review

T Velempini, E Prabakaran, K Pillay - Materials Today Chemistry, 2021 - Elsevier
In recent years, metal oxide semiconductors have been explored as photocatalysts for the
degradation of organic contaminants in water/wastewater. The uniqueness of these oxide …

Ibuprofen removal from aqueous solution via light-harvesting photocatalysis by nano-heterojunctions: A review

L Sruthi, B Janani, SS Khan - Separation and Purification Technology, 2021 - Elsevier
The usage of personal care products, pharmaceutically active compounds, dyes, and
pesticides causes a great impact on aquatic organisms as well as human beings …

Photocatalytic degradation of water pollutants using conducting polymer-based nanohybrids: A review on recent trends and future prospects

J Zia, U Riaz - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2021 - Elsevier
Current research activities are highly focused towards the development of facile techniques
for waste water remediation. Semiconductor based photocatalysis has been chosen as one …

Overview of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs degradation by advanced oxidation processes

TL da Silva, CSD Costa, MGC da Silva… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are a class of drugs widely used due to their
analgesic and anti-inflammatory effect. Because of their incomplete metabolization in …

Facile fabrication of AgI/Sb2O3 heterojunction photocatalyst with enhanced visible-light driven photocatalytic performance for efficient degradation of organic …

Z Zhou, L Zhang, W Su, Y Li, G Zhang - Environmental Research, 2021 - Elsevier
The construction of heterojunction is considered as a promising approach to designing
highly effective visible-light driven photocatalysts. In this research, the AgI/Sb 2 O 3 …

Fabrication and studies of LaFe2O3/Sb2O3 heterojunction for enhanced degradation of Malachite green dye under visible light irradiation

S Jabeen, AS Ganie, N Ahmad, S Hijazi, S Bala… - Inorganic Chemistry …, 2023 - Elsevier
Visible light-driven photocatalysts with less charge transfer resistance and large separation
are considered promising materials to address the challenges of environmental …

3-D/3-D Z-Scheme Heterojunction Composite Formed by Marimo-like Bi2WO6 and Mammillaria-like ZnO for Expeditious Sunlight Photodegradation of Dimethyl …

YH Chin, JC Sin, SM Lam, H Zeng, H Lin, H Li… - Catalysts, 2022 - mdpi.com
In the present work, we assessed the photocatalytic performance of the new 3-D/3-D Z-
scheme heterojunction composite for the degradation of dimethyl phthalate (DMP). The …

Fabrication and evaluation of a photocatalytic membrane based on Sb2O3/CBO composite for improvement of dye removal efficiency

M Azimifar, M Ghorbani, M Peyravi - Journal of Molecular Structure, 2022 - Elsevier
Methylene blue (MB) and Acid Blue 25 (AB 25) dyes are organic substances that are
potentially harmful to humans and the environment. In this study, a photocatalytic membrane …

Imprinted modified S-scheme heterojunction with high selectivity for inhibiting CdS photocorrosion by coating with poly-o-phenylenediamine

Z Lu, H Yan, B Li, M Song, Y Hang, G Zhou, Y Xu… - Applied Surface …, 2022 - Elsevier
Imprinted modified poly-o-phenylenediamine (POPD)/CdS S-scheme heterojunction (IM-
POPD/CdS) was synthesized by microwave polymerization method, which showed excellent …

Microwave-Assisted Degradation of Paracetamol Drug Using Polythiophene-Sensitized Ag–Ag2O Heterogeneous Photocatalyst Derived from Plant Extract

J Zia, U Riaz - ACS omega, 2020 - ACS Publications
Ag–Ag2O nanoparticles were synthesized using Osmium sanctum plant extract. The
nanoparticles were sensitized with polythiophene (PTh) and were characterized via …