Recent progress in g-C3N4, TiO2 and ZnO based photocatalysts for dye degradation: Strategies to improve photocatalytic activity

M Nemiwal, TC Zhang, D Kumar - Science of the total environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Water contamination by dyes is a matter of concern for human health and the environment.
Various methods (membrane separation, coagulation and adsorption) have been explored …

Near‐Infrared Light Responsive TiO2 for Efficient Solar Energy Utilization

L Jiang, S Zhou, J Yang, H Wang, H Yu… - Advanced Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
TiO2, as a benchmark in the field of ultraviolet photocatalysis, is one of the most widely used
semiconductor photocatalysts. However, its inherent drawbacks, including wide bandgap …

Photocatalysts for degradation of dyes in industrial effluents: Opportunities and challenges

H Anwer, A Mahmood, J Lee, KH Kim, JW Park… - Nano Research, 2019 - Springer
Discharging dye contaminants into water is a major concern around the world. Among a
variety of methods to treat dye-contaminated water, photocatalytic degradation has gained …

Recent developments in industrial organic degradation via semiconductor heterojunctions and the parameters affecting the photocatalytic process: A review study

ZH Jabbar, BH Graimed - Journal of Water Process Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
A few years ago, the elimination of organic pollutants was given high priority due to their
harmful impacts on humans, animals, and the environment. Semiconductor photocatalysis is …

Photo/Electrochemical Applications of Metal Sulfide/TiO2 Heterostructures

L Zheng, F Teng, X Ye, H Zheng… - Advanced Energy …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Developing efficient and affordable catalysts is of great significance for energy and
environmental sustainability. Heterostructure photocatalysts exhibit a better performance …

Graphene-based heterojunction photocatalysts

X Li, R Shen, S Ma, X Chen, J Xie - Applied Surface Science, 2018 - Elsevier
Due to their unique physicochemical, optical and electrical properties, 2D semimetallic or
semiconducting graphene has been extensively utilized to construct highly efficient …

Visible‐to‐NIR photon harvesting: progressive engineering of catalysts for solar‐powered environmental purification and fuel production

MQ Yang, M Gao, M Hong, GW Ho - Advanced Materials, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Utilization of diffusive solar energy through photocatalytic processes for environmental
purification and fuel production has long been pursued. However, efficient capture of visible …

An overview on non-spherical semiconductors for heterogeneous photocatalytic degradation of organic water contaminants

EN Zare, S Iftekhar, Y Park, J Joseph, V Srivastava… - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
Because of their carcinogenicity and mutagenicity, the elimination of organic contaminants
from surface and subsurface water is a subject of environmental significance. Conventional …

Carbonaceous-TiO2 nanomaterials for photocatalytic degradation of pollutants: A review

NR Khalid, A Majid, MB Tahir, NA Niaz, S Khalid - Ceramics International, 2017 - Elsevier
Semiconductor photocatalysis is one of most appealing and attractive technologies, which
has been directly utilized to harvest solar energy for energy and environmental applications …

Innovative RGO-bridged S-scheme CuFe2O4@ Ag2S heterojunction for efficient Sun-light-driven photocatalytic disintegration of Ciprofloxacin

M Azqandi, K Nateq, F Golrizkhatami, N Nasseh… - Carbon, 2025 - Elsevier
Antibiotics contamination in water bodies poses a significant threat to public health and the
environment, necessitating advanced methods for their removal from wastewater. In …