Review on the improvement of the photocatalytic and antibacterial activities of ZnO

K Qi, B Cheng, J Yu, W Ho - Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2017 - Elsevier
Photocatalytic degradation is an effective method to alleviate environmental pollution
caused by organic pollutants. In this work, research progress on the application of …

A review on ZnO and its modifications for photocatalytic degradation of prominent textile effluents: Synthesis, mechanisms, and future directions

AR Bhapkar, S Bhame - Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
Effective and eco-friendly approaches are essential for dealing with organic pollutants in
industrial waste. Textile dyes are toxic and carcinogenic, and releasing them into the …

In Situ Charge Transfer at the Ag@ZnO Photoelectrochemical Interface toward the High Photocatalytic Performance of H2 Evolution and RhB Degradation

TNQ Trang, TB Phan, ND Nam… - ACS applied materials & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Designing an efficient hybrid structure photocatalyst for photocatalytic decomposition and
hydrogen (H2) evolution has been considered a great choice to develop renewable …

Design and synthesis of porous Ag/ZnO nanosheets assemblies as super photocatalysts for enhanced visible-light degradation of 4-nitrophenol and hydrogen …

H Mou, C Song, Y Zhou, B Zhang, D Wang - Applied Catalysis B …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Three-dimensional (3D) Ag/ZnO assemblies with porous nanosheets as building
blocks have been designed and selectively prepared via a facial solution method followed …

Effects of Ag loading on structural and photocatalytic properties of flower-like ZnO microspheres

X Zhang, Y Wang, F Hou, H Li, Y Yang, X Zhang… - Applied Surface …, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Flower-like Ag/ZnO samples were successfully fabricated via a simple and cost
efficient method without surfactants. The morphologies, structural and optical properties of …

Synthesis of spherical Ag/ZnO heterostructural composites with excellent photocatalytic activity under visible light and UV irradiation

H Liu, Y Hu, Z Zhang, X Liu, H Jia, B Xu - Applied Surface Science, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract Ag nanoparticles (Ag-NPs) decorated ZnO microspheres (ZnO-MSs)
heterostructural composites were fabricated via a two-step chemical method. The ZnO-MSs …

Construction of rGO wrapping octahedral Ag-Cu2O heterostructure for enhanced visible light photocatalytic activity

Q Wei, Y Wang, H Qin, J Wu, Y Lu, H Chi… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2018 - Elsevier
A ternary reduced graphene oxide wrapped octahedral Ag-Cu 2 O (Ag-Cu 2 O/rGO)
photocatalyst has been synthesized through a facile one-pot water bath method at 55° C …

Antibacterial Activity of TiO2- and ZnO-Decorated with Silver Nanoparticles

VT Nguyen, VT Vu, TH Nguyen, TA Nguyen… - Journal of Composites …, 2019 - mdpi.com
This work emphasizes the use of the silver decorative method to enhance the antibacterial
activity of TiO2 and ZnO nanoparticles. These silver-decorated nanoparticles (hybrid …

Enhanced photocatalytic performance and degradation pathway of Rhodamine B over hierarchical double-shelled zinc nickel oxide hollow sphere heterojunction

Y Zhang, J Zhou, W Cai, J Zhou, Z Li - Applied Surface Science, 2018 - Elsevier
In this study, hierarchical double-shelled NiO/ZnO hollow spheres heterojunction were
prepared by calcination of the metallic organic frameworks (MOFs) as a sacrificial template …

Fabrication of 1D Zn2SnO4 nanowire and 2D ZnO nanosheet hybrid hierarchical structures for use in triethylamine gas sensors

F Liu, X Chen, X Wang, Y Han, X Song, J Tian… - Sensors and Actuators B …, 2019 - Elsevier
In this work, unique Zn 2 SnO 4–ZnO hierarchical structures composed of one-dimensional
Zn 2 SnO 4 nanowires and two-dimensional ZnO nanosheets were successfully synthesized …