Photocatalytic degradation of dyes using semiconductor photocatalysts to clean industrial water pollution

A Rafiq, M Ikram, S Ali, F Niaz, M Khan, Q Khan… - Journal of Industrial and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Textile industry represents a pollution problem worldwide due to the accidental discharge or
dumping of polluted wastewater into the waterways, which is having a major influence on …

A review on graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) based nanocomposites: synthesis, categories, and their application in photocatalysis

M Ismael - Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2020 - Elsevier
In recent years, heterogeneous photocatalysis using semiconductor and solar energy has
gained a lot of attention owing to its potential applications in many fields such as the …

Photocatalysis vs adsorption by metal oxide nanoparticles

U Qumar, JZ Hassan, RA Bhatti, A Raza, G Nazir… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Metal oxide (MO) nanomaterials and related nanocomposites have been
extensively studied for their potential use in water treatment. Because of their controlled …

Adsorptive removal and photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants using metal oxides and their composites: A comprehensive review

R Gusain, K Gupta, P Joshi, OP Khatri - Advances in colloid and interface …, 2019 - Elsevier
Metal oxide nanomaterials and their composites are comprehensively reviewed for water
remediation. The controlled morphological and textural features, variable surface chemistry …

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 …

Ferrites as solar photocatalytic materials and their activities in solar energy conversion and environmental protection: a review

M Ismael - Solar energy materials and solar cells, 2021 - Elsevier
Ferrites have been widely known as excellent photocatalysts thanks to their excellent
properties such as relatively narrow bandgaps, chemical, and thermal stability, excellent …

Principles and mechanisms of photocatalytic dye degradation on TiO 2 based photocatalysts: a comparative overview

A Ajmal, I Majeed, RN Malik, H Idriss, MA Nadeem - Rsc Advances, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
The total annual production of synthetic dye is more than 7× 105 tons. Annually, through
only textile waste effluents, around one thousand tons of non-biodegradable textile dyes are …

Synthesis, characterization, and photocatalytic activities of graphene oxide/metal oxides nanocomposites: A review

HAA Jamjoum, K Umar, R Adnan, MR Razali… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Sustainable water processing techniques have been extensively investigated and are
capable of improving water quality. Among the techniques, photocatalytic technology has …

Textile dye degradation using nano zero valent iron: a review

CD Raman, S Kanmani - Journal of Environmental Management, 2016 - Elsevier
Water soluble unfixed dyes and inorganic salts are the major pollutants in textile dyeing
industry wastewater. Existing treatment methods fail to degrade textile dyes and have …

Synthesis of ZnO: TiO2 nanocomposites for photocatalyst application in visible light

GK Upadhyay, JK Rajput, TK Pathak, V Kumar… - Vacuum, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract x ZnO:(1-x) TiO 2 (x= 1.0, 0.6, 0.5, 0.4, 0.0) nanocomposites powder were
synthesized by sol-gel method. The X-ray diffraction results have shown a mixed phase of …