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 …

Plant‐mediated biosynthesis and photocatalysis activities of zinc oxide nanoparticles: a prospect towards dyes mineralization

MA Fagier - Journal of Nanotechnology, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
In recent years, nanoparticles synthesis by green synthesis has gained extensive attention
as a facile, inexpensive, and environmentally friendly method compared with chemical and …

[HTML][HTML] Synthesis and characterization of CuO nanoparticles utilizing waste fish scale and exploitation of XRD peak profile analysis for approximating the structural …

MB Mobarak, MS Hossain, F Chowdhury… - Arabian Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this research, we strived to utilize waste fish scale (labeo rohita) for synthesizing CuO
nano-particles (CuO NPs), which gained much attention due to its distinctive properties and …

CuO and CuO-based nanocomposites: Synthesis and applications in environment and energy

SR Mishra, M Ahmaruzzaman - Sustainable Materials and Technologies, 2022 - Elsevier
Copper oxide (CuO) nanoparticles and nanocomposites have gained attention worldwide
due to their unique characteristics and properties, followed by numerous applications in the …

Dual S-scheme heterojunction ZnO–V2O5–WO3 nanocomposite with enhanced photocatalytic and antimicrobial activity

F Mukhtar, T Munawar, MS Nadeem… - Materials Chemistry and …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this work, tri-phase direct dual S-scheme ZnO–V 2 O 5–WO 3 heterostructured
nanocomposite and pure ZnO, V 2 O 5, and WO 3 nanoparticles were synthesized by using …

Synthesis of novel Type-II MnNb2O6/g-C3N4 Mott-Schottky heterojunction photocatalyst: excellent photocatalytic performance and degradation mechanism of …

N Ahmad, CFJ Kuo, M Mustaqeem, A Sangili… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Fluoroquinolone antibiotics have been encountered in aquatic environments in quantities
giving rise to significant concern recently. To cope with this problem, it is necessary to …

Highly efficient tri-phase TiO2–Y2O3–V2O5 nanocomposite: structural, optical, photocatalyst, and antibacterial studies

F Mukhtar, T Munawar, MS Nadeem… - Journal of Nanostructure …, 2022 - Springer
In the present work, pristine anatase titanium oxide (TiO 2), vanadium oxide (V 2 O 5), and
yttrium oxide (Y 2 O 3) nanopowders (NPs), and tri-phase TiO 2–Y 2 O 3–V 2 O 5 …

Engineering of a Hybrid gC3N4/ZnO-W/Cox Heterojunction Photocatalyst for the Removal of Methylene Blue Dye

M Malik, SM Ibrahim, MA Nazir, AA Tahir, MK Tufail… - Catalysts, 2023 - mdpi.com
Robust hybrid g-C3N4/ZnO-W/Cox heterojunction composites were synthesized using
graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) and ZnO-W nanoparticles (NPs) and different …

Enhancement in the photocatalytic and antimicrobial properties of ZnO nanoparticles by structural variations and energy bandgap tuning through Fe and Co co-doping

MS Nadeem, T Munawar, F Mukhtar… - Ceramics …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, pure ZnO and iron (Fe) and cobalt (Co) co-doped ZnO nanoparticles were
synthesized by varying Fe and Co concentrations using the co-precipitation method. The …

RGO supported ZnO/SnO2 Z-scheme heterojunctions with enriched ROS production towards enhanced photocatalytic mineralization of phenolic compounds and …

S Kumar, RD Kaushik, LP Purohit - Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2023 - Elsevier
In the present study, the excellent photocatalytic activity of n-ZnO/n-SnO 2 heterojunction
integrated with reduced graphene oxide nanosheets was explored towards the elimination …