Emerging nanosemiconductors for photocatalytic degradation of mono-aromatic volatile organic compounds (BTEX): A pragmatic review

SS Emmanuel, CO Olawoyin, ID Ayodele… - Journal of Organometallic …, 2023 - Elsevier
Climate change and environmental pollution are unequivocally real and poses an
instantaneous, direct, grievous and inescapable existential menace to all terrestrial and …

Ultra-efficient and selective adsorption of cationic dyes by Ti-doped SiO2 functionalized hydrophilic Fe3O4 nanoparticles with superior structural stability

H Cai, L Zhang, J Wei, Y Hou, Y Wei, S Zhou… - Journal of Water …, 2024 - Elsevier
Removing cationic dyes from complex wastewater is significant in industrial wastewater
treatment. In this study, we successfully developed a novel magnetic adsorbent, Fe 3 O 4 …

Designing highly photoactive hybrid aerogels for in-flow photocatalytic contaminant removal using silica-coated bacterial nanocellulose supports

TC Almeida da Silva, L Marchiori… - … Applied Materials & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
This study explores the use of silica-coated bacterial nanocellulose (BC) scaffolds with bulk
macroscopic yet nanometric internal pores/structures as functional supports for high surface …

Enhanced self-cleaning capacity of RBP@ TiO2 based building coating: Synergetic effect of photocatalysis and photo-induced superhydrophilicity

G Liao, W Yao, A She - Construction and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Building self-cleaning materials are highly demanded due to the incomparable advantages
in protecting buildings from pollution. In this paper, recycled brick powder (RBP) was …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of new immobilized photocatalysts based on TiO2 for wastewater decontamination

A Hernández-Zanoletty, O Cabezuelo… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
With the main objective of overcoming the main drawbacks in the actual application of
semiconductors in slurry in solar photocatalysis, new immobilized photocatalysts based on …

[HTML][HTML] Optimizing the use of light in supported TiO2 photocatalysts: Relevance of the shell thickness

O Cabezuelo, A Diego-Lopez, P Atienzar… - … of Photochemistry and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Heterogeneous photocatalysts have attracted significant interest over the last few years. In
this sense, improved photocatalytic properties for SiO 2@ TiO 2 materials have been …

A simple solvothermal preparation of Mg-doped anatase TiO2 and its self-cleaning application

T Cao, W Dong, Y Liang, Q Bao, C Xu, M Bai, T Luo… - Solar Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Self-cleaning materials have attracted considerable attention for their unique properties and
practical applications in energy and environmental areas. Various commercial ceramic …

Core–shell nanostructures for better thermoelectrics

R Mulla, CW Dunnill - Materials Advances, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Substantial attempts have been made in recent decades to enhance the thermoelectric
performance and find new materials. The inherent complexity and strong correlation …

Development and Upscaling of SiO2@TiO2 Core-Shell Nanoparticles for Methylene Blue Removal

BR Gomes, JL Lopes, L Coelho, M Ligonzo… - Nanomaterials, 2023 - mdpi.com
SiO2@ TiO2 core-shell nanoparticles were successfully synthesized via a simple,
reproducible, and low-cost method and tested for methylene blue adsorption and UV …

[HTML][HTML] A highly efficient supported TiO2 photocatalyst for wastewater remediation in continuous flow

O Cabezuelo, LN Ponce-Gonzalez, ML Marin… - Applied Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
Although TiO 2 materials have been extensively studied as photocatalysts, there is not any
commercial TiO 2-supported photocatalyst used for wastewater remediation. This fact set the …