Recent advances in photocatalytic removal of organic and inorganic pollutants in air

A Talaiekhozani, S Rezania, KH Kim, R Sanaye… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
A variety of photocatalytic materials including binary compounds (such as copper (II) oxide,
iron (III) chloride, iron (III) oxide, titanium dioxide, zinc oxide, zirconium dioxide, and tungsten …

Mesoporous materials for clean energy technologies

N Linares, AM Silvestre-Albero, E Serrano… - Chemical Society …, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Alternative energy technologies are greatly hindered by significant limitations in materials
science. From low activity to poor stability, and from mineral scarcity to high cost, the current …

TiO2–SiO2 films from organic-free colloidal TiO2 anatase nanoparticles as photocatalyst for removal of volatile organic compounds from indoor air

A Šuligoj, UL Štangar, A Ristić, M Mazaj… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Different types of TiO 2–SiO 2 composites in the form of powder or films have been
reported as efficient photocatalysts for decomposition of organic compounds in liquid and …

Titania versus zinc oxide nanoparticles on mesoporous silica supports as photocatalysts for removal of dyes from wastewater at neutral pH

D Maučec, A Šuligoj, A Ristić, G Dražić, A Pintar… - Catalysis Today, 2018 - Elsevier
For the photocatalytic wastewater treatment containing lower concentrations of dyes as
pollutants, a suitable photocatalyst may be selected for anionic or cationic dye removal …

A review of prospects and challenges of photocatalytic decomposition of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) under humid environment

G Masresha, SA Jabasingh, S Kebede… - … Canadian Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are harmful for humans and the surrounding
ecosystem. Emissions from these pollutants have caused a significant reduction in air …

Fabrication of mesoporous WO3-SBA-15 catalysts and enhanced photocatalytic degradation of harmful dyes

S Kumaravel, S Thiripuranthagan, T Vembuli… - Optik, 2021 - Elsevier
Mesoporous SBA-15 and x% WO 3-SBA-15 (X= 2.7%, 5.5%, 8.3% and 11.1%) catalysts
were synthesized by hydrothermal in-situ method. All the synthesized catalysts were …

Nano gold supported on ordered mesoporous WO3/SBA-15 hybrid nanocomposite for oxidative decolorization of azo dye

R Malik, PS Rana, VK Tomer, V Chaudhary… - Microporous and …, 2016 - Elsevier
A facile approach was embraced to synthesize heterogeneous catalysts using ordered
mesoporous silica SBA-15 as framework, WO 3 as auxiliary and Au nanoparticles as the …

Photo-Catalytic Properties of TiO2 Supported on MWCNTs, SBA-15 and Silica-Coated MWCNTs Nanocomposites

NO Ramoraswi, PG Ndungu - Nanoscale research letters, 2015 - Springer
Abstract Mesoporous silica, specifically SBA-15, acid-treated multi-walled carbon nanotubes
and a hybrid nanocomposite of SBA-15 coated onto the sidewalls acid-treated multi-walled …

Nanocrystalline TiO2–diatomite composite catalysts: Effect of crystallization on the photocatalytic degradation of rhodamine B

SK Padmanabhan, S Pal, EU Haq, A Licciulli - Applied Catalysis A …, 2014 - Elsevier
Nanocrystalline TiO 2–diatomite composites (DT) were prepared by depositing TiO 2
nanoparticles on the surface of diatomite microparticles. Thermal hydrolysis of titanium …

Deposition and possible influence of a self-cleaning thin TiO2/SiO2 film on a photovoltaic module efficiency

A Soklič, M Tasbihi, M Kete, UL Štangar - Catalysis Today, 2015 - Elsevier
Titanium dioxide as a semiconductor is present for quite some time in the history of solar
cell, but not in the form of self-cleaning surfaces. TiO 2–SiO 2 nanostructured coatings used …