Emerging micropollutants in aquatic ecosystems and nanotechnology-based removal alternatives: a review

N Narwal, D Katyal, N Kataria, PK Rose, SG Warkar… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
There is a significant concern about the accessibility of uncontaminated and safe drinking
water, a fundamental necessity for human beings. This concern is attributed to the toxic …

Review on the criteria anticipated for the fabrication of highly efficient ZnO-based visible-light-driven photocatalysts

M Pirhashemi, A Habibi-Yangjeh, SR Pouran - Journal of industrial and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Among the popular photocatalysts, ZnO is one of the most potent photocatalysts considering
its green properties, cheap price, and durability. However, the practical application of ZnO is …

A review of photocatalytic characterization, and environmental cleaning, of metal oxide nanostructured materials

M Ikram, M Rashid, A Haider, S Naz, J Haider… - Sustainable Materials …, 2021 - Elsevier
Industrial waste is the primary source of highly toxic organic pollutants and heavy metal
contaminants. Treatment of such effluence is necessary to mitigate environmental pollution …

Recent approach in the application of nanoadsorbents for malachite green (MG) dye uptake from contaminated water: A critical review

CT Umeh, AB Akinyele, NH Okoye… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Malachite green (MG) is a synthetic dye widely used in various industries for coloration
purposes. Its release into the environment is of environmental concern. The high surface …

Efficient visible-light-driven H2 evolution over sol-gel processed Bi2WO6 nanocrystals anchored with Ag2O support

RM El-Shishtawy, A Shawky, HS Alorfi, MA Hussein… - Ceramics …, 2023 - Elsevier
Hydrogen (H 2) is regarded as the future supernumerary energy source owing to its
lightweight, renewability and greenness. The interest in the photocatalytic hydrogen (H 2) …

Enhanced photocatalytic reduction of hexavalent chromium ions over S-Scheme based 2D MoS2-supported TiO2 heterojunctions under visible light

A Shawky, RM Mohamed, N Alahmadi… - Colloids and Surfaces A …, 2022 - Elsevier
This work demonstrates the fabrication of visible-light active nanocomposites composed of
two-dimensional (2D) MoS 2 decorating mesoporous TiO 2 as an efficient material for the …

Design of Ag3VO4/ZnO nanocrystals as visible-light-active photocatalyst for efficient and rapid oxidation of ciprofloxacin antibiotic waste

A Shawky, SM Albukhari - Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Oxidative mineralization of antibiotic waste by visible light active semiconductor
photocatalysts become an important issue to prevent the possible crisis of antimicrobial …

Mesoporous TiO2 enhanced by anchoring Mn3O4 for highly efficient photocatalyst toward photo-oxidation of ciprofloxacin

NY Tashkandi, SM Albukhari, AA Ismail - Optical Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
We describe the synthesis of mesoporous Mn 3 O 4/TiO 2 nanocomposites in the occurrence
soft template. TEM images exhibited the Mn 3 O 4/TiO 2 nanocomposites homogeneous …

Solution-based synthesis of Co3O4/ZnO pn heterojunctions for rapid visible-light-driven oxidation of ciprofloxacin

H Alshaikh, A Shawky, RM Mohamed, JG Knight… - Journal of Molecular …, 2021 - Elsevier
Semiconductor photocatalysts become an ecological solution for the oxidative degradation
of emergent wastewater pollutants under light irradiation. However, the enormous bandgap …

Photocatalytic degradation of malachite green using TiO2 and ZnO impregnated on fecal sludge derived biochar

N Tiwari, S Chakrabortty, K Samal, S Moulick… - Journal of the Taiwan …, 2023 - Elsevier
The present study focused on the degradation of malachite green (MG) dye which is
extensively used in the aqua-culture and later disposed in water bodies. In order to treat the …