Preparation and modification methods of defective titanium dioxide-based nanoparticles for photocatalytic wastewater treatment—a comprehensive review

A Haruna, FK Chong, YC Ho, ZMA Merican - Environmental Science and …, 2022 - Springer
The rapid population growth and industrial expansion worldwide have created serious water
contamination concerns. To curb the pollution issue, it has become imperative to use a …

A Review on the Use of Metal Oxide-Based Nanocomposites for the Remediation of Organics-Contaminated Water via Photocatalysis: Fundamentals, Bibliometric …

ES Araújo, MFG Pereira, GMG da Silva, GF Tavares… - Toxics, 2023 - mdpi.com
The improper disposal of toxic and carcinogenic organic substances resulting from the
manufacture of dyes, drugs and pesticides can contaminate aquatic environments and …

Hydrophobic and oleophilic open-cell foams from in-situ microfibrillation blends of poly (lactic acid) and polytetrafluoroethylene: Selective oil-adsorption behaviors

X Wei, R Meng, W Liu, H Zhou, X Wang, B Xu - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Confronted with severe water contamination induced by the spillage of oils, seeking oil-
selective adsorbent to recover oil from oily wastewater is extremely urgent. In particular, the …

Numerical studies of bubble formation dynamics in gas-liquid interaction using Volume of Fluid (VOF) method

GNVS Vaishnavi, J Ramarajan, S Jayavel - Thermal Science and …, 2023 - Elsevier
This work aims to investigate the bubble generation and its behavior during two-phase
interaction using the Volume of Fluid (VOF) method for interface capturing and …

Metakaolin-based geopolymer composites modified by epoxy resin and silane: Mechanical properties and organic-inorganic interaction mechanism

M Zhang, H Xu, ALP Zeze, J Zhang - Applied Clay Science, 2023 - Elsevier
The wide application of metakaolin based geopolymer (MG) is highly limited by its
brittleness. In this study, different contents of S823, S1213 and KH570 silane coupling agent …

[HTML][HTML] Strength predictive models of cementitious matrix by hybrid intrusion of nano and micro silica: Hyper-tuning with ensemble approaches

G Liu, H Zhao, MN Amin, A Zaman, AM Hassan… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
The incorporation of nanomaterials (NMs) in concrete will produce the utmost properties.
Nevertheless, investigational work takes a great deal of time with efforts to measure the …

[HTML][HTML] Eco-friendly, bright luminescent carbon dots and their potential applications for detecting hypochlorous acid in water and live cell imaging

P Venkatesan, R Govindasamy, G Periyasami… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, we utilized Agaricaceae, or mushrooms, as the carbon source for the
hydrothermal production of multifunctional carbon dots (MCDs). The MCDs showed …

Clarifying solvent effect during photocatalytic glycerol conversion on TiO2/GQD as selective photocatalyst

S Hassan, DRA El-Hafiz, ES Abdullah, MMH Khalil - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Nowadays, dealing with the growing chemical and energy demands is important without
compromising the environment. So, this work studies photocatalytic glycerol conversion (as …

One-pot green reduction and surface decoration of graphene oxide nanosheets with PEGylated chitosan for application in cancer photothermal therapy

JW Jhang, YH Chou, TH Wang, MH Hsieh… - Journal of the Taiwan …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background The practical applications of reduced graphene oxide (rGO) nanosheets in
cancer photothermal therapy (PTT) are still largely limited by their poor dispersion in serum …

Fabrication of PAN/PA6//rGO‐TiO2 electrospun nanofibers membrane with self‐cleaning performance under visible‐light

F Ebrahimi, SR Nabavi, A Omrani - Journal of Applied Polymer …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Regenerative photocatalytic membranes have gained considerable attention for both their
unique properties and practical applications in energy and environmental areas. Reduced …