Biomass-derived activated carbon nanocomposites for cleaner production: a review on aspects of photocatalytic pollutant degradation

K Rasouli, J Rasouli, MS Mohtaram, S Sabbaghi… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
Nowadays, water contamination resulting from the disposal of industrial and urban waste
poses a significant threat to marine life and human. Hence, providing an effective treatment …

Carbon quantum dots supported zinc oxide (ZnO/CQDs) efficient photocatalyst for organic pollutant degradation–A systematic review

MS Al Ja'farawy, A Purwanto, H Widiyandari - … , Monitoring & Management, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Zinc Oxide (ZnO) shows a superior photocatalytic activity that promises to become
the future material for wastewater treatment. However, the absorption spectrum of ZnO …

Efficient degradation and detoxification of methylene blue dye by a newly isolated ligninolytic enzyme producing bacterium Bacillus albus MW407057

R Kishor, GD Saratale, RG Saratale… - Colloids and Surfaces B …, 2021 - Elsevier
In present work, a LiP enzyme producing bacterium was isolated form textile wastewater and
sludge sample and identified as Bacillus albus by 16S rRNA gene sequencing analysis …

ZnO semiconductor nanoparticles and their application in photocatalytic degradation of various organic dyes

PA Luque-Morales, A Lopez-Peraza, OJ Nava-Olivas… - Materials, 2021 - mdpi.com
The biosynthesis of oxide semiconductor nanoparticles (NPs) using materials found in
nature opens a wide field of study focused on sustainability and environmental protection …

Photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue using zinc oxide nanorods grown on activated carbon fibers

B Albiss, M Abu-Dalo - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
In this work, the synthesis, characterization, and photocatalytic performance of zinc
oxide/activated carbon fiber nanocomposites prepared by hydrothermal method were …

Synthesis and investigation on synergetic effect of activated carbon loaded silver nanoparticles with enhanced photocatalytic and antibacterial activities

S Ramasundaram, V Manikandan… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, we synthesized silver nanoparticle-loaded cashew nut shell activated carbon
(Ag/CNSAC). The synthesized samples were characterized by XRD, XPS, SEM with EDS, FT …

Effective removal of hazardous organic contaminant using integrated photocatalytic adsorbents: Ternary zinc oxide/zeolite-coal fly ash/reduced graphene oxide …

C Rodwihok, M Suwannakaew, SW Han, YJ Lim… - Colloids and Surfaces A …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, the simple upcycling of coal fly ash (FA) waste to produce low-cost integrated
photocatalytic adsorbents (IPCAs) for the removal of hazardous organic contaminant was …

Rational design of hetero-dimensional C-ZnO/MoS2 nanocomposite anchored on 3D mesoporous carbon framework towards synergistically enhanced stability and …

SE Islam, DR Hang, CH Chen, MMC Chou, CT Liang… - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
For efficient solar energy harvesting, various engineering strategies to strengthen visible-
light responsivity of ZnO photocatalyst is under intensive investigation. In this work, a new …

Environment-friendly ternary ZnO/ZnFe2O4/TiO2 composite photocatalyst with synergistic enhanced photocatalytic activity under visible-light irradiation

J Zhang, M Kuang, Y Cao, Z Ji - Solid State Sciences, 2022 - Elsevier
Developing novel environmental-friendly photocatalysts with ideal properties is an endless
project, urged by growing demands of advance in high efficiency, energy saving, and …

Peroxymonosulfate enhanced photocatalytic degradation of Reactive Black 5 by ZnO-GAC: Key influencing factors, stability and response surface approach

F Liu, X Wang, Z Liu, F Miao, Y Xu, H Zhang - Separation and Purification …, 2021 - Elsevier
Zinc oxide supported on granular activated carbon (ZnO-GAC) was synthesized for the
photocatalysis of Reactive Black 5 (RB5) with the presence of peroxymonosulfate (PMS) …