A critical review of textile industry wastewater: green technologies for the removal of indigo dyes

LA Castillo-Suárez, AG Sierra-Sánchez… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
The denim textile industry represents an important productive sector. It generates
wastewater with low biodegradability due to the presence of persistent pollutants, which can …

Recent progress in the development of semiconductor‐based photocatalyst materials for applications in photocatalytic water splitting and degradation of pollutants

F Opoku, KK Govender… - Advanced …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Photocatalytic approaches in the visible region show promising potential in photocatalytic
water splitting and water treatment to boost water purification efficiency. For this reason …

Photocatalytic activity of graphene oxide/zinc oxide nanocomposites with embedded metal nanoparticles for the degradation of organic dyes

NAF Al-Rawashdeh, O Allabadi, MT Aljarrah - ACS omega, 2020 - ACS Publications
Nanocomposite materials based on metal nanoparticles and graphene oxide (GO) have
gained increasing attention for their wide range of potential applications in various materials …

[HTML][HTML] Sonocatalytic activity of biochar-supported ZnO nanorods in degradation of gemifloxacin: synergy study, effect of parameters and phytotoxicity evaluation

P Gholami, L Dinpazhoh, A Khataee, Y Orooji - Ultrasonics sonochemistry, 2019 - Elsevier
This study focuses on the facile preparation of ZnO-biochar (ZnO-BC) nanocomposite
prepared by the hydrothermal approach as an efficient sonocatalyst for degradation and …

Developing stretchable and graphene-oxide-based hydrogel for the removal of organic pollutants and metal ions

C Dong, J Lu, B Qiu, B Shen, M Xing, J Zhang - Applied Catalysis B …, 2018 - Elsevier
It remains challenging to process the industrial wastewater of high consistence of organic
pollutants and difficult decomposition of heavy metal ions. In this study, we develop a …

Graphene oxide-based zirconium oxide nanocomposite for enhanced visible light-driven photocatalytic activity

RS Das, SK Warkhade, A Kumar… - Research on Chemical …, 2019 - Springer
In the present investigation, an efficient visible light-active, graphene oxide-based zirconium
oxide nanocomposite (GO–ZrO 2) has been synthesized by co-precipitation method. The …

Synthesis, characterization, and photocatalytic performance of ZnO–graphene nanocomposites: a review

E Albiter, AS Merlano, E Rojas… - Journal of Composites …, 2020 - mdpi.com
ZnO is an exciting material for photocatalysis applications due to its high activity, easy
accessibility of raw materials, low production costs, and nontoxic. Several ZnO nano and …

ZnO–TiO2/rGO heterostructure for enhanced photodegradation of IC dye under natural solar light and role of rGO in surface hydroxylation

K Kacem, J Casanova-Chafer, A Hamrouni… - Bulletin of Materials …, 2023 - Springer
To overcome the limitations of ZnO as a photocatalyst, the present work reports a ternary
nanocomposite (ZnO–TiO2/rGO) with a high photocatalytic activity under direct natural solar …

Experimental and DFT study of GO-decorated CaO quantum dots for catalytic dye degradation and bactericidal potential

M Khan, M Ikram, A Haider, A Ul-Hamid… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
This research lays the groundwork for preparing graphene oxide (GO)-doped CaO
nanocomposites for efficient antibacterial potential and dye degradation. The study aimed to …

Green synthesis of Z-scheme N-doped g-C3N4/Nd-doped ZnO heterostructure by pomegranate waste peel with enhanced photocatalytic performance for organic …

SA Zargar, M Gharivi, O Bagheri, AM Khachatourian… - FlatChem, 2024 - Elsevier
Nowadays, the growing global population and increased industrialization have exacerbated
water pollution, posing a significant environmental threat. To tackle this issue, there is an …