[HTML][HTML] Recent progress on semiconductor heterogeneous photocatalysts in clean energy production and environmental remediation

N Goodarzi, Z Ashrafi-Peyman, E Khani, AZ Moshfegh - Catalysts, 2023 - mdpi.com
Semiconductor-based photocatalytic reactions are a practical class of advanced oxidation
processes (AOPs) to address energy scarcity and environmental pollution. By utilizing solar …

A critical review on interaction of microplastics with organic contaminants in soil and their ecological risks on soil organisms

J Chang, W Fang, J Liang, P Zhang, G Zhang, H Zhang… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
The pollution of microplastics (MPs) in soil has become a global environmental problem.
Due to high sorption capacity and persistence in environment, the MPs exhibit combined …

[HTML][HTML] Polyaniline/Bi12TiO20 Hybrid System for Cefixime Removal by Combining Adsorption and Photocatalytic Degradation

O Baaloudj, N Nasrallah, H Kenfoud, KW Bourkeb… - ChemEngineering, 2023 - mdpi.com
Sillenite catalysts have shown efficient photocatalytic activity for the removal of various
pollutants from water in previous studies, thus enhancing their activity by combining them …

[HTML][HTML] Advanced photocatalytic treatment of wastewater using immobilized titanium dioxide as a photocatalyst in a pilot-scale reactor: process intensification

A Kane, AA Assadi, A El Jery, AK Badawi, H Kenfoud… - Materials, 2022 - mdpi.com
In many nations, particularly those experiencing water scarcity, novel approaches are being
applied to clean wastewater. Heterogeneous photocatalysis is the most widely used of these …

[HTML][HTML] Role of coagulation/flocculation as a pretreatment option to reduce colloidal/bio-colloidal fouling in tertiary filtration of textile wastewater: A review and future …

TA Aragaw, FM Bogale - Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Textile industry wastewater has become a growing concern in recent years due to it has
been characterized by a high load of organic dyes, suspended and dissolved solids …

[HTML][HTML] Biogenic synthesis of ZnO from Rubia cordifolia root extract: A study on sono-photocatalytic dye degradation and anti-bacterial assay

JM Tharayil, P Chinnaiyan - Results in Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
ZnO is a semiconductor metal oxide with unique antibacterial and photocatalytic properties.
Green synthesis of nanoparticle is environmentally friendly procedure, imparting multiple …

β-Cyclodextrin functionalized magnetic polyamine-amine dendrimers for high enrichment and effective analysis of trace bisphenolic pollutants in beverages

Q Wang, Y Tong, Y Wu, S Li, H Bai, Q Zhou - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Bisphenols (BPs) are typical endocrine disruptors, which can cause great effects on
environmental, organisms and human health. In this study, β-Cyclodextrin (β-CD) …

[HTML][HTML] Enhancing the Photocatalytic Activity of TiO2/Na2Ti6O13 Composites by Gold for the Photodegradation of Phenol

MD Permana, AR Noviyanti, PR Lestari, N Kumada… - ChemEngineering, 2022 - mdpi.com
This study aims to synthesize Au/TiO2/Na2Ti6O13 composites to reduce the occurrence of
recombination and increase photocatalytic activity in phenol degradation. Gold was used …

Preparation of chitosan/citral forward osmosis membrane via Schiff base reaction with enhanced anti-bacterial properties

L Wu, X Gong, C Ma, L Xu, M Li, C Lyu, N Sun - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, hydrogels generated by the Schiff base reaction between citral and chitosan
(CS) were used for the first time to improve the anti-bacterial property of forward osmosis …

Enhancing apple shelf life: A comparative analysis of photocatalytic activity in pure and manganese-doped ZnO nanoparticles

T Iqbal, M Afzal, BA Al-Asbahi, S Afsheen… - Materials Science in …, 2024 - Elsevier
This paper presents the hydrothermal synthesis of pure and manganese-doped ZnO
nanoparticles with varying doping concentrations (1–5%) for the purpose of examining …