Recent progress on carbon quantum dots based photocatalysis

H Jung, VS Sapner, A Adhikari, BR Sathe… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
As a novel carbon allotrope, carbon quantum dots (CQDs) have been investigated in various
fields, including photocatalysis, bioimaging, optoelectronics, energy and photovoltaic …

Valorization of marine waste: use of industrial by-products and beach wrack towards the production of high added-value products

V Rudovica, A Rotter, SP Gaudêncio… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Biomass is defined as organic matter from living organisms represented in all kingdoms. It is
recognized to be an excellent source of proteins, polysaccharides and lipids and, as such …

Sustainable materials and their contribution to the sustainable development goals (SDGs): a critical review based on an Italian example

E Bontempi, GP Sorrentino, A Zanoletti, I Alessandri… - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have been proposed to give a possible future
to humankind. Due to the multidimensional characteristic of sustainability, SDGs need …

Plasmonic hydrogels for capture, detection and removal of organic pollutants

I Vassalini, G Ribaudo, A Gianoncelli… - Environmental …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Ensuring high quality of water is an urgent challenge for today's research. In spite of the
enormous progress achieved in the area, the quest for all-in-one systems able to adsorb …

A critical review of sodium alginate-based composites in water treatment

D Zheng, K Wang, B Bai - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2024 - Elsevier
The global freshwater crisis is a pressing issue, especially in areas with little rainfall and
inner continental regions. The growing attention to water scarcity has induced increased …

Stimuli-responsive phase change materials: Optical and optoelectronic applications

I Vassalini, I Alessandri, D de Ceglia - Materials, 2021 - mdpi.com
Stimuli-responsive materials offer a large variety of possibilities in fabrication of solid-state
devices. Phase change materials (PCMs) undergo rapid and drastic changes of their optical …

Floating ZnO QDs-Modified TiO2/LLDPE Hybrid Polymer Film for the Effective Photodegradation of Tetracycline under Fluorescent Light Irradiation: Synthesis and …

A Iqbal, U Saidu, F Adam, S Sreekantan, N Yahaya… - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
In this work, mesoporous TiO2-modified ZnO quantum dots (QDs) were immobilised on a
linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE) polymer using a solution casting method for the …

Efficient and fast removal of oils from water surfaces via highly oleophilic polyurethane composites

A De Nino, F Olivito, V Algieri, P Costanzo, A Jiritano… - Toxics, 2021 - mdpi.com
In this study we evaluated the oil adsorption capacity of an aliphatic polyurethane foam (PU
1) and two of its composites, produced through surface coating using microparticles of silica …

Straightforward Synthesis of Mn3O4/ZnO/Eu2O3-Based Ternary Heterostructure Nano-Photocatalyst and Its Application for the Photodegradation of Methyl Orange …

JP Shubha, HS Savitha, SF Adil, M Khan, MR Hatshan… - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Zinc oxide-ternary heterostructure Mn3O4/ZnO/Eu2O3 nanocomposites were successfully
prepared via waste curd as fuel by a facile one-pot combustion procedure. The fabricated …

From Water for Water: PEDOT: PSS-Chitosan Beads for Sustainable Dyes Adsorption

I Vassalini, M Maddaloni, M Depedro, A De Villi… - Gels, 2023 - mdpi.com
This study investigates the viability of developing chitosan-based hydrogels derived from
waste shrimp shells for the removal of methylene blue and methyl orange, thereby …