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Carbon nanofibers decorated with binary semiconductor (TiO 2 /ZnO) nanocomposites for the effective removal of organic pollutants and the enhancement of antibacterial activities
Bishweshwar Pant,Hem Raj Pant,Hem Raj Pant,Nasser A.M. Barakat,Mira Park,Kyungsoo Jeon,Yuri Choi,Hak Yong Kim +7 more
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In this paper, a photocatalytic and antibacterial carbon nanofiber decorated with TiO 2/ZnO composite NPs was prepared by a simple electrospinning method followed by calcination and hydrothermal treatment.About:
This article is published in Ceramics International.The article was published on 2013-08-01. It has received 119 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Carbon nanofiber & Electrospinning.read more
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Fabrication of g-C3N4/BiOBr heterojunctions on carbon fibers as weaveable photocatalyst for degrading tetracycline hydrochloride under visible light
Zhun Shi,Zhun Shi,Yan Zhang,Xiaofeng Shen,Gumila Duoerkun,Bo Zhu,Lisha Zhang,Maoquan Li,Zhigang Chen,Zhigang Chen +9 more
TL;DR: In this article, the in-situ growth of g-C3N4/BiOBr heterojunctions as weaveable photocatalyst was reported, and two possible pathways of degrading TC-HCl were proposed based on the intermediate products.
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Photocatalytic degradation effect of malachite green and catalytic hydrogenation by UV-illuminated CeO2/CdO multilayered nanoplatelet arrays: Investigation of antifungal and antimicrobial activities.
C. Maria Magdalane,C. Maria Magdalane,K. Kaviyarasu,K. Kaviyarasu,J. Judith Vijaya,C. Jayakumar,Malik Maaza,Malik Maaza,B. Jeyaraj +8 more
TL;DR: CeO2/CdO multi-layered nanoplatelet arrays showed antibacterial activity and among the tested ones, it showed better growth inhibition towards P. aeruginosa MTCC73 and this greener synthetic procedure was a highly effective method due to low-cost, highly effective UV light responsive material for environmental safety.
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Carbon quantum dots anchored TiO2 nanofibers: Effective photocatalyst for waste water treatment
TL;DR: In this article, carbon quantum dots/titanium dioxide (CQDs/TiO2) composite nanofibers were prepared via a facile one-step hydrothermal method.
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Evaluating the efficiency of nano-sized Cu doped TiO2/ZnO photocatalyst under visible light irradiation
Mohammad Reza Delsouz Khaki,Mohammad Saleh Shafeeyan,Abdul Aziz Abdul Raman,Wan Mohd Ashri Wan Daud +3 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a visible light responsive photocatalyst, nano-sized copper doped TiO2/ZnO, was synthesized by sol gel method, which was characterized in terms of thermal stability, crystalline phase, crystal size, morphology, surface area, UV-Vis DRS and band gap.
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Simultaneous removal of pollutants from water using nanoparticles: A shift from single pollutant control to multiple pollutant control.
TL;DR: Nanotechnology is showcased as a promising and an environmentally-friendly way to solve the limitations of current and conventional centralised water and wastewater treatment facilities but is also presented as a good substitute or supplement in areas without those facilities.
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Solar photocatalytic degradation of azo dye: comparison of photocatalytic efficiency of ZnO and TiO2
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Influence of particle size on the antibacterial activity of zinc oxide
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Heterogeneous photocatalytic treatment of organic dyes in air and aqueous media
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TL;DR: In this article, a review focusing on the heterogeneous photocatalytic treatment of organic dyes in air and water is presented, which includes historical aspects, dark adsorption of the dye on the semiconductor surface and its role in the subsequent photoreaction, semiconductor preparation details, photoreactor configurations, photooxidation kinetics/mechanisms and comparison with other Advanced Oxidation Processes (e.g., UV/H 2 O 2, ozonation, UV/O 3, Fenton and photo-Fenton reactions), visible light-
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Photocatalytic activity of wox-tio2 under visible light irradiation
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