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Photocatalytic degradation of ciprofloxacin drug in water using ZnO nanoparticles
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In this article, the photocatalytic activity of the prepared ZnO nanoparticles has been investigated for the degradation of ciprofloxacin drug under UV light irradiation in aqueous solutions of different pH values.About:
This article is published in Journal of Luminescence.The article was published on 2010-12-01. It has received 211 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Absorption edge & Absorption spectroscopy.read more
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A survey of photocatalytic materials for environmental remediation.
TL;DR: This review illustrates the efforts in the search of alternative photocatalysts that are not based on TiO(2), with some exceptions concerning particularly innovative modifications as nanoassembled TiO-based composites with active carbon, graphite and fullerene.
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Engineered nanomaterials for water treatment and remediation: Costs, benefits, and applicability
TL;DR: In this paper, the performances of traditional technologies and nanotechnology for water treatment and environmental remediation were compared with the goal of providing an up-to-date reference on the state of treatment techniques for researchers, industry, and policy makers.
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Application of nanotechnologies for removing pharmaceutically active compounds from water: development and future trends
Zhengqing Cai,Amarendra Dhar Dwivedi,Amarendra Dhar Dwivedi,Wan-Ning Lee,Xiao Zhao,Wen Liu,Wen Liu,Mika Sillanpää,Mika Sillanpää,Dongye Zhao,Ching-Hua Huang,Jie Fu +11 more
TL;DR: In this article, a review summarizes the recent advances and breakthroughs made in nanotechnology for PhAC removal, highlights the modification methods for improving the effectiveness of treatment methods using nanomaterials, and proposes a number of possible further research directions.
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Synthesis Approaches of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles: The Dilemma of Ecotoxicity
TL;DR: In this article, a comparison between pollutants and hazards spawned from chemical, physical, and biological methods used for the synthesis of zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO) is presented, where the emphasis is on devising eco-friendly techniques for ZnO especially biological methods which are comparatively less hazardous and need to be optimized by controlling the reaction conditions in order to get desired yield and characteristics.
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Degradation of ciprofloxacin in aqueous bismuth oxybromide (BiOBr) suspensions under visible light irradiation: A direct hole oxidation pathway
TL;DR: In this article, the visible light-induced degradation of CIP was examined by using bismuth oxybromide (BiOBr) as photocatalyst and the degradation pathway was proposed on the basis of product analysis.
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Environmental Applications of Semiconductor Photocatalysis
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A comprehensive review of zno materials and devices
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TL;DR: The semiconductor ZnO has gained substantial interest in the research community in part because of its large exciton binding energy (60meV) which could lead to lasing action based on exciton recombination even above room temperature.
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Pharmaceuticals, hormones, and other organic wastewater contaminants in U.S. streams, 1999-2000: a national reconnaissance.
Dana W. Kolpin,Edward T. Furlong,Michael T. Meyer,E. Michael Thurman,Steven D. Zaugg,Larry B. Barber,Herbert T. Buxton +6 more
TL;DR: The U.S. Geological Survey used five newly developed analytical methods to measure concentrations of 95 organic wastewater contaminants (OWCs) in water samples from a network of 139 streams across 30 states during 1999 and 2000 as mentioned in this paper.
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Photocatalytic degradation of organic contaminants in water by ZnO nanoparticles: Revisited
TL;DR: In this article, the photodegradation of organic contaminants using the fluorescence emission characteristics of ZnO nanoparticles (ZnO-nano) in aqueous solutions is investigated.
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Comparison of Dye-Sensitized ZnO and TiO2 Solar Cells: Studies of Charge Transport and Carrier Lifetime
TL;DR: In this paper, nanocrystalline particles of ZnO and TiO2 of approximately equal size (∼15 nm) were used to prepare mesoporous electrodes for dye-sensitized solar cells.