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Review on the criteria anticipated for the fabrication of highly efficient ZnO-based visible-light-driven photocatalysts
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In this article, the main advancements in overcoming the barriers accompanied by pure ZnO and the criteria for fabrication of effective visible-light-responsive (ZnO-based) photocatalysts are reviewed.About:
This article is published in Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry.The article was published on 2018-06-25. It has received 697 citations till now.read more
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Review on photocatalytic conversion of carbon dioxide to value-added compounds and renewable fuels by graphitic carbon nitride-based photocatalysts
TL;DR: The photocatalytic reduction of CO2 is known to be one of the most promising methods to produce valuable fuels and value-added compounds as mentioned in this paper, however, it suffers from selectivity and efficiency downsides.
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Recent progress in metal-doped TiO2, non-metal doped/codoped TiO2 and TiO2 nanostructured hybrids for enhanced photocatalysis
Patil S. Basavarajappa,Shivaraj B. Patil,Nagaraju Ganganagappa,Kakarla Raghava Reddy,Anjanapura V. Raghu,Ch. Venkata Reddy +5 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a review of the development in TiO2 nanostructured materials for visible-light driven photocatalysis is presented, and the effects of various parameters on their photocatalytic efficiency, photodegradation of various organic contaminants present in wastewater, and photocatalyst disinfection are delineated.
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An overview of photocatalytic degradation: photocatalysts, mechanisms, and development of photocatalytic membrane
TL;DR: This review outlined various types of heterogeneous photocatalysts, mechanism, synthesis methods of biomass supported photocatalyst, photoc atalytic degradation of organic substances in real wastewater, and photocAtalytic reactor designs and their operating parameters as well as the latest development of photoc atalyst incorporated membrane.
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Review on fabrication of graphitic carbon nitride based efficient nanocomposites for photodegradation of aqueous phase organic pollutants
TL;DR: In this paper, a review demonstrates latest progress in fabrication of graphitic carbon nitride C3N4 incorporated nanocomposite to explore photocatalytic ability for water purification.
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S-scheme heterojunction based on p-type ZnMn2O4 and n-type ZnO with improved photocatalytic CO2 reduction activity
TL;DR: In this paper, hierarchical ZnMn2O4/ZnO nanofibers were prepared as photocatalysts by electrospinning and calcination, and the results showed that the charge separation efficiency in the composite was significantly elevated.
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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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Removal of heavy metal ions from wastewaters: A review
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Graphitic Carbon Nitride (g-C3N4)-Based Photocatalysts for Artificial Photosynthesis and Environmental Remediation: Are We a Step Closer To Achieving Sustainability?
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Fundamentals of zinc oxide as a semiconductor
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Semiconductor heterojunction photocatalysts: design, construction, and photocatalytic performances
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TL;DR: This review attempts to summarize the recent progress in the rational design and fabrication ofheterojunction photocatalysts, such as the semiconductor-semiconductor heterojunction, the semiconductors-metal heterojunctions, the silicon-carbon heteroj junction and the multicomponent heteroj conjunction.