Photocatalytic synthesis of unsymmetrical thiourea derivatives via visible-light irradiation using nitrogen-doped ZnO nanorods

2020 ◽  
Vol 44 (34) ◽  
pp. 14505-14512
Author(s):  
Mehdi Koohgard ◽  
Abdollah Masoudi Sarvestani ◽  
Mona Hosseini-Sarvari

N-ZnO as a photocatalyst under visible-light irradiation promoted an environmentally friendly route for the synthesis of unsymmetrical thiourea derivatives.

2015 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 536-542 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. J. Macías-Sánchez ◽  
L. Hinojosa-Reyes ◽  
A. Caballero-Quintero ◽  
W. de la Cruz ◽  
E. Ruiz-Ruiz ◽  
...  

The photocatalytic performance of modified 30% wt. N-ZnO nanoparticles under visible light irradiation was demonstrated by the oxidation of picloram and 2,4-D.


Catalysts ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. 752
Author(s):  
Marlene N. Cardoza-Contreras ◽  
Samuel Sánchez-Serrano ◽  
Oscar E. Contreras

The aim of the present study is to analyze the synergy of antimicrobial elements, such as Ga, Ag and Cl by incorporating them in ZnO nanorods and measuring their antimicrobial and photocatalytic activity under visible light irradiation for water treatment. AgGa-doped ZnO nanorods and AgGaCl-doped ZnO nanorods on polyethylene substrate were prepared by a simple and fast microwave assisted synthesis. HCl was used in order to lower the pH of the precursor solution and favor Ga and Cl incorporation in the ZnO nanorods. The synthesized undoped and doped ZnO nanorods were analyzed with SEM, EDX, XRD and CL. The photocatalytic properties of the nanorods were evaluated via methylene blue degradation under visible light irradiation. Antimicrobial activity of the nanorods was measured via growth kinetics of Vibrio parahaemolyticus. It was found that AgGaCl-doped ZnO nanorods improve the methylene blue photo-degradation and above all, the antimicrobial activity of the AgGaCl tri-doped ZnO nanorods showed a lethal effect on the bacteria’s growth. This work shows that AgGaCl NRs are an excellent alternative for the development of sustainable water treatment devices and antimicrobial applications.


Author(s):  
Pengcheng Lian ◽  
Ruyi Li ◽  
Xiao Wan ◽  
Zixin Xiang ◽  
Hang Liu ◽  
...  

This work developed an unprecedented strategy for the acetylation of alcohols and amines using diacetyl as both an acylation reagent and photosensitizer. This environmentally friendly process exhibits excellent functional group...


2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (13) ◽  
pp. 2741 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vincenzo Vaiano ◽  
Giuseppina Iervolino

Cu-doped ZnO photocatalysts at different Cu loadings were prepared by a precipitation method. The presence of Cu in the ZnO crystal lattice led to significant enhancement in photocatalytic activity for H2 production from an aqueous glycerol solution under visible light irradiation. The best Cu loading was found to be 1.08 mol %, which allowed achieving hydrogen production equal to 2600 μmol/L with an aqueous glycerol solution at 5 wt % initial concentration, the photocatalyst dosage equal to 1.5 g/L, and at the spontaneous pH of the solution (pH = 6). The hydrogen production rate was increased to about 4770 μmol/L by increasing the initial glycerol concentration up to 10 wt %. The obtained results evidenced that the optimized Cu-doped ZnO could be considered a suitable visible-light-active photocatalyst to be used in photocatalytic hydrogen production without the presence of noble metals in sample formulation.


2018 ◽  
Vol 42 (11) ◽  
pp. 8914-8923 ◽  
Author(s):  
Baihong An ◽  
Yanan Liu ◽  
Chengcheng Xu ◽  
Han Wang ◽  
Jun Wan

Visible light responsive Fe3O4–WSe2/NG (nitrogen doped graphene oxide) heterojunction nanocomposites were synthesized by a hydrothermal synthesis route, in which Fe3O4 and WSe2 particles were coated on the surface of NG.


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