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ReviewNanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2022

Highly Efficient Visible Light Active Doped ZnO Photocatalysts for the Treatment of Wastewater Contaminated with Dyes and Pathogens of Emerging Concern.

Saima Aftab, Tayyaba Shabir, Afzal Shah, Jan Nisar, Iltaf Shah, Haji Muhammad, Noor S Shah

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Review in Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 citing papers in PubMed.

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7 authors.

Saima AftabDepartment of Chemistry, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad 45320, Pakistan.
Tayyaba ShabirDepartment of Chemistry, Women University Multan, Multan 60000, Pakistan.
Afzal ShahDepartment of Chemistry, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad 45320, Pakistan.ORCID 0000-0002-9465-9185
Jan NisarNational Centre of Excellence in Physical Chemistry, University of Peshawar, Peshawar 25120, Pakistan.
Iltaf ShahDepartment of Chemistry, College of Science, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain P.O. Box 15551, United Arab Emirates.ORCID 0000-0002-3739-6083
Haji MuhammadDepartment of Chemistry, Federal Urdu University of Arts, Sciences and Technology, Karachi 75300, Pakistan.
Noor S ShahDepartment of Environmental Sciences, COMSATS University Islamabad, Vehari Campus, Vehari 61100, Pakistan.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Water is obligatory for sustaining life on Earth. About 71% of the Earth's surface is covered in water. However, only one percent of the total water is drinkable. The presence of contaminants in wastewater, surface water, groundwater, and drinking water is a serious threat to human and environmental health. Their toxic effects and resistance towards conventional water treatment methods have compelled the scientific community to search for an environmentally friendly method that could efficiently degrade toxic contaminants. In this regard, visible light active photocatalysts have proved to be efficient in eliminating a wide variety of water toxins. A plethora of research activities have been carried out and significant amounts of funds are spent on the monitoring and removal of water contaminants, but relatively little attention has been paid to the degradation of persistent water pollutants. In this regard, nanoparticles of doped ZnO are preferred options owing to their low recombination rate and excellent photocatalytic and antimicrobial activity under irradiation of solar light. The current article presents the roles of these nanomaterials for wastewater treatment from pollutants of emerging concern.

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antimicrobial activitydoped ZnOvisible light active photocatalystwastewater treatmentwater contaminants

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PMID35159832
PMCPMC8838892

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