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ReviewRSC advances2025

Interfacially engineered metal oxide nanocomposites for enhanced photocatalytic degradation of pollutants and energy applications.

Mahmoud A Ahmed, Safwat A Mahmoud, Ashraf A Mohamed

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Review in RSC advances, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

21 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Mahmoud A AhmedChemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University Cairo-11566 Egypt mahmoudmahmoud_p@sci.asu.edu.eg.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2602-8485
Safwat A MahmoudCenter for Scientific Research and Entrepreneurship, Northern Border University Arar 73213 Saudi Arabia.
Ashraf A MohamedChemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University Cairo-11566 Egypt mahmoudmahmoud_p@sci.asu.edu.eg.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9377-2752

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Escalating global energy demands and environmental pollution necessitate innovative solutions for sustainable development. Conventional methods often prove inadequate, driving research towards advanced materials and technologies. This review critically analyzes existing industrial wastewater treatment approaches, highlighting their merits and limitations, before focusing on the recent advancements in metal oxide-based nanocomposite photocatalysis for both pollutant degradation and energy generation. Moreover, the structural, electronic, and optical properties of metal oxides (MOx) are elucidated. The review discusses various MOx synthesis routes and their nanocomposites and elucidates the underlying photocatalytic mechanisms, emphasizing the influence of operational parameters on photocatalytic efficiency. Moreover, it explores how MOx can be utilized for photocatalytic energy generation, in addition to their role in pollutant degradation. Furthermore, it delves into the synergistic effects achieved by combining MOx with complementary nanomaterials (carbon-based structures, polymers, non-metals, semiconductors, and metal sulfides) to create hybrid nanocomposites with enhanced photocatalytic activity for both applications. A cost analysis and SWOT analysis are presented to assess the economic and technological feasibility of this trend. This comprehensive overview provides valuable insights for developing efficient, sustainable, and scalable wastewater treatment solutions using MOx-based nanocomposites, ultimately contributing to improved environmental remediation and water resource management while simultaneously exploring opportunities for energy production.

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PMID40365192
PMCPMC12068376

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