Scientific Reports,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
13(1)
Published: Aug. 28, 2023
In
recent
ages,
green
nanotechnology
has
gained
attraction
in
the
synthesis
of
metallic
nanoparticles
due
to
their
cost-effectiveness,
simple
preparation
steps,
and
environmentally-friendly.
present
study,
copper
oxide
(CuO
NPs)
were
prepared
using
Parthenium
hysterophorus
whole
plant
aqueous
extract
as
a
reducing,
stabilizing,
capping
agent.
The
CuO
NPs
characterized
via
UV-Vis
Spectroscopy,
Fourier
Transform
Infrared
Spectroscopy
(FTIR),
powder
X-Ray
Diffraction
(XRD),
Scanning
Electron
Microscopy
(SEM),
Transmission
(TEM),
Dynamic
Light
Scattering
(DLS).
spectra
showed
surface
plasmonic
resonance
band
occur
at
340
nm.
FTIR
analysis
revealed
presence
secondary
metabolites
on
NPs,
with
characteristic
Cu-O
stretching
being
identified
522
cm
Carbon Research,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
2(1)
Published: April 6, 2023
Abstract
With
rapid
global
industrialization,
environmental
pollution
has
become
one
of
the
major
problems
human
society.
Photocatalysis
can
be
applied
to
solve
problem
by
using
inexhaustible
solar
energy.
As
a
novel
two-dimensional
material,
graphite
carbon
nitride
(g-C
3
N
4
)
been
widely
in
many
photocatalytic
reactions.
However,
terms
its
practical
applications,
g-C
still
limitations,
including
poor
photoexcited
charge
separation,
limited
range
visible
light
absorption,
and
low
surface
areas.
Hence,
current
research
on
mainly
focuses
improving
performance.
In
this
review,
we
summarize
various
methods
improve
’s
absorption
photo-induced
transfer,
vacancy
engineering,
morphology
control,
heteroatom
doping,
forming
heterostructure.
The
applications
derivatives
photodegradation
organic
pollutants
are
also
discussed
detail.
Finally,
challenges
future
directions
photocatalysts
summarized
promote
their
applications.
Graphical
Environmental Science and Pollution Research,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 14, 2025
Ciprofloxacin
(CIP)
is
an
extensively
used
broad-spectrum,
fluoroquinolone
antibiotic
for
treating
diverse
bacterial
infections.
Effluent
treatment
plants
(ETPs)
worldwide
lack
technologies
to
detect
or
remediate
antibiotics.
CIP
reaches
the
aquatic
phase
primarily
due
inappropriate
disposal
practices,
of
point-of-use
sensing,
and
preloaded
activated
charcoal
filter
at
ETPs.
The
co-existence
bacteria
in
such
aqueous
pools
has
promoted
resistance
should
be
minimized.
accepted
standard
detection
methodologies
are
high-performance
liquid
chromatography
mass
spectrometry,
which
lab-based,
require
state-of-the-art
equipment,
expensive.
Hence,
it
difficult
integrate
them
on-site
monitoring.
Further,
current
remediation
like
conventional
sludge-treatment
techniques
fail
remove
antibiotics
as
CIP.
Several
being
investigated.
These
typically
involve
development
electrochemical
sensors
where
substrates,
modifiers,
biorecognition
elements,
their
chemistries
designed
optimized
enable
robust,
Similarly,
adsorption,
membrane
filtration,
ion
exchange,
photocatalysis,
ozonation,
oxidation
by
Fenton's
reagent,
bioremediation
explored,
but
onsite
use
limited.
these
sensing
tandem
possibly
only
way
issues
related
antimicrobial
may
effectively
tackled.
This
article
provides
a
focused
critical
review
on
recent
advances
technologies,
laying
out
prospects
perspectives
synergistic
curb
menace
AMR
preserve
