Photocatalytic removal of organic pollution such as waste colored dyes was a promising technique for environment technique. However, effective photocatalysts were needed to enhance the photocatalytic efficiency. Ag/AgCl was regarded as high performance catalyst for photocatalytic degradation. Ag/AgCl nanoparticles were biochemically prepared with metabolin of living fungi which was used as redu...

in the present study, a new modelling technique was developed for the modelling and analysis of hyperchaotic systems using an expert system based on wavelet decompositions and the adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system (anfis). the success and superior properties of this new expert system were shown by applying the hyperchaotic chen system which is a hyperchaotic system. the obtained expert s...

In this work, we report a new photocatalytic system that links multifunctional semiconductor nanocrystals with emerging water-soluble molecular catalysts made of earth-abundant elements for H2 generation [Ni(P2RN2R')2(BF4)2]4-, R = Ph, R' = [PhSO3]- (NiS). This noble metal free hybrid exhibits remarkable catalytic activity with a turnover number of 511 for H2 production and a photon-to-H2 conve...

Plasmonic enhancement for electron–hole separation efficiency and visible light photocatalysis was achieved by Pd nanocube decoration on a ZnO nanolayer coated onto electrospun polymeric (polyacrylonitrile (PAN)) nanofibers. Since exciton formation and sustainable electron–hole separation have a vital importance for realizing better solar energy in photovoltaic and photocatalytic devices, we ac...

Sulfolane is an emerging industrial pollutant detected in the environments near many oil and gas plants North America. So far, numerous advanced oxidation processes have been investigated to treat sulfolane aqueous media. However, there only a few papers that discuss degradation of using photocatalysis. In this study, photocatalytic titanium dioxide (TiO2) reduced graphene oxide TiO2 composite ...

Today cancer is one of the most life-threatening diseases in the world. The conventional cancer therapies, including surgery, chemo- and radiation therapies, have some disadvantages, such as limited efficiency and significant side effects. It is necessary to develop new therapeutic treatments. Herein, we integrated the targeted photocatalytic and chemotherapy in a multifunctional drug-delivery ...

The correlation of the electronic band structure with the photocatalytic activity of AgTaO3 has been studied by simulation and experiments. Doping wide band gap oxide semiconductors usually introduces discrete mid-gap states, which extends the light absorption but has limited benefit for photocatalytic activity. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations show that compensated co-doping in AgT...

A donor–acceptor–donor (D–A–D) type monomer (3,6-bis(2-(3,4-ethylenedioxy thiophene))pyridazine, EPE) with pyridazine as an intermediate unit (acceptor) and 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene (EDOT) as a sealing unit (donor) was prepared. The monomer was then polymerized by adjusting various ratios of FeCl3/monomer to prepare a donor–acceptor–donor (D–A–D) type conjugated polymer: poly(EPE). The result...

Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and formaldehyde are ubiquitous in indoor environment. 16 Inhalation of VOCs can cause irritations, difficulty breathing, and nausea, and damage the central 17 nervous system as well as other organs. Formaldehyde is even a carcinogen. Removal of VOCs and 18 formaldehyde is thus critical to control indoor air quality (IAQ). Photocatalytic oxidation has been 19 d...