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dc.contributor.authorRajendran, S.
dc.contributor.authorHoang, T.K.A.
dc.contributor.authorTrudeau, M.L.
dc.contributor.authorJalil, A.A.
dc.contributor.authorNaushad, M.
dc.contributor.authorAwual, Rabiul
dc.date.accessioned2022-05-26T01:54:11Z
dc.date.available2022-05-26T01:54:11Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.identifier.citationRajendran, S. and Hoang, T.K.A. and Trudeau, M.L. and Jalil, A.A. and Naushad, M. and Awual, M.R. 2022. Generation of novel n-p-n (CeO2-PPy-ZnO) heterojunction for photocatalytic degradation of micro-organic pollutants. Environmental Pollution. 292 (Pt B): Article No. 118375
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/88586
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.envpol.2021.118375
dc.description.abstract

Recently, hetero junction materials (p-n-p and n-p-n) have been developed for uplifting the visible light activity to destroy the harmful pollutants in wastewater. This manuscript presents a vivid description of novel n-p-n junction materials namely CeO2-PPy-ZnO. This novel n-p-n junction was applied as the photocatalyst in drifting the mobility of charge carriers and hence obtaining the better photocatalytic activity when compared with p-n and pure system. Such catalyst's syntheses were successful via the copolymerization method. The structural, morphological and optical characterization techniques were applied to identify the physio-chemical properties of the prepared materials. Additionally, the superior performance of this n-p-n nanostructured material was demonstrated in the destruction of micro organic (chlorophenol) toxic wastes under visible light. The accomplished ability of the prepared catalysts (up to 92% degradation of chlorophenol after 180 min of irradiation) and their profound degradation mechanism was explained in detail.

dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherELSEVIER SCI LTD
dc.subjectScience & Technology
dc.subjectLife Sciences & Biomedicine
dc.subjectEnvironmental Sciences
dc.subjectEnvironmental Sciences & Ecology
dc.subjectChlorophenol
dc.subjectn-p-n heterojunction
dc.subjectVisible light
dc.subjectPhotocatalyst
dc.subjectPOLYPYRROLE
dc.subjectNANOCOMPOSITES
dc.subjectELECTRODEPOSITION
dc.subjectCDS
dc.titleGeneration of novel n-p-n (CeO2-PPy-ZnO) heterojunction for photocatalytic degradation of micro-organic pollutants
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume292
dcterms.source.numberPt B
dcterms.source.issn0269-7491
dcterms.source.titleEnvironmental Pollution
dc.date.updated2022-05-26T01:53:48Z
curtin.departmentWASM: Minerals, Energy and Chemical Engineering
curtin.accessStatusFulltext not available
curtin.facultyFaculty of Science and Engineering
curtin.contributor.orcidAwual, Rabiul [0000-0002-7636-2580]
curtin.contributor.researcheridAwual, Rabiul [C-9680-2015]
curtin.identifier.article-numberARTN 118375
dcterms.source.eissn1873-6424
curtin.contributor.scopusauthoridAwual, Rabiul [12784400800]


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