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doi.org/10.1126/science.1127291
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selectivity of 3-D ordered macroporous Pt/Al 2 O 3 catalysts in nitrites removal from water. Appl
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Senthilnathan J, Philip L (2010) Photocatalytic degradation of lindane under UV and visible light
using N-doped TiO 2 . Chem Eng J 161:83–92. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2010.04.034
Shah SI, Li W, Huang CP, Jung O, Ni C (2002) Study of Nd
3+ , Pd
2+ , Pt
4+ and Fe
3+ dopant effect on
photoreactivity of TiO 2 nanoparticles. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 99:6482–6486. https://doi.org/
10.1073/pnas.052518299
Shen YF, Tang J, Nie ZH, Wang YD, Ren Y, Zuo L (2009) Preparation and application of magnetic
Fe 3 O 4 nanoparticles for wastewater purification. Sep Purif Technol 25:312–319. https://doi.org/
10.1016/j.seppur.2009.05.020
90
M. Tauqeer et al.
Vajtai R, Ajayan PM (2017) Gold nanoparticles and g-C 3 N 4 -intercalated graphene oxide
membrane for recyclable surface enhanced raman scattering. Adv Funct Mater 27(31):1701714
Radoičić M, Šaponjić Z, Janković IA, ĆirićMarjanović G, Ahrenkiel SP, Čomor MI (2013)
Improvements to the photocatalytic efficiency of polyaniline modified TiO 2 nanoparticles.
Appl Catal B Environ 136–137:133–139. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2013.01.007
Raghav R, Srivastava S (2015) Gold nanoparticles based colorimetric detection of cobalt (II) ions.
Sens Lett 13(3):254–258. https://doi.org/10.1166/sl.2015.3426
Raota CS, Cerbaro AF, Salvador M, Delamare APL, Sergio E, da Silva Crespo J, da Silva TB,
Giovanela M (2019) Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles using an extract of Ives cultivar
(Vitis labrusca) pomace: characterization and application in wastewater disinfection. J Environ
Chem Eng 7(5):103383
Ray PZ, Shipley HJ (2015) Inorganic nano-adsorbents for the removal of heavy metals and arsenic:
a review. RSC Adv 5:29885–29907. https://doi.org/10.1039/C5RA02714D
Ren D, Smith JA (2013) Retention and transport of silver nanoparticles in a ceramic porous medium
used for point-ofuse water treatment. Environ Sci Technol 47(8):3825–3832. https://doi.org/10.
1021/es4000752
Reynolds DC, Look DC, Jogai B, Litton CW, Cantwell G, Harsch WC (1999) Valence-band
ordering in ZnO. Phys Rev B Condens Matter Mater Phys 60(4):2340–2344. https://doi.org/
10.1103/PhysRevB.60.2340
Ritter L, Solomon K, Sibley P (2002) Sources, pathways, and relative risks of contaminants in
surface water and ground water: a perspective prepared for the Walkerton inquiry. J Toxicol
Environ Health 65:1–142. https://doi.org/10.1080/152873902753338572
Robles AC, Martinez E, Alcantar IR, Frontana C, Gutierrez LG (2013) Development of an activated
carbon-packed microbial bioelectrochemical system for azo dye degradation. Bioresour Technol
127:37–43. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2012.09.066
Rodriguez-Mozaz S, De Alda MJL, Barceló D (2004) Monitoring of estrogens, pesticides and
bisphenol A in natural waters and drinking water treatment plants by solid-phase extractionliquid chromatography-mass spectrometry. J Chromatogr A 1045:85–92. https://doi.org/10.
1016/j.chroma.2004.06.040
Salam MA, Kosa SA, Al-Nahdi NA, Owija NY (2019) Removal of acid red dye from aqueous
solution using zero-valent copper and zero-valent zinc nanoparticles. Desalin Water Treat
141:310–320. https://doi.org/10.5004/dwt.2019.23303
Samadi M, Pourjavadi A, Moshfegh AZ (2014) Role of CdO addition on the growth and
photocatalytic activity of electrospun ZnO nanofibers: UV vs. visible light. Appl Surf Sci
298:147–154. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2014.01.146
Schmidt-Mende L, MacManus-Driscoll JL (2007) ZnO-nanostructures, defects, and devices. Mater
Today 10:40–48. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1369-7021(07)70078-0
Schwarzenbach RP, Escher BI, Fenner K, Hofstetter TB, Johnson CA, Von Gunten U, Wehrli B
(2006) The challenge of micropollutants in aquatic systems. Science 313:1072–1077. https://
doi.org/10.1126/science.1127291
Sekhar ACS, Zaki A, Tronce S, Casale S, Vinod CP, Dacquin JP, Granger P (2018) Enhanced
selectivity of 3-D ordered macroporous Pt/Al 2 O 3 catalysts in nitrites removal from water. Appl
Catal A Gen 564:26–32. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcata.2018.07.014
Senthilnathan J, Philip L (2010) Photocatalytic degradation of lindane under UV and visible light
using N-doped TiO 2 . Chem Eng J 161:83–92. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2010.04.034
Shah SI, Li W, Huang CP, Jung O, Ni C (2002) Study of Nd
3+ , Pd
2+ , Pt
4+ and Fe
3+ dopant effect on
photoreactivity of TiO 2 nanoparticles. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 99:6482–6486. https://doi.org/
10.1073/pnas.052518299
Shen YF, Tang J, Nie ZH, Wang YD, Ren Y, Zuo L (2009) Preparation and application of magnetic
Fe 3 O 4 nanoparticles for wastewater purification. Sep Purif Technol 25:312–319. https://doi.org/
10.1016/j.seppur.2009.05.020
90
M. Tauqeer et al.